Abstract: A system having a plurality of communication devices, at least one of which comprises a control device, a half duplex communication network to transmit data between the plurality of communication devices, and a translation engine to translate voice communications spoken into a first one of the communication devices into at least one other language, wherein when the control device of one of the communication devices is activated, the corresponding communication device secures a floor control of the network, and while the floor control is secured, the communication device communicates with the translation engine such that words spoken into the communication device are translated, and the network transmits the translated communications to selected ones of the plurality of communication devices.