Australian world-first system of fire alerts to pick up location of phones
Posted in: Mobile & Wireless at 13/01/2012 16:00
A world-first system to send emergency warnings to mobile phones will be rolled out across Australia in time for next summer.
The Victorian government signed a contract with Telstra late last month to deliver the location-based emergency mobile service to its network by November, and is in discussions with the other two major carriers, Optus and Vodafone.
To read this report in The Australian in full, see:
www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/world-first-system-of-fire-alerts-to-pick-up-location-of-phones/story-e6frgczx-1226243009086
