WEST MELBOURNE, FL /ACCESSWIRE/December 20, 2022/ BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American: BKTI) today announced that its public safety smartphone app, BKRplay, is now available as a free download for owners of IOS or Android smartphones. BKRplay hosts innovative public safety communication services designed for first responders, to help them stay safe and make them more efficient when getting out of their vehicle during an incident response. BKRplay’s first service, InteropONE was launched in mid-October.
John Suzuki, CEO of BK Technologies, said, “InteropONE is the first service that provides a universal, interoperable, Push-To-Talk Over Cellular (PTToC) service to the public safety market, facilitating multi-agency incident response. and mutual aid in planned and unplanned situations. incidents. During day-to-day operations, federal law enforcement often works closely with state and local law enforcement. Historically, setting up a common communications platform for every mission has taken days or weeks and typically falls short of expectations Since the launch of InteropONE in October, various federal, state, and local agencies have conducted Field testing and early customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive as first responders see how quickly they can set up interoperable group communications with previous services, now taking five minutes or less to set up using InteropONE.”
Joe Barasoain, deputy director of the Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, said, “We have used every Push-To-Talk Over Cellular service available in the market today, and based on our experience, InteropONE is the only service that offers the unique capability to create ad-hoc chat groups with any general smartphone user. We view this capability as a valuable enhancement to our ability to provide security services. criticism to our community”.
The Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency is the lead organization responsible for managing and coordinating mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities in Fulton County. Responsible for covering 534 square miles and more than one million people, the Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency is a joint agency and the primary emergency management agency for Fulton County and the City of Atlanta. ‘Atlanta.
During the development of InteropONE, Joe was one of the first public safety industry thought leaders we brought on board. and we greatly appreciate Joe’s input and critical feedback,” Mr. Suzuki agreed.
Learn more about www.interopone.com
About BK Technologies
BK Technologies Corporation manufactures high-specification, USA-made communications equipment of unmatched reliability and value for use by public safety professionals and government agencies. BK Technologies’ SaaS business focuses on innovative new public safety smartphone services that will make first responders safer or more productive. BK Technologies is honored to serve these heroes when every moment counts. The common shares of the Company trade on the American market NYSE under the symbol “BKTI”. Maintaining its headquarters and main manufacturing facility in West Melbourne, Florida, BK Technologies can be reached through its website at www.bktechnologies.com or directly at 1-800-821-2900.
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