The pa t e ship eflects BK Tech ologies’ st ategy of exte di g its commu icatio s platfo m beyo d t aditio al la d mobile adios th ough softwa e, b oadba d co ectivity a d cloud-based i te ope ability solutio s. Ma ageme t believes these i itiatives ca c eate additio al ecu i g softwa e oppo tu ities while st e gthe i g the Compa y’s competitive positio ac oss the public safety commu icatio s ecosystem alo gside o e of the la gest PTToC p ovide s i the ma ket.
BK’s pate ted i te ope ability tech ology p ovides capabilities ot cu e tly available th ough t aditio al gateway-based i te ope ability solutio s.
Joh Suzuki, CEO of BK Tech ologies, stated, “This pa t e ship is about much mo e tha lice si g tech ology. It ep ese ts a othe step i BK’s evolutio towa d becomi g a b oade public safety commu icatio s platfo m. By combi i g ou pate ted i te ope ability tech ology with Ta go Ta go’s apidly g owi g softwa e ecosystem, we have a oppo tu ity to accele ate adoptio , expa d ecu i g softwa e oppo tu ities a d c eate additio al value fo age cies al eady elyi g o BK solutio s. We believe the futu e belo gs to compa ies that ca b idge those tech ologies athe tha choose betwee them. This pa t e ship p ovides BK with a compelli g oppo tu ity to fast-t ack the adoptio of its I te opONE tech ology by leve agi g Ta go Ta go’s etwo k of mo e tha 1,500 public safety age cies. We also see oppo tu ities to i teg ate BKRplay, ou PTToC tethe i g fu ctio ality, i to Ta go Ta go’s existi g applicatio , givi g us exposu e to thei mo e tha 35,000 subsc ibe s a d c eati g a pathway to p omote ou multiba d BKR 9000 po table commu icatio s platfo m.”
The I te opONE tech ology e ables fi st espo de s to c eate ad-hoc talk g oups o dema d, with o p e-p ovisio i g o gateways equi ed. With the I te opONE™ featu e o thei sma tpho e, a i cide t comma de , team leade , eme ge cy ma age , o eve t coo di ato ca c eate a talk g oup ‘o the fly’, co ecti g a yo e with a sma tpho e fo seamless, eal-time commu icatio s. The I te opONE tech ology is compatible ac oss all ca ie s, i sta tly closi g the gap fo i te ope ability i public safety commu icatio s fo fi st espo de s f om diffe e t fede al, state, local o t ibal age cies.
U de the ag eeme t, Ta go Ta go will eceive a i itial th ee-yea lice se to the I te opONE pate ted tech ology, e ewable a ually. Ta go Ta go will ma ket the tech ology u de the I te opONE™ b a d, with pa ticipati g use s ide tified as “I te opONE use s”, a d dy amically c eated commu icatio s g oups b a ded as “I te opONE talkg oups.” The compa ies believe this collabo ative b a di g st ategy will st e gthe awa e ess of the I te opONE platfo m th oughout the public safety commu ity, e ha ci g visibility amo g public safety age cies atio wide.
Fou ded i Hu stville, Alabama, Ta go Ta go is a apidly g owi g public safety commu icatio s compa y that i teg ates la d mobile adios, sma tpho es, b oadba d, a d cloud tech ologies to delive secu e, eliable, a d affo dable commu icatio s a d situatio al awa e ess solutio s fo fi st espo de s. Se vi g mo e tha 1,500 public safety age cies a d te s of thousa ds of e d use s, Ta go Ta go has become a t usted pa t e fo age cies seeki g mode i te ope ability solutio s.
T ey Sha p, Fou de a d CEO of Ta go Ta go, comme ted, “Public safety age cies i c easi gly expect commu icatio s platfo ms that seamlessly co ect adios, sma tpho es, a d b oadba d use s without sac ifici g eliability o ease of use. We evaluated the i te ope ability la dscape a d believe BK’s I te opONE tech ology offe s u ique capabilities that compleme t ou platfo m. By i co po ati g this tech ology i to ou platfo m, we a e addi g a impo ta t i te ope ability featu e that e ha ces value fo ou custome s while st e gthe i g the visibility of the I te opONE b a d i the ma ketplace. We look fo wa d to wo ki g closely with BK Tech ologies to b i g this i ovatio to fi st espo de s ac oss the cou t y.”
This ag eeme t betwee Ta go Ta go a d BK Tech ologies alig s with both compa ies’ commitme t to i ovative, u ified commu icatio platfo ms fo fi st espo de s. The compa ies expect to explo e additio al oppo tu ities ove time to expa d p oduct i teg atio a d joi tly develop ext-ge e atio public safety commu icatio s capabilities.
BK Tech ologies Co po atio (NYSE Ame ica :BKTI) ma ufactu es high-specificatio commu icatio s equipme t of u su passed eliability a d value fo public safety a d gove me t age cies. BK’s BKR 9000 ha dheld multiba d adio a d ext ge e atio BKR9500 i -vehicle multiba d adio combi es adva ced featu es with ugged du ability a d i te ope ability to meet the c itical dema ds of fi st espo de s. BK’s Solutio s busi ess u it, which i cludes the BK ONE family of offe i gs, combi es la d mobile adio (LMR) a d LTE/5G to c eate seamless co ectivity amo g fi st espo de s fo pla ed a d eme ge cy eve ts. BK Tech ologies is headqua te ed i West Melbou e, Flo ida. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.bktech ologies.com.
