AT&T today announced the launch of a new location-based system for emergency calls in the United States, with the system designed to transmit wireless calls to the appropriate call centers based on a device's gps location.
This is the first-ever nationwide location-based routing initiative, which AT&T is launching in partnership with Intrado. AT&T says that it will be able to identify where a call is coming from by using the "Locate Before Route" feature.
Prior to the use of the location of cell towers, the emergency response times were slower because of the location of cell towers. First responders can get to the correct location quicker with calls directed to the appropriate call centers.
AT&T is paving the way to create safer communities and is the only carrier to provide the most accurate solution to reduce wireless 9-1-1 call transfers beyond what the FCC is requiring carriers today. This is especially important in an emergency when lives are on the line.
AT&T has started rolling out the gps-based route system and it is live in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Guam. The nationwide roll out is scheduled to be completed by the end of June, and will be coming to additional regions over the next several weeks.
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