® NEXEDGE vs. MotoTRBO Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. Strengths/Weaknesses NEXEDGETM vs MotoTrbo Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 2 Subscriber Units Comparison NEXEDGETM Turbo NEXEDGE vs. MOTOTRBO Digital Radio TDMA Slower Analog Radio Analog MotoTRBO does not do MIXED mode •Radios must scan for Digital or Analog calls •Slower reception / partially missed conversation Digital Radio FDMA Fast NEXEDGE supports MIXED mode •Instantly detect Digital or Analog signal •Service both type fleets on same channel •Migrate fleets over time to digital Analog Radio NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO 2 time slots per Repeater Conv. Repeater fails = 2 CHs off air! Conv. IP Master repeater fails = network down Distributed Logic Conv. Repeater fails = 1 CH off air Conv. IP if any repeater fails = network stays up NEXEDGE vs. MOTOTRBO Direct Mode (talk around): •Analog: 12.5 KHz channels only •Digital: 12.5 kHz channels only • 2:1 voice is not available in direct mode •1-slot only; 2nd slot not available (can’t sync time slots w/o repeater) • Direct Mode (talk around): •Analog: 12.5 or 25 kHz channels •Digital: 6.25 or 12.5 kHz channels NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO TECHNOLOGY Channel Access Method Voice Paths @ CH carrier Bandwidth per CH carrier Modulation VOCODER Protocol Multiple Vendor Equipment Effective Coverage vs. Analog (@ Audio Quality) Digital Conventional Digital Conventional IP Site Connect Digital Trunked Single Site Digital Trunked Multi-Site IP Networks Digital Text Messaging & GPS Support Analog Conventional Analog Shares Digital Traffic Channel (Base) Analog LTR Trunking Included (Subscriber) Analog LTR Logic Support (Base) Analog Text Messaging & GPS Support NEXEDGE™ FDMA 1:1 12.5 or 6.25 kHz 4FSK AMBE+2™ NXDN YES MOTOTRBO™ TDMA 2:1 12.5 kHz (6.25 kHz efficient) 4FSK AMBE+2™ ETSI DMR NO ~ 2 x Analog YES YES YES (30 channels) 48 Sites YES YES YES YES YES YES ~ 2 x Analog YES YES YES (8 time slots) #TBD Sites (Late 2010) YES YES NO add-on board NO NO Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 7 NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO DIGITAL FEATURES (ALL MODES) Protocol UID/GID Number Range Over-the-Air Alias All Group Call Paging Call Emergency Call GPS Location with Voice Short / Long Text Messaging (Free-Form) Status Messaging (Pre-programmed) Voice Security Included Remote Stun (Radio Inhibit) Remote Kill Remote Check Zone Scan Dual Priority Scan (Conventional) Per Zone Conventional and Trunked NEXEDGE™ 1 to 65,519 YES YES YES YES YES 48 / 512 charac. (short/long) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES MOTOTRBO™ 1 to 16,776,415 NO YES YES YES YES 140 characters max. YES YES YES NO YES YES NO YES Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 8 NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO DIGITAL CONVENTIONAL MODE NEXEDGE™ CONVENTIONAL Repeater User Groups 64 Groups (RAN#) Individual & Group Selective Call YES Mixed Mode (digital/analog CH sharing ) YES Unit IDs Per Site 65,519 Talk Group IDs Per Site 65,519 System UID & GID Validation YES Talk Around (direct) YES Analog & Digital (conventional) Channel Scan YES DTMF Overdial in Digital Mode YES Repeat Operation YES Base Station Operation YES IP Conventional Site Network 48 CrossBand Conventional Sites YES MOTOTRBO™ / IP SITE CONNECT NO YES NO 16,776,415 16,776,415 YES YES (1 slot only @ 12.5 kHz) YES YES YES NO 16 Sites YES Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 9 NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO DIGITAL SINGLE SITE TRUNKING Individual Private Call Group Call All Call ( 2-way call to all GIDs in system) Broadcast Call (1-way to select GID) Unit ID's (Per Site Capacity) Talk Group ID (Per Site Capacity) System UID & GID Validation (SYS MGR) Max. Channels Per Site Transmission Trunked Mode Message Trunked Mode Call Queuing with Priority Levels Call Queue Pre-emption Talk Group Scan Late Entry (UID & GID) Priority Monitor ID’s Remote Group Add System Cross-Busy System Trunked Mode Fail Soft System Trunked Channel Fault Tolerant System Traffic Channel Sharing System Call Record Memory CrossBand Trunked Sites NEXEDGE™ Trunking YES YES YES YES 3000 3000 YES 30 CHs YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES MOTOTRBO™ Capacity Plus YES YES YES NO 16,776,415 16,776,415 YES 4 CHs max. (8 time slots) YES NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES YES Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 10 NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO DIGITAL MULTI-SITE TRUNKING NEXEDGE™ Multi-Site Trunking No. of Trunked IP Network Sites 48 Sites Unit ID's (available per network) 60,000 Talk Group ID's (avail. per network) 60,000 Supports Single Site Trunked Features YES IP LAN/WAN Connectivity YES System UID & GID Validation YES ESN Validation (unique ESN per hardware) YES Auto-Roaming / Registration YES MOTOTRBO™ Multi-Site Trunking #TBD Sites (Late 2010) Unknown Unknown Unknown YES Unknown Unknown Unknown Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 11 NEXEDGE versus MOTOTRBO MIGRATION FEATURES (analog-to-digital) TC Share with analog CONV TC Share with analog Trunked TC Share with both analog CONV & Trunked Anaolg Trunking Support (Subscriber) Analog Trunking Support (Base) NEXEDGE™ YES YES YES LTR firmware included LTR, MPT logic MOTOTRBO™ NO NO NO LTR or PassPort add-on boards NO ANALOG (General) Channel Bandwidths (25 & 12.5 kHz) ANI (MSK) DTMF Companded Audio Inversion Voice Scrambler Included Encryption/ANI Module Options NEXEDGE™ (analog mode) YES FleetSync®/II DTMF Encode/Decode YES YES YES MOTOTRBO™ (analog mode) YES MDC Signaling DTMF Encode YES YES NO ANALOG CONVENTIONAL MODE Repeater Conventional Controller Built-in CTCSS / Digital Coded Squelch Two-Tone Decode (Subscriber) Single/Two-Tone Encode (Subscriber) NEXEDGE™ (analog mode) YES YES YES YES MOTOTRBO™ (analog mode) YES YES NO NO ANALOG ANI & MESSAGING NEXEDGE™ (analog mode) FleetSync®/II YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES MOTOTRBO™ (analog mode) MDC Signaling YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO PTT ID Digital ANI Selective Call & Group Call Emergency Caller ID Display Status Messaging Short Text Messaging Long Text Messaging Power On/Off Status Messages Input/Output Status Messages Send/Display GPS PTT ID & Emergency GPS Reporting Status Message Block GPS Reporting Ignition On/Off GPS Reporting GPS Data Storage Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. May not be copied or reprinted without prior written approval. 12 13 Copyright © 2005 KENWOOD All rights reserved. Copyright May © not2004 be copied KENWOOD or reprinted All rights without reserved. prior written May not approval. be copied or reprinted without prior written approval.