The FCC Is Moving MLTS from a Legacy Liability to an NG911 Data Asset
The FCC deserves credit for recognizing that MLTS cannot remain an afterthought in the NG911 transition. Enterprise systems may become one of public safety’s best sources of verified location and Additional Data, including context for incidents beyond the property line.
Public Safety Can’t Build On a Brittle Past
The FCC is asking whether rules created for a voice-centric, PSTN-based world still protect emergency communications in an IP, cloud, satellite, application, and data-driven environment. The answer requires respecting the legacy network’s history without placing it on indefinite life support.
Lunar 911, Part Two: Building the First Emergency Communications Center on the Moon
A lunar community will need more than a link to Earth. Part Two of Lunar 911 examines location, routing, mutual aid, incident command and the first emergency communications center on the Moon.
Lunar 911, Part 1: The Emergency Networks Leave Earth
Commercial space stations will need more than radios and mission control. Part One of Lunar 911 examines how emergency requests must be located, routed and answered as people begin living and working beyond Earth.
NG911 For the Enterprise
NG911 begins inside the enterprise. Learn how businesses must manage dispatchable location, providers, testing and trusted emergency data.