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T-Mobile Starlink satellite-to-smartphone conducts first emergency alert
- mensetmanusman 2y ago“BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Coming near you?
- yial 2y agoEAS / IPAWS are accessible and usable by a vast amount of governmental services already. WEA is accessible to state (and local?) police for example to send amber alerts. There’s a few providers who supply software to help make this easier as well. https://comtech.com/capability/wireless-emergency-alerts/ https://comtech.com/capability/wireless-emergency-alerts/ Really the risk of that type of alert you’re referencing could be sent in a localized area by most agencies if a mistake were made. (Though I wonder how many have a missile threat inbound alert pre programmed…) This article is really just about technology that expands WEA to use satellites to deliver to handsets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Alert_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Alert_System https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-aler...