E-911 director: Even small PSAPs can provide text-to-911 services

Since the first full time fire department was established in Cincinnati in 1853, emergency responders have raced into unknown scenarios with limited advance information when the firehouse bell rings—until now. Among the many advancements of next-generation 911 dispatch systems, Smart911, an app developed by Rave Mobile Systems, automatically displays resident profiles during an emergency—including details like medical or […]

Motorola Solutions yesterday announced that it has acquired Videotec—a Schio, Italy-based maker of rugged video-security cameras—to expand the manufacturing and design capabilities of its Pelco brand of video-security cameras. Videotec is the fourth company that Motorola Solutions has bought in the last 10 weeks, following the acquisitions of Ava Security and TETRA Ireland in March, […]

Wireless emergency calls from AT&T customers will be routed to 911 centers based the caller’s location—not the location of the cell tower used to make the call—throughout the nation by the end of June, AT&T announced yesterday. AT&T claims it is the first carrier to launch location-based routing, thanks to a new “Locate Before Route” […]

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