Zello - The Leading Push-To-Talk Walkie Talkie App

September 07, 2021 Voices of Zello

Meet Holger Sommer of @fire - International Disast...

Shana Burg

July 20, 2021

Meet Ken Kelley of ProMed Ambulance

When Ken Kelley was a kid, he loved the TV show “Emergency.” It starred two paramedic-fire...

Shana Burg

July 13, 2021 Voices of Zello

Meet Daisy Curto of Columbia Cottage

Daisy Curto loves getting to know each and every one of the 37 residents who lives at the ...

Shana Burg

June 17, 2021 Voices of Zello

Meet Candis Kokoski of St. Michael’s Hospital

Shana Burg

June 02, 2021 Retail

For Retailers, Fast Communication is Everything

Picture this: you’re checking out at the grocery store. You’re hangry, you just want to ge...

Zello Staff

May 26, 2021 Friends & Family

Tips for Communicating Clearly on Zello

When using a push-to-talk service such as Zello, it’s important to follow the rules and be...

Zach Brusewitz

May 19, 2021 Friends & Family network radios

What is Radio Lingo?

The first time you get on Zello or use a CB Radio it may sound like users are speaking a d...

Zach Brusewitz

May 10, 2021 network radios

What is CB Radio?

Citizen Band Radio, or CB radio, was once commonplace across America as a means for commun...

Zach Brusewitz

April 29, 2021 Voices of Zello

Meet Pablo Capeluto: Montevideo Subsidiary of the ...

Uruguay, the second smallest country in South America, is known for its high quality of li...

Shana Burg

April 27, 2021 Business

When You Deploy Zello to Your Team, Should You Use...

If you’re thinking of deploying Zello to your organization, one of the most important thin...

Zello Staff

April 21, 2021 Let the Data Speak

10 Must-Know Facts About Zello

You know Zello as your go-to push-to-talk walkie talkie app. With just the push of a butto...

Zello Staff

April 13, 2021 Zello Announcement

Why Social Features Have Been Removed From the Fre...

You may have noticed over the past several months that some of the social features that we...

Alexey Gavrilov

March 08, 2021 Emergency Voices of Zello

Meet Sim Shain of Hatzolah

When Sim Shain was 7 years old, his father would run out of the house in the middle of din...

Shana Burg

February 03, 2021 Let the Data Speak

How Frontline Industries Fared in the COVID Era

A lot has changed in the world since March of 2020. As the novel coronavirus has swept acr...

Zello Staff

January 13, 2021 Zello Announcement

Zello Takes Action Against Militias

This blog post was edited after publication. See the bottom of this page for new content. ...

Zello Staff

January 05, 2021 Meet Team Zello

How Zello Got Its Start

It was another year of growth here at Zello. To celebrate, we sat down with co-founder and...

Zello Staff

December 22, 2020 Voices of Zello

Meet John Plósz of the Hungarian Auxiliary Police...

Staying put in an office for eight hours a day is just too monotonous for 23-year-old John...

Shana Burg

December 10, 2020 Zello Announcement Let the Data Speak

Let the Data Speak: Zello Celebrates 150 Million U...

Zello reached a big milestone recently: our community is now 150 million users strong! Sin...

Zello Staff

December 01, 2020 Voices of Zello

Meet Lor Dykes of CrowdSource Rescue

In 2017, Lor Dykes lived along the Texas Gulf Coast, working as a realtor and keeping up w...

Shana Burg

October 21, 2020 Voices of Zello

Meet Blair Bailey of Chaney Enterprises

Blair Bailey grew up with concrete in her blood. ‘

Shana Burg

September 23, 2020 Voices of Zello

Meet Ken Wooden of Crossroads Courier

What Ken Wooden loves about his job is that no two days are the same: he’s constantly requ...

Shana Burg

September 14, 2020 Zello Announcement

The Zello Free App is NOT Going Away

Recently, a disturbing rumor began circulating about Zello ending its free service. This r...

Alexey Gavrilov

May 26, 2020 Emergency

North Carolina First Responders Increase Range Wit...

Jimmy Brissie, Director of the Henderson County Emergency Services, and his team work with...

Zello Staff

May 21, 2020 Emergency

Suburban Chicago First Responders Improve Communic...

In March of 2020, John McGehee, Vice President of Administration at Bud’s Ambulance Servic...

Zello Staff

April 24, 2020 network radios

Happy International Marconi Day!

For radio enthusiasts the world over, the inventor of radio, Guglielmo Marconi is a heroic...

Zello Staff

April 23, 2020 Emergency Business Transportation Construction Hospitality Dispatch

What is the best group voice chat app for personal...

There are many ways to communicate digitally these days. Text chat apps like Facebook Mess...

