# Kodiak

> Kodiak Networks built the carrier-integrated software layer that turns phones, tablets and rugged devices into managed push-to-talk radios. Founded after 9/11 and acquired by Motorola Solutions for a disclosed gross price of $225 million in 2017, Kodiak brought instant group voice, dispatch, encryption, radio interoperability and centralized administration to cellular and Wi-Fi networks used by major operators and their business and public-safety customers.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Plano, United States
- **Founders:** F. Craig Farrill (Co-founder, President and CEO (through 2007)), Bruce Lawler (Co-founder), Kris Patel (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Kodiak Broadband PTT, Corporate Administrator Tool, Kodiak Dispatch, LMR interoperability, Mission Critical Services support
- **Notable:** Reported 19 commercial deployments with wireless network operators on four continents by 2007., Powered AT&T's Enhanced Push-to-Talk trial and Bell Canada's 2012 next-generation PTT launch., Built what Kodiak described in 2015 as the world's largest carrier-integrated PTT network footprint.

## Products & services

- **Kodiak Broadband PTT** — Carrier-integrated one-to-one and one-to-many voice over 3G, 4G/LTE and Wi-Fi, based on the Open Mobile Alliance Push-to-Talk over Cellular standard.
- **Corporate Administrator Tool** — Web console for provisioning subscribers and updating contacts, groups, permissions and priorities over the air.
- **Kodiak Dispatch** — Dispatch interface for monitoring and communicating with broadband PTT users and connected radio systems.
- **LMR interoperability** — Gateways and integrations that connect cellular PTT subscribers with conventional and trunked two-way radio users.
- **Mission Critical Services support** — Ongoing Motorola development around 3GPP MCPTT, MC-Data and MC-Video interoperability across 4G and 5G networks.

## Achievements

- Reported 19 commercial deployments with wireless network operators on four continents by 2007.
- Powered AT&T's Enhanced Push-to-Talk trial and Bell Canada's 2012 next-generation PTT launch.
- Built what Kodiak described in 2015 as the world's largest carrier-integrated PTT network footprint.
- Established deployments with major operators including AT&T, Bell Canada, KPN, Telefónica and Verizon.
- Acquired by Motorola Solutions in 2017 for a disclosed gross purchase price of $225 million.
- Continues as part of Motorola Solutions' standards-based broadband and mission-critical communications portfolio.

## Latest updates

- **2017-08** — Motorola Solutions completed its acquisition of Kodiak Networks for a gross purchase price of $225 million.
- **2021-11** — Motorola published an updated Kodiak Broadband PTT brochure detailing encryption, centralized administration and radio interoperability.
- **2025-02** — Motorola demonstrated interoperable 3GPP Mission Critical Services, including MC-PTT, MC-Data and MC-Video across 4G and 5G, and said it continues to develop Kodiak and WAVE PTX for those standards.

## Links

- Website: http://www.kodiakptt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kodiak
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kodiakptt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MotorolaSolutions
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/kodiaknetworksindia/

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