Currently, there are many companies on the market today that claim to produce 'the most rugged smartphone' that is avaialble on the market today. In order for these smartphones to receive the so called: 'Rugged' label, that supports mission critical communications based on the ETSI 3GPP standard, these smartphones should at least have specifications, such as production of the device according to the MIL- STD, they should have unbreakable glass, a 13 pin connector at the side to connect a wired RSM, loud and clear audio and a removable battery, etc.

RugGear is one of the few companies out there that produces such a Rugged Smart Radio. This was for Gert Jan Wolf a good reason to have a closer look at the new RugGear PTToC device, the RG530, using the TASSTA application for Mission Critical two-way radio communications.