Wide Area Two-Way Radio Systems in Arkansas
Keep Your Team Connected Beyond a Single Site
Your people may work across multiple buildings, campuses, facilities, job sites or communities. Your communications need to move with them.
AVC Wireless designs Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO™ wide area radio systems that extend reliable push-to-talk communications beyond the limits of a traditional single-site system.
Whether you need to improve coverage across a large property, connect multiple locations or support employees working across a wider geographic area, AVC can help determine the right system architecture for your operation.
One Communications System Across Multiple Locations
Wide area systems connect radio infrastructure across locations so employees can communicate as part of a larger network.
Depending on the system design, users can move between coverage areas while their radios connect to the appropriate site—helping organizations maintain the speed and simplicity of push-to-talk without managing separate communications systems at every location.
Motorola Solutions offers several MOTOTRBO architectures to address different combinations of coverage, capacity and system growth.
MOTOTRBO Wide Area System Options
IP Site Connect
Extend coverage across multiple sites.
MOTOTRBO IP Site Connect links repeaters over a standard IP network to extend voice and data communications across geographically separated locations.
Motorola Solutions supports up to 15 sites, and locations can be separated by significant distances. The architecture is designed to expand coverage without requiring a centralized system controller and can provide a migration path from a conventional single-site system to a larger trunked network.
Ideal for: organizations that need to connect multiple facilities or improve coverage across a large operating area without requiring a higher-capacity trunked system.
MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus
Increase capacity at a busy single site.
Capacity Plus is a scalable single-site digital trunking solution designed for organizations with larger radio fleets and higher communication demands.
Motorola Solutions states that Capacity Plus can support up to 1,200 radio users, with up to 12 digital voice paths and 24 dedicated data paths. It also supports voice and data applications such as GPS-enabled location, text messaging and telemetry.
Ideal for: large facilities and operations that need more users and more efficient use of available radio channels at one primary location.
MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus Multi-Site
Combine wide area coverage with greater capacity.
Capacity Plus Multi-Site links multiple sites across an IP network while adding the efficiencies of digital trunking.
It is designed for organizations that need employees to communicate across a wider geographic area while supporting more users and greater system activity. Motorola specifically identifies applications such as utilities, public works, transportation, school districts and resorts.
Ideal for: organizations with multiple locations, larger fleets, multiple departments or more demanding wide-area communications requirements.
Not Sure Which System You Need?
You do not need to determine the architecture before contacting AVC.
The right solution depends on factors such as:
- Number and location of sites
- Required coverage area
- Number of radio users
- Number of departments or talkgroups
- Call volume and system capacity
- Existing radio infrastructure
- Available frequencies
- Dispatch requirements
- IP connectivity
- Future expansion plans
AVC can evaluate your existing system and operating requirements and recommend an appropriate path forward.
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Extend Push-to-Talk Beyond the Radio Network
Motorola Solutions WAVE PTX™
For organizations that need to connect radio users with employees carrying smartphones, tablets or broadband devices, WAVE PTX can extend push-to-talk beyond the traditional LMR coverage area.
WAVE PTX is a carrier-independent broadband push-to-talk service designed to connect users across different devices and networks. It can provide private and group PTT along with text, images, video and other multimedia capabilities.
WAVE PTX can also interoperate with compatible MOTOTRBO systems, including Capacity Plus, Capacity Max and IP Site Connect, allowing broadband users to communicate with LMR users.
That creates options for connecting:
- Two-way radio users
- Smartphone and tablet users
- Supervisors and managers
- Remote employees
- Vehicle-based personnel
- Employees outside the radio system's normal coverage area
More Than Radios and Repeaters
A successful wide area communications system depends on much more than the radio itself.