Zello Staff

April 16, 2020 Business

Video Chat is Great, But What if You Need More?

Over the past several weeks, remote working has transitioned from a “nice-to-have” to a wo...

Zello Staff

April 14, 2020 Business

3 Ways Your Mobile Workforce Can Communicate Bette...

These days, it’s easier than ever to take your workforce mobile. The nitty gritty of how d...

Zello Staff

March 26, 2020 Emergency Zello Announcement

Zello for First Responders Program is Now Availabl...

We first launched the Zello for First Responders program in August of 2019 with the goal o...

Alexey Gavrilov

March 20, 2020 Emergency

How to Use Zello For Communication During a Disast...

While Zello has been a popular walkie-talkie PTT (push-to-talk) app since 2012 with over 1...

Raphael Varieras

January 29, 2020 Emergency

Radio ADN Interview with Zello CEO Bill Moore

Guido Gutiérrez, from Radio ADN, introduces Zello to his listeners. Zello was used during ...

Kate McBee

September 25, 2019 Zello Announcement

Zello for first responders program update

It's been a little over a month since we launched Zello for First Responders program, whic...

Alexey Gavrilov

August 30, 2019 Business

New Profile Pictures for ZelloWork

You spoke, and we listened! One of the most popular feature requests from our customers is...

Raphael Varieras

August 30, 2019 Business

Top 10 Reasons Businesses Buy Zello

Zello is the leading push to talk mobile app and service for businesses with workers away ...

Raphael Varieras

August 30, 2019 Zello Announcement

Zello Interview at HITEC 2019

This year Zello attended HITEC 2019, one of the world's largest conferences in the hospita...

Raphael Varieras

August 30, 2019 Emergency

How to Use Zello During a Hurricane

DISCLAIMER: This information is a guide for Zello users. It is not intended as a replaceme...

Alexey Gavrilov

June 24, 2019 Zello Announcement

What We Learned from ENR & HITEC 2019

June has been a very busy month for Zello, especially since we attended two major trade sh...

Raphael Varieras

May 28, 2019 Business

How Zello Improves Airport Customer Service

Raphael Varieras

May 26, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Emergency Alerts

With Emergency Alerts, team members simply press a button to send an audio recording and t...

Raphael Varieras

May 25, 2019 Friends & Family

How Radio Enthusiasts Use Zello

Amateur radio, otherwise known as ham radio, is a term that developed in the 19th century ...

Chris Rolinson, G7DDN

May 24, 2019 Zello Announcement

Zello in the News over the Years

Leading media outlets regularly cover Zello for a variety of reasons, like its use in hurr...

Raphael Varieras

May 23, 2019 Friends & Family

10 Reasons Zello is the Best Walkie Talkie App

With today’s technology, it’s easier than ever to keep up with your friends and family. So...

Raphael Varieras

May 21, 2019 Friends & Family

How to Use Zello Groups & Channels

Zello is the live-voice communications app of choice for a growing number of people and bu...

Raphael Varieras

May 19, 2019 Business network radios

5 Reasons Network Radios And Zello Are The Perfect...

At Zello, we are committed to maintaining our leadership in push-to-talk by teaming with a...

Raphael Varieras

May 18, 2019 Zello Announcement

Zello for Family, Friends, & Business

With Zello, you can communicate with family, friends, and coworkers. Zello for Family &am...

Laura Lambert

May 17, 2019 Friends & Family

How to Broadcast your Zello Channel

Zello offers channel owners the opportunity to broadcast live channel conversations to any...

Raphael Varieras

May 16, 2019 Business

How to Scale Hotel Communication

The Problem: "We need a flexible, push-to-talk app & business service" Equipping hotel...

Raphael Varieras

May 15, 2019 Business

Zello Business Features: Hidden Channels

Raphael Varieras

May 14, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Crosslink

Zello is a versatile voice communication platform for distributed work teams. Today the Ze...

Raphael Varieras

May 13, 2019 Friends & Family

Zello Survival Guide Podcast

You’ve probably seen The Survival Podcast Network (TSPN) channel on the Trending list many...

Raphael Varieras

May 12, 2019 Business

Can Zello Prevent Forest Fires?

John Marcel of Concord, New Hampshire calls himself a Fire Buff. “That’s my hobby, my care...

Raphael Varieras

May 11, 2019 Emergency

Zello Used for Mine Shaft Rescue

We received a nice note from a member of the San Bernadino County Sheriff's Cave and Techn...

Raphael Varieras

May 10, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Dynamic Channels

Dynamic Channels resemble 2-way radio channels in the way they are used. Any member of a D...

Raphael Varieras

May 09, 2019 Business

How Zello Protects Penn State Students

Brian Bittner, with Penn State Emergency division, refer to Zello as “the Low-Frequency Vo...

