Virginia launched its own text-to-911 trial with Verizon Wireless in...
Virginia launched its own text-to-911 trial with Verizon Wireless in three jurisdictions. Customers in York County, and in the cities of Poquoson and Williamsburg are participating in the trial, York County said Monday (http://xrl.us/bn5p4h). Verizon Wireless Engineering Director Richard Craig…
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noted in a statement the role of the company’s SMS911 National Gateway and described working alongside partners in York County and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. in setting up the trial. “The York-Poquoson-Williamsburg Emergency Communications Center is the first PSAP to use the new SMS911 gateway; a significant step in making text to 911 available for PSAPs more broadly,” York County said. The deployment follows the announcement earlier this year from Verizon Wireless and TCS to make available a national text to 911 solution.