Twisted Pair Solutions

About Twisted Pair Solutions

Twisted Pair Solutions, founded in 1999 by Derick Clack and Shaun Botha, established itself as a key player in the unified communications software sector before its acquisition by Motorola Solutions in January 2014. The company specialized in push-to-talk (PTT) over broadband applications, targeting a diverse client base that included global public and private sector customers, military, and government organizations. A significant milestone was achieved in 2006 when the company secured $9 million in Series A funding from investors including Ignition Partners and Core Capital Partners.

The core of Twisted Pair Solutions' business was its WAVE® software platform, a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) application designed to create seamless interoperability between various communication devices. This platform transformed smartphones, tablets, and PCs into secure, multi-channel communication tools. The WAVE platform's key function was to enable real-time voice, text messaging, location, and presence services, effectively bridging disparate systems like land mobile radios (LMR), PBXs, and cellular networks. This allowed teams to communicate regardless of their device, network, or geographic location. The software could be deployed either as an on-premise enterprise solution or as a managed private cloud service.

The company's flagship product, WAVE, enabled secure, encrypted push-to-talk communications across Wi-Fi and wireless data networks. It offered features such as group calls, private calls, and text messaging, all with AES256 encryption. The platform was powerful enough to support thousands of users and was recognized for its robustness, receiving U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Products List (APL) approval in March 2014. Following its acquisition, Twisted Pair Solutions was integrated into Motorola Solutions' Government Solutions business, continuing to enhance PTT over broadband technologies.