PTT switches a cellular device from full duplex mode, which is a mode where both parties can hear each other simultaneously, to half duplex mode, where only one party can speak whilst the other party listens. The party which pushed the PTT button has the floor until the PTT button is released.
The operation of the phone, when used in PTT mode, is very similar to two way communication achieved with “walkie-talkies” or other radios.
PTT technology is ideally suited to organizations that need to communicate cost-effectively with their personnel in the field or on the road.