Kyocera Demonstrates First Ruggedized Android Smartphone Solutions for AT&T Fleet Complete
April 19 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Rugged devices drive cost savings and
efficiencies in tracking, dispatching, and managing mobile
workforces
In collaboration with AT&T and Fleet Complete, Kyocera
Communications Inc. today unveiled the first ruggedized Android®
devices to support AT&T Fleet Complete®, a family of GPS-based
tracking and management solutions for the transportation industry
that collect and send vital information between operations staff,
mobile workers, and fleet vehicles. The live demonstrations in
Fleet Complete’s booth (#1321) at the NAFA 2016 Expo in Austin,
Texas, feature Kyocera’s DuraForce and DuraForce XD smartphones
running AT&T Fleet Complete®, including its integration with
AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk.
AT&T Fleet Complete is designed to reduce business costs,
potentially increase profits, and enable regulatory compliance.
Kyocera’s ruggedized smartphones further enhance these cost savings
and increase the dependability of the solution. A recent study by
analyst firm VDC Research showed that rugged devices in business
settings fail less than one-third as often and decrease total cost
of ownership by 46 percent when compared to non-rugged devices.
“Between the constant need for communication and increasingly
stringent regulations for hours of service and electronic logging
devices, mobile technology has become a vital tool for the
transportation industry,” said Chuck Becher, vice president and
general manager of sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications.
“Kyocera’s rugged smartphones are an ideal, dependable platform for
AT&T Fleet Complete to help companies with everything from
safety, cost control and communication to efficiency and
compliance.”
Kyocera’s DuraForce and DuraForce XD, both available from
AT&T, are fully ruggedized, extremely affordable smartphones.
Users can choose between the DuraForce’s “standard” 4.5-inch
display or the DuraForce XD’s extra-large 5.7-inch display, which
is ideal for viewing content like forms and maps. Both are
certified to Military Standard 810G for dust, drop, shock,
vibration, temperature extremes, blowing rain, low pressure/high
altitude, solar radiation, salt fog and humidity. They also are
certified IP68, meaning they are dustproof and can be fully
submerged in water up to six feet deep for up to 30 minutes.2
Drivers and field teams using Kyocera smartphones with AT&T
Fleet Complete can be dispatched more efficiently, enhancing
on-time performance and customer service. Mobile workers can use
the devices’ data capabilities to manage tasks, access job details
and complete clock-in and -out timesheets. And along with standard
phone service, AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk1 enables near
real-time communication between individuals or groups. AT&T
Fleet Complete® is now integrated with AT&T Enhanced
Push-to-Talk. Businesses can communicate even faster and better
manage information on the location and condition of their
operations staff, mobile workers, and fleet vehicles.
For more information about ruggedized mobile devices from
Kyocera, visit www.kyoceramobile.com/business. Information about
Fleet Complete is available at www.fleetcomplete.com, and for more
information about the AT&T Fleet Complete solution, visit
https://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/solutions/industry-solutions/mobile-productivity-solutions/fleet-complete.jsp.
ABOUT KYOCERA COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Kyocera Communications Inc. is the headquarters for Kyocera
wireless devices in the Americas. Designed with durability,
dependability, and long-term value as priorities, Kyocera mobile
phones help people feel comfortable with new technology and use it
to connect, perform and outsmart life's challenges. At the heart of
Kyocera's products is a belief that one size doesn't fit all and
that people should do more with phones instead of being confused by
them or having to alter their lifestyles to accommodate them. For
more information, follow the company
at facebook.com/kyoceramobile or
twitter.com/kyoceramobile.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO) (TOKYO:6971)
(http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of
the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of mobile
phones, solar power generating systems, printers, copiers,
electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and
industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the
company’s net sales totaled 1.53 trillion yen (approx. USD12.7
billion). Kyocera appears on the latest listing of the “Top 100
Global Innovators” by Thomson Reuters, and is ranked #531 on Forbes
magazine’s 2014 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest
publicly traded companies.
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a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. Android is a
trademark of Google Inc.; use of this trademark is subject to
Google Permissions. All other marks are properties of their
respective owners.
1Additional services and fees may apply.
2Phone will not operate under water and should be dried as
quickly as possible when wet. To ensure that your phone is
waterproof, make sure the charger/data port, audio jack and card
slot covers are properly seated, with no foreign objects
obstructing the seals and battery door screw is locked tight.
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