Broadcasters and the media technology industry are continuing to look ahead to broader mobile DTV and mobile emergency alert system (M-EAS) capability, they said. Following pilot projects over the past few years, participants in the development and implementation of next-generation EAS will try to enhance the technology and include it in the next-gen ATSC 3.0 broadcast system, they said.
Broadcasters and the media technology industry are continuing to look ahead to broader mobile DTV and mobile emergency alert system (M-EAS) capability, they said. Following pilot projects over the past few years, participants in the development and implementation of next-generation EAS will try to enhance the technology and include it in the next-gen ATSC 3.0 broadcast system, they said.
The FCC Public Safety Bureau seeks comment on a next-generation 911 location accuracy consensus plan submitted by the four largest wireless carriers, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and the public safety entities filed the plan Tuesday (see 1411190064). Initial comments are due Dec. 10, and replies are due Dec. 17, the bureau said Thursday in a public notice.
A plan to implement and deploy improved location accuracy capability for 911 calls features a test bed, milestones based on live wireless 911 call data, and reporting metrics for live calls. The plan, released Tuesday evening, was drafted by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, and the public safety entities APCO and the National Emergency Number Association. The parties said the plan proposes to allow first responders to have a “dispatchable” location through the availability of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies (see 1411170045).
A plan to implement and deploy improved location accuracy capability for 911 calls features a test bed, milestones based on live wireless 911 call data, and reporting metrics for live calls. The plan, released Tuesday evening, was drafted by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, and the public safety entities APCO and the National Emergency Number Association. The parties said the plan proposes to allow first responders to have a “dispatchable” location through the availability of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies (see 1411170045).
Large wireless carriers questioned the feasibility of implementing the FCC-proposed obligation that all interconnected text services be capable of delivering accurate location information to public safety answering points (PSAPs) within two years. They also held the proposal up to a voluntary industry agreement that was reached last week (see 1411170045), claiming that the rule goes beyond the scope of the agreement, in comments in the text-to-911 proceeding. A Colorado phone service authority asked the commission to address the impact that LTE would have on SMS-text coverage. Comments in docket 11-153 were due Monday.
Large wireless carriers questioned the feasibility of implementing the FCC-proposed obligation that all interconnected text services be capable of delivering accurate location information to public safety answering points (PSAPs) within two years. They also held the proposal up to a voluntary industry agreement that was reached last week (see 1411170045), claiming that the rule goes beyond the scope of the agreement, in comments in the text-to-911 proceeding. A Colorado phone service authority asked the commission to address the impact that LTE would have on SMS-text coverage. Comments in docket 11-153 were due Monday.
Government ministers plan to move forward on the proposed telecom single market (or connected continent) package, an EU diplomatic source told us Monday. The debate over whether the legislation, which includes controversial net neutrality provisions, will stall out in the Council of Europe heated up when European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was reported by The Wall Street Journal Friday to have asked his commissioners to "examine all pending proposals in your area and to signal those which we should review together, for example because they have no realistic chance of being adopted in the near future, or because the degree of ambition achievable does not match the objectives sought." That potential review will have "no effect" on the connected continent measure, said the diplomatic source. Some in the telecom community agree that legislation will eventually emerge, while others think it will die.
The largest wireless companies teamed with public safety groups on an agreement to improve 911 location accuracy indoors. The goal is for first responders to have access to a “dispatchable location” through the availability of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies, AT&T, the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), Sprint and others said in a news release on CTIA's website. The agreement was supported by CTIA and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, but criticized by groups representing state and local emergency bodies and first responders, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Government ministers plan to move forward on the proposed telecom single market (or connected continent) package, an EU diplomatic source told us Monday. The debate over whether the legislation, which includes controversial net neutrality provisions, will stall out in the Council of Europe heated up when European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was reported by The Wall Street Journal Friday to have asked his commissioners to "examine all pending proposals in your area and to signal those which we should review together, for example because they have no realistic chance of being adopted in the near future, or because the degree of ambition achievable does not match the objectives sought." That potential review will have "no effect" on the connected continent measure, said the diplomatic source. Some in the telecom community agree that legislation will eventually emerge, while others think it will die.