TeleCommunication Systems Commends FCC’s 5-0 Ruling on Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements – Rules Adopted to Ensure First Responders Improved Location Accuracy for Indoor and Outdoor Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
4G Americas Endorses ATIS and TIA SMS to 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Implementation Guidelines
BELLEVUE, Wash. – 4G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the 3GPP family of technologies, including LTE, today announced their endorsement of the Implementation Guidelines for J-STD-110, a detailed document authored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) in collaboration with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
Twitter Introduces SMS Alerts for Emergency Notification
Something new and of interest from Twitter this week as the company has now rolled out the Twitter Alert notification service. Twitter Alerts are an opt-in service where users can elect to receive “breaking” news and announcements from emergency notification services and accounts like FEMA, the USGS and other government agencies