What is push-to-talk over the mobile network?

Push-to-talk over the mobile network, more formally Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC), gives you the press-and-speak of a two-way radio, carried over the UK's mobile phone masts. Here is what it means in practice.

How it works day to day

Your officers carry a radio or a company phone with the RevoNet app. They pick a group, press the button and speak. Everyone in that group hears them straight away, wherever they are. When they let go, someone else can reply.

What the control screen adds

The control room sees every group in one place, who is online and where each officer was last seen. It can talk to any group, set up jobs, send messages and look after users and devices. All of it works in a web browser.

What a rollout looks like

Most firms start small: one contract, a handful of officers and a supervisor. An administrator sets up the users and groups, approves each device, and you are talking. There is no radio system to install. When the first team is comfortable, you add the next.

Who tries it first

Teams spread across several locations tend to see the benefit fastest. Security firms with patrols and multiple sites, facilities teams, event stewards and search and rescue groups are all good examples.

If you look after security officers, the buyer's guide to security radios in the UK shows where push-to-talk radios fit alongside licence-free and licensed radio.

Common questions

Do we need special phones? No. Standard Android phones work, and dedicated radios can join the same network.

Can I try it without a sales call? Yes. You can register with up to two users and try it on your own phones. If you would like us to set up a trial for your team, just ask.

Is it secure? Calls travel over encrypted connections, your administrator approves every device, and each organisation's information is kept separate from every other's.

Does it replace radio completely? It can. Many teams run both side by side at first and move over contract by contract.