Raphael Varieras

May 07, 2019 Friends & Family

How Zello Helps Form Volunteer Groups

When Jonet Rohmanyu stumbled upon the Zello walkie-talkie push-to-talk (PTT) app, like man...

Raphael Varieras

May 06, 2019 Emergency

Push-to-Talk Apps for Emergencies

Raphael Varieras

May 05, 2019 Business

Why Sporting Events Need Zello

Zello push-to-talk (PTT) is the perfect communications solution for many sporting events, ...

Raphael Varieras

May 04, 2019 Business

How to Use Accessories with Zello

Zello understands that many people use push-to-talk (PTT) in their line of work and not al...

Raphael Varieras

May 03, 2019 Friends & Family

Zello vs. Other Apps

What's the Difference between Zello & Other Voice Messaging Apps? You may ask yourself...

Raphael Varieras

May 02, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Ad Hoc Channels

Zello Channels are great for push-to-talk (PTT) communications between members of the same...

Raphael Varieras

May 01, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Location Tracking

In addition to offering advanced features such as emergency alerts and crosslinking, Zello...

Raphael Varieras

April 30, 2019 Emergency

Zello Crowdsource Rescue Walkie Talkie

There is an old saying: “Necessity is the mother of invention”. This adage has proven to b...

Raphael Varieras

April 29, 2019 Business

How to Use Zello PTT Business Channels

What's one big difference between 2-way radios and the Zello push-to-talk app for work tea...

Raphael Varieras

April 28, 2019 Business

How Zello Saves Lives on the Battlefield

We've been honored to work with Advanced Ground Information Systems on one of the most cla...

Raphael Varieras

April 26, 2019 Emergency

Cajun Navy Uses Zello to Save Lives

In August of 2016, the biggest flood to hit Louisiana in 500 years happened. More than 30,...

Raphael Varieras

April 25, 2019 Business

How to Prevent Shipping Errors with Zello

Raphael Varieras

April 24, 2019 Business

How Zello Saves Lives on Campus

With the media focus on school shootings during the last two decades, schools are increasi...

Raphael Varieras

April 23, 2019 Friends & Family

Nonprofit Fundraising with Zello

We had the privilege of working with the non-profit group, Pathfinders for Autism, and fou...

Raphael Varieras

April 22, 2019 Business

How to Select Your Company's Name

In 2012, we decided it was time to scale the company and that our name at the time, "Loud...

Bill Moore

April 21, 2019 Business

8 Reasons to Replace Radios with Zello

Zello is a better alternative to traditional push-to-talk (PTT) 2-way radios for these rea...

Raphael Varieras

April 20, 2019 Friends & Family

Texas Bass Classic Uses Zello for Fishing Tourname...

Zello's walkie talkie app was chosen as the communications solution for the 2015 Toyota Te...

Raphael Varieras

April 19, 2019 Business

Keeping Retail Relevant

We’ve all experienced customer self-service kiosks at our local grocery store checkout. No...

Raphael Varieras

April 18, 2019 Business

Keeping Brick and Mortar Stores Relevant

Brick-and-Mortar Stores vs Online Shopping The rise of eCommerce giants like Amazon and Eb...

Raphael Varieras

April 17, 2019 Business

Free Trial of Zello PTT Business Service

Zello is the leading push to talk app and business service for businesses with employees i...

Raphael Varieras

April 16, 2019 Friends & Family

How to Use Zello with Hearing Aids

Zello has always strived to be fully blind-accessible, and we have many users who are visu...

Raphael Varieras

April 15, 2019 Emergency

Zello Night Watch Catches Criminal

Names and locations have been changed to protect night watch volunteers. We opened up an e...

Raphael Varieras

April 14, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Team Channels

Zello is the leading push to talk app and business service with support for group channels...

Raphael Varieras

April 13, 2019 Business

Zello Business Feature: Channel Types

Raphael Varieras

April 12, 2019 Friends & Family

Babies Recognize the Human Voice

Raphael Varieras

April 11, 2019 Friends & Family

Zello Walkie Talkie Channels

All About Zello's Walkie Talkie Channels Most people know Zello as an app that turns their...

Raphael Varieras

April 10, 2019 Business

How Zello Simplifies Waste Management

Zello, our push-to-talk solution for work teams, has seen a lot of adoption by waste manag...

Raphael Varieras

April 09, 2019 Business

Letting Employees Use Phones at Work

Even though everyone owns a smartphone, retail employers have strict “No Use” policies reg...

Raphael Varieras

April 08, 2019 Friends & Family

How to Measure the Speed of Push to Talk Apps

The 2x4 mount was drilled for a broken tripod then notched for the iPad with a foam insert...

