Austria-based critical communications provider Frequentis has taken a slice of Drei Austria’s national public 5G network in its home country to develop and test applications for public safety and emergency response control centres. The setup has also seen Drei Austria, in combination with parent...
Yesterday, Operator, Directory Assistance and 9-1-1 Emergency Services all played an important role in our landline telephone world. However, as landlines are being replaced by wireless smartphones, VoIP Internet service and other technologies, these vital services are also fading away. Let’s take a look...
The Federal Communications Commission has moved forward with and expanded requirements that mobile network operators provide vertical location information for wireless callers when they call 911, so that first responders can locate their position in multi-story buildings.
The FCC has been working on requirements around...
Two schools in Houston will pilot an internet of things (IoT)-enabled platform called ActiveShield to improve public safety.
The IoT safe-spaces technology created by Insight Enterprises (NSIT) integrates with a building safety platform from BeSafe Technologies to facilitate critical, real-time information sharing during a crisis.
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