AVC can develop a complete solution incorporating:
- Motorola MOTOTRBO portable and mobile radios
- Repeaters and radio infrastructure
- IP-connected multi-site networks
- Antennas and transmission systems
- Dispatch solutions
- GPS and location capabilities
- WAVE PTX broadband communications
- Radio programming and talkgroup design
- FCC licensing assistance
- Installation and system configuration
- Maintenance and ongoing support
AVC considers coverage, capacity, network architecture, user requirements and future growth as part of the overall system design.
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Wide Area Communications Across Arkansas
AVC designs and supports communications systems for organizations throughout Arkansas from five locations:
Fayetteville | Jonesboro | North Little Rock | Fort Smith | Russellville
Wide area solutions can support organizations including:
Utilities | Manufacturing | Transportation & Logistics | Education | Healthcare | Construction | Government | Industrial Operations
Local Arkansas System Design, Installation & Support
Wide area communications require more than equipment. AVC provides the local technical resources needed to take a project from initial coverage evaluation through deployment and long-term support.
With more than 50 years of communications experience and five Arkansas locations, AVC can support organizations throughout the state.
Fayetteville | Jonesboro | North Little Rock | Fort Smith | Russellville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a wide area two-way radio system?
A wide area radio system uses multiple radio sites and networked infrastructure to extend two-way radio communications beyond the coverage available from a single location. It can connect personnel across multiple facilities, communities or larger geographic areas.
Can Motorola MOTOTRBO connect multiple locations?
Yes. Motorola MOTOTRBO offers multi-site system architectures designed to connect geographically separated locations. IP Site Connect, for example, can link multiple radio sites through an IP network.
How many locations can MOTOTRBO IP Site Connect support?
Motorola Solutions states that IP Site Connect can link up to 15 geographically dispersed sites.
Will users have to manually change radio channels as they travel between sites?
Depending on the system configuration, compatible MOTOTRBO radios can support automatic roaming between sites, allowing users to move through the coverage network with minimal interaction.
What is the difference between IP Site Connect and Capacity Plus Multi-Site?
IP Site Connect is designed primarily to extend coverage between multiple sites. Capacity Plus Multi-Site combines multi-site coverage with trunking to provide additional capacity and more efficient use of system resources for larger or busier radio environments.
What is Capacity Max?
MOTOTRBO Capacity Max is Motorola Solutions' scalable trunked radio communications platform for organizations requiring greater capacity, coverage, control and system management.
Can a wide area radio system include dispatch?
Yes. AVC can incorporate compatible dispatch technology into a MOTOTRBO system to provide centralized communications and coordination across users and locations.
Can smartphones communicate with radio users?
Depending on the system design, Motorola Solutions WAVE PTX broadband push-to-talk can extend push-to-talk communications to compatible smartphones and broadband devices.
Can AVC upgrade an existing radio system to wide area coverage?
Potentially, yes. AVC can evaluate the existing radios, repeaters, frequencies, infrastructure and network architecture to determine what can be reused and what would need to change.
Does AVC provide wide area radio systems throughout Arkansas?
Yes. AVC designs, installs and supports professional communications systems throughout Arkansas from locations in Fayetteville, Jonesboro, North Little Rock, Fort Smith and Russellville.
Your People Don't Work in One Place. Your Communications Shouldn't Either.
When employees move between facilities, job sites, communities or large service territories, communication gaps can create delays, frustration and potential safety concerns.
AVC can evaluate where your people work, where your current coverage ends and how your teams need to communicate—then develop a wide area communications solution designed around your operation.
Whether that means connecting two facilities or developing a scalable multi-site communications network, AVC can help you determine the right path forward.
Your People Don't Work in One Place.
Your Communications Shouldn't Either.
If your employees move between facilities, job sites or communities—or your current radio coverage simply does not reach far enough—AVC can help.
We can evaluate your existing coverage, infrastructure and communications requirements and determine whether IP Site Connect, Capacity Plus, Capacity Plus Multi-Site, WAVE PTX or another MOTOTRBO configuration is the right fit.
Schedule a Wide Area Communications Consultation