Motorola Solutions says the translation feature of its Assist artificial intelligence system has earned FedRAMP Certified Class D status, a federal cloud-security designation that clears the way for federal agencies to use it.
The designation was formerly called FedRAMP High Authorization. It covers Assist translation when the feature runs on two Motorola devices: the SVX, which combines a body camera, a remote speaker microphone and Assist in one unit, and the APX NEXT smart radio. FedRAMP is the government program that sets security rules for cloud services used by federal agencies.
The company said the feature is aimed at federal law enforcement officers who encounter people with little or no English. An officer can press a button on the SVX to start voice translation in the field, rather than waiting on an interpreter or calling a translation line.
According to Motorola Solutions, the cloud system behind the feature uses encryption validated under federal FIPS standards, backup across multiple regions and zero-trust access controls. The company said stored video and audio meet the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services security standards.
Recordings from the SVX are uploaded to CommandCentral, Motorola's digital evidence system, where audio can be transcribed and translated into searchable text. The company also cited customer feedback that Assist's automated redaction, which finds faces and other sensitive details in video, has cut processing time on some footage from roughly 35 hours to about one hour.