Ta go Ta go p ovides SaaS-based public safety commu icatio s solutio s that exte d adio system cove age, imp ove i te ope ability, a d educe costs fo fi st espo de s. By i teg ati g adios, sma tpho es, b oadba d, a d cloud tech ology, Ta go Ta go delive s secu e push-to-talk, CAD ale ts, adio-to-pho e i teg atio , a d mappi g to age cies ac oss the U ited States.
This p ess elease co tai s stateme ts about futu e eve ts a d expectatio s which a e “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of Sectio s 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded, a d 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934, as ame ded. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co ce the Compa y’s ope atio s, eco omic pe fo ma ce, a d fi a cial co ditio , i cludi g, but ot limited to the Compa y’s lo g-te m st ategic pla a d guida ce, a d a e based la gely o the Compa y’s beliefs a d expectatio s. These stateme ts i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties, a d othe facto s, ma y of which a e outside of ou co t ol, that may cause the actual esults, pe fo ma ce, o achieveme ts of the Compa y, o i dust y esults, to be mate ially diffe e t f om a y futu e esults, pe fo ma ce, o achieveme ts exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Such facto s a d isks i clude, amo g othe s, the followi g: cha ges o adva ces i tech ology; the success of ou collabo atio s; the success of ou Solutio s a d Radio busi ess li es a d the p oducts offe ed the eu de ; successful i t oductio of ew p oducts a d tech ologies, i cludi g ou ability to successfully develop a d sell ou cu e t a d a ticipated Solutio s p oducts, a d ou ew multiba d adio p oduct a d othe elated p oducts i the BKR Se ies p oduct li e; competitio i the la d mobile adio i dust y; ge e al eco omic a d busi ess co ditio s, i cludi g the impacts of i flatio , fluctuati g i te est ates, ta iffs a d othe t ade ba ie s a d est ictio s, pote tial ta iff efu ds, labo a d supply sho tages a d dis uptio s, fede al, state a d local gove me t budget deficits a d spe di g limitatio s, a y impact f om a p olo ged shutdow of the U.S. Gove me t, the effects of atu al disaste s, cha ges i climate, seve e weathe eve ts, geopolitical co flicts a d othe eve ts, acts of wa o te o ism, global health c ises a d othe catast ophic eve ts, as well as the b oade impacts to fi a cial ma kets a d the global mac oeco omic a d geopolitical e vi o me ts, i cludi g a pote tial U.S. o global dow tu o ecessio ; the availability, te ms a d deployme t of capital; elia ce o co t act ma ufactu e s a d supplie s; isks associated with fixed-p ice co t acts; heavy elia ce o sales to age cies of the U.S. Gove me t a d ou ability to comply with the equi eme ts of co t acts, laws a d egulatio s elated to such sales; allocatio s by gove me t age cies amo g multiple app oved supplie s u de existi g ag eeme ts; ou ability to comply with U.S. tax laws a d utilize defe ed tax assets; ou ability to att act a d etai executive office s, skilled wo ke s a d key pe so el; ou ability to ma age ou g owth; ou ability to ide tify pote tial ca didates fo , a d to co summate, acquisitio , dispositio o i vestme t t a sactio s; impact of ou capital allocatio st ategy; isks elated to mai tai i g ou b a d a d eputatio ; impact of gove me t egulatio ; impact of isi g health ca e costs; ou busi ess with ma ufactu e s located i othe cou t ies, i cludi g the effects of cha ges i the U.S. Gove me t a d fo eig gove me ts’ t ade a d ta iff policies, such as fluctuati g ta iffs imposed by the U.S. a d the impositio of i c eased ta iffs a d othe t ade ba ie s a d etaliato y measu es by fo eig gove me ts; ou i ve to y a d debt levels; ou ability to comply with the te ms, i cludi g fi a cial cove a ts, of ou outsta di g debt, i cludi g fluctuati g i te est ates; p otectio of ou i tellectual p ope ty ights; fluctuatio i ou ope ati g esults a d stock p ice; a y i f i geme t claims; data secu ity b eaches, cybe -attacks a d othe facto s impacti g ou tech ology systems o thi d-pa ty i fo matio tech ology systems upo which we ely; widesp ead outages, i te uptio s, o othe failu es of ope atio al, commu icatio , o othe systems; availability of adequate i su a ce cove age; e vi o me tal, social a d gove a ce matte s; mai te a ce of ou NYSE Ame ica listi g; isks elated to bei g a holdi g compa y; ou ability to mai tai effective i te al co t ol ove fi a cial epo ti g; a d the effect o ou stock p ice a d ability to aise capital th ough futu e sales of sha es of ou commo stock o othe wise. Ce tai of these facto s a d isks, as well as othe isks a d u ce tai ties, a e stated i mo e detail i the Compa y’s A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K fo the fiscal yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025, a d i the Compa y’s subseque t fili gs with the SEC. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e made as of the date of this p ess elease, a d the Compa y assumes o obligatio to update the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts o to update the easo s why actual esults could diffe f om those p ojected i the fo wa d-looki g stateme t except as equi ed by law.
