Latest Next Generation 9-1-1 Stories

Solacom to Provide Many Core Elements of the New State-wide Public Safety Network Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Solacom Technologies has been chosen by service provider FairPoint Communications to implement, support and supply equipment for a next generation 9-1-1 solution for Maine’s new state-wide public safety network. The system will serve more than 1,300,000 residents – making it one of the largest ESInets (emergency services IP networks) in the country in terms of population...

Attendees Invited to Discover Latest in NG9-1-1, SMS9-1-1 and Cybersecurity Technology ANNAPOLIS, Md. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NENA Booth: #517 -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it will be presenting the latest advances in public safety solutions at NENA 2013 on June 15-20 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. TCS invites...

NICE will also participate in a panel on 'Text-to-9-1-1' and share its vision of the PSAP of the future RA'ANANA, Israel, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that it will be demonstrating its Next Generation 9-1-1 Solutions in booth #635 at the NENA 2013 Conference & Expo [http://www.nena.org/?page=NENA2013 ]. NICE's Next Generation 9-1-1 solutions [http://www.nice.com/next-gen-emergency-call-management ] ensure that Public Safety...

Award-Winning GEM9-1-1 Provides ATIS JSMS9-1-1 Compliant Next Generation Emergency Communication Features Today ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that GEM9-1-1(TM) provides a solution compliant with J-STD-110 Joint ATIS/TIA Native SMS to 9-1-1 Requirements & Architecture Specification for public safety access points...

GEM9-1-1 Recognized for Innovation in IT Products and Services for Government Category ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that Network Products Guide, an industry-leading technology research and advisory guide, has recognized GEM9-1-1(TM), TCS' geospatial emergency management platform,as a Gold winner of the 8(th) Annual 2013...

Company to Begin the Installation of the System that will Serve 26 Public Safety Answering Points PORTLAND, Maine, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Maine has given final approval of FairPoint Communications' contract to provide the state's Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system. The five-year contract is worth $32 million and will provide Maine with a modern Internet Protocol (IP)-based network capable of meeting future public safety needs. It will make Maine one of the...

Support for Emergency Communications over LTE Increases Reliability and Frees 3G Spectrum LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (CTIA Booth: #5629) -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that its TCS VoLTE9-1-1 service is first into production with Tier-1 wireless carriers, including two of the largest North American operators. The fully customizable solution enables...

New J-STD-110 Standard Advances the Evolution of SMS 9-1-1 ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it fully supports and conforms to the new J-STD-110 Joint ATIS/TIA Native SMS to 9-1-1 Requirements & Architecture Specification, a standard that, upon implementation, will provide short message services (SMS) subscribers the...

LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NENA-The 9-1-1 Association (www.nena.org) on Wednesday kicked off the NENA Foundation's "Friends of 9-1-1" fundraising campaign with a special screening of the new film The Call and an in-person appearance by the film's star, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130320/PH80347) In the film, which opened in theaters nationwide on March 15, Ms. Berry plays a 9-1-1 operator attempting to...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave Mobile Safety, creators of the national public safety database Smart911, today announced Smart911Connect, the first program connecting third parties holding data relevant to the emergency response process with supported 9-1-1 centers. Call takers and dispatchers within Smart911 connected public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the country can now automatically receive approved sources of data, including text and images,...