RapidSOS: Ed Parkinson discusses agreement with Google to support RCS messaging to 911

Ed Parkinson, president of the public-sector unit at RapidSOS, talks about this week's announcement that Google and RapidSOS are partnering to provide multimedia messaging support to 911 with Rich Communication Service (RCS) from Android devices whenever needed.

Donny Jackson, Editor

June 5, 2024

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Ed Parkinson, president of the public-sector unit at RapidSOS, talks about this week's announcement that Google and RapidSOS are partnering to provide multimedia messaging support to 911 with Rich Communication Service (RCS) from Android devices whenever needed. Parkinson spoke with IWCE's Urgent Communications editor Donny Jackson during the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) Wireless Tech & Policy Summit conducted in Washington, D.C.

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Donny Jackson

Donny Jackson

Editor, Urgent Communications

Donny Jackson is director of content for Urgent Communications. Before joining UC in 2003, he covered telecommunications for four years as a freelance writer and as news editor for Telephony magazine. Prior to that, he worked for suburban newspapers in the Dallas area, serving as editor-in-chief for the Irving News and the Las Colinas Business News.

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