JVCKENWOOD makes $10 million investment in Sonim Technologies
An initial indication of the two companies’ collaboration will be on display next week at IWCE 2017 in Las Vegas, where JVCKENWOOD will showcase a co-branded LTE in Booth 617, Plaschke said.
“They will show that [device] running push-to-talk over cellular connecting to their existing LMR system, so we are basically their LMR-augmentation strategy,” Plaschke said.
“With us, they get kind of an LMR extension; from our perspective, we get a better sense of how to work with LMR systems and continue to learn from one of the leaders in the industry how to better serve public safety.”
In addition to such specific collaborations, Plaschke said he believes that the relationship with JVCKENWOOD will provide long-term benefits to Sonim Technologies as the company seeks to gain the trust and respect of public-safety and enterprise users.
“We very much look—as the industry looks—to JVCKENWOOD as one of the thought leaders in our space,” Plaschke said. “They serve emergency responders around the world with some of the leading LMR technologies. They place a premium on making long-term investments, and we were convinced together that—by bringing the best of broadband technologies and the best of LMR technologies—we can create something unique and special for their customers around the world.”