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Press Releases
AT&T Launches First-Ever Nationwide Location-Based Routing with Intrado to Improve Public Safety Response for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
What’s the news? AT&T* is the first carrier to launch location-based routing to automatically transmit wireless 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 call centers on a nationwide basis. Through this new “Locate Before Route” feature from Intrado, AT&T can quickly and more accurately identify where a wireless 9-1-1 call is coming from using device GPS and hybrid information to route the…
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RapidSOS Introduces Emergency Data Exchange (EDX) Aimed At Solving the Interoperability Challenge Among Software Systems Used by 911 Agencies Across the U.S.
RapidSOS, the industry leading innovator in delivering emergency data to over 5,000 Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs), today announced Emergency Data Exchange (EDX), a new cloud-based solution with powerful features that digitize the integrated response of neighboring first response agencies enabling interoperability through automated data sharing. EDX increases the situational awareness of neighboring agencies; helps agencies digitally connect to real-time incident…
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RapidSOS Launches RapidSOS Partner Network to Unify Public Safety Tools and Resources Available to 911
RapidSOS today introduced the RapidSOS Partner Network, a community of RapidSOS Ready public safety software companies that deliver their product offerings through the RapidSOS Portal, a solution for Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) that provides critical data to 911 and first responders. By doing so, ECCs across the United States, Mexico, and Canada are able to unify multiple public safety tools and resources into one…
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Motorola Solutions Introduces CommandCentral Software Suite Providing a 360 Degree Incident View from the 911 Call to Case Closure
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch of its complete CommandCentral suite. This release is public safety’s first ever cloud-native, end-to-end command center software suite that unifies the flow of data as an incident unfolds to provide greater clarity for mission-critical response and decision making. CommandCentral was developed following years of customer-based research and introduces a novel user experience that completely…
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T-Mobile First to Roll Out Cutting-Edge 911 Capabilities
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In an emergency, every second counts. That’s why T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is launching new 911 capabilities – Location-Based Routing and Next Generation 911 connectivity over IP – two critical advancements that can speed up emergency response times by helping pinpoint the location of callers, reducing the need for call transfers, and enabling a more efficient and effective…
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After the 9-1-1 Call: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the People and Technologies that Help Keep You Safe
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Nov. 11, 2020 — When an emergency strikes and time is of the essence, Waukesha County’s residents and visitors call or text 9-1-1 to connect with the Waukesha County Communications Center (WCC), where more than 40 everyday heroes dispatch first responders and coordinate radio communications for 19 police departments and 19 fire departments. This fall, WCC was…
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Relay Partners with Bandwidth to Connect Customers to 911 Nationwide
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Relay, the smarter phone for kids, announced a partnership with Bandwidth, a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, to route 911 calls initiated by the Relay, a screen-free smartphone for kids that operates like a walkie-talkie. Relay leverages Bandwidth’s E911 Dynamic Location Routing, nationwide 911 network, and flexible APIs to connect concerned parents with emergency…
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Motorola Solutions’ CommandCentral Citizen Input Is Available to the U.S. Public Safety Market
CHICAGO — October 1, 2020 — Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that it has made a new service available to the public safety market — CommandCentral Citizen Input — which is designed to help 9-1-1 call takers to better engage with citizens in their time of need. Citizen Input is a cloud-based service that allows citizens calling or texting 9-1-1 to send…
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Automotive Upgrades
Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Sends Vehicle Crash Data to 911 Through RapidSOS
NEW YORK, NY (08.21.2020) – Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc., a leading provider of connected services to vehicle manufacturers, and RapidSOS, the emergency technology company that connects millions of devices to over 4,700 Emergency Communications Centers, has announced a joint effort to digitally transmit vehicle crash data to 911 immediately following a crash-related vehicle emergency. By linking vehicle and crash…
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Autos
Paying tribute to tradition: the 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition
ATLANTA, June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A state-of-the-art 911 with design elements from the 1950s and early 1960s: Porsche presents the 2021 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition as the first of four special Heritage Design models. Historical exterior and interior design elements have been reinterpreted and combined with the latest technology in an exclusive special edition model from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. The…
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