Bill Moore

April 07, 2019 Business

Improving Church Security with Zello

The Northwest Florida School of Biblical Studies (NFSBS) MIT Podcast discusses topics rela...

Raphael Varieras

April 06, 2019 Business

Interview with AINA Wireless: Creator of PTT Voice...

We sat down with Maximilian LeRoux, founder and CEO of AINA Wireless, a Finland-based push...

Raphael Varieras

April 05, 2019 Emergency

3 Revolutions Powered by Social Media

In the 21st Century, the Internet controls almost everything: banks, government systems, s...

Raphael Varieras

April 04, 2019 Zello Announcement

Zello Expands Leadership Team

Raphael Varieras

April 03, 2019 Zello Announcement

Built in ATX Names Zello as Best Place to Work

AUSTIN (January 10, 2019) – Built in Austin, the online community for Austin startups and ...

Raphael Varieras

April 02, 2019 Business

Top Retail Tech Trends

Retail has experienced a technological revolution over the past two decades. From iPad sal...

Raphael Varieras

April 01, 2019 Friends & Family

Why You Need Zello on Vacations

Are you hitting the slopes soon with your ski buddies? Then don’t forget to take Zello, to...

Raphael Varieras

March 31, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: Jim, Ale, and Veronika

Meet some more of our incredibly talented team members as we continue with another install...

Raphael Varieras

March 30, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: Bob, Casey, and Rachel

Meet some more of our incredibly talented team members as we continue with another install...

Raphael Varieras

March 29, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: Greg, Nayeli, and Wil

Meet some more of our incredibly talented team members as we continue with another install...

Raphael Varieras

March 28, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: Adam, Nicole, and Amy

We’re excited to bring another installment of our blog series “Meet Team Zello” to you, wh...

Raphael Varieras

March 27, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: CTO Alex Gavrilov

This is a continuation of our “Meet Team Zello” series, putting a spotlight on the leaders...

Raphael Varieras

March 26, 2019 Meet Team Zello

Meet Team Zello: CEO Bill Moore

Behind every successful app has to be a great team. So, today we are excited to begin a se...

Raphael Varieras

March 20, 2019 Emergency

Using Zello in Hurricanes Harvey & Irma

Over 120 million people around the world use Zello to talk to friends and family, engage i...

Raphael Varieras

March 20, 2019 Emergency

Zello Saves Lives in Venezuela

At Zello, we believe in the power of the human voice. It conveys so much more than the wri...

Raphael Varieras

December 21, 2018 Zello Announcement

Zello's Year in Review: 2018

As the end of 2018 nears, we want to thank our many fans from around the world. You make Z...

Raphael Varieras

December 07, 2018 Friends & Family

Farewell to Trending Lists

Today we announce that Trending lists will be removed from Zello apps. Trending lists were...

Alexey Gavrilov

December 06, 2018 Business

How to Survive the Retail Holiday Season

Is your store prepared for the holiday rush? To stand out from the competition this season...

Raphael Varieras

September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence Rescue

If you or someone you know needs to be rescued in the North Carolina, South Carolina or Vi...

Raphael Varieras

May 22, 2018 Zello Announcement

Zello Stands Against Terrorism

Bill Moore

December 22, 2017 Zello Announcement

Zello's Year in Review: 2017

The Zello mobile app for personal use saw meteoric growth during the fall's various natura...

Raphael Varieras

November 08, 2017 Emergency Company

Emergency Management Weekly - Disaster Communicati...

Bill Moore, CEO, was interviewed about Zello by EM Weekly's Todd Devoe in November of 2017...

Kate McBee

September 03, 2017 Emergency

Thoughts on Organizing Citizen Rescue and Relief E...

During a large disaster, there’s a good chance 911 and authorities will be overwhelmed and...

Sean Caldwell

April 12, 2017 Zello Announcement

Russia Blocks Zello

On April 13, 2017, Russia blocked Zello. This action follows a notice we received from the...

Raphael Varieras

February 01, 2017 Zello Announcement

Zello Celebrates 100 Million Users

Zello Celebrates 100 Million Users It took us almost 9 years to do it, but Zello registere...

Raphael Varieras

April 18, 2015 Company

Interview with Zello's CEO Bill Moore and CTO & Fo...

Bill Moore, CEO, and Alex Gavrilov, CTO, were interviewed about Zello on the VOIP Users Co...

Alexey Gavrilov

February 22, 2012 Zello Announcement

What We Almost Named Zello

What We Almost Named Zello Many people ask what other names we considered before deciding ...

Bill Moore

December 19, 2007

10,000

Today, three months from the first public appearance at TechCrunch40 we reached an importa...

Alexey Gavrilov

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