January 17, 2017 / by Calvin Symes / Mobile, Wireless / 0 comments
We’ve all used notifications on our phones for text messages and email. We want to be notified when someone is reaching out to us, and have configured our phones to notify us in the way we want (ringer, vibration, home screen, etc.). There is another category of notifications for when the authorities want to reach […]
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Wireless emergency alerts one year later, are Canadians safer?
May 1, 2019 / by Jacob Westfall / Alerting Public, Wireless / 0 comments
Wireless public alerting has been with us for one year already! Since April 2018, the CRTC has required that all wireless service providers in Canada distribute emergency alerts sent from Canada’s national public alerting system, Alert Ready, to all their subscribers. These alerts are generated by emergency officials across Canada to warn the public of […]
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Are mobile apps the best way to alert the public of emergencies?
August 7, 2018 / by Rick Arter / Uncategorized / 0 comments
I was asked the other day if mobile apps are now the best way to alert the public of disasters and hazards? Despite being strong advocates of mobile technologies since that’s our area specialization and expertise, my answer was no. That may come as a surprise to those who know us. The primary objective of […]
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The 5 W’s of Wireless Public Alerts
January 17, 2017 / by Calvin Symes / Mobile, Wireless / 0 comments
We’ve all used notifications on our phones for text messages and email. We want to be notified when someone is reaching out to us, and have configured our phones to notify us in the way we want (ringer, vibration, home screen, etc.). There is another category of notifications for when the authorities want to reach […]
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