European Agency Posts 112 Standard

A European public safety communications group has published a long-term standard for a future 1-1-2 emergency number system, which like the one being planed for the United States, will be based on IP technology. The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) says the 258-page standard defines a system with advanced text, photo and video features, interoperability among a wide variety of public safety agencies and is based on Open Standards. “This is undoubtedly a key milestone reached, said Hannes Tschofenig, chair of the EENA’s technical subcommittee. “Europe was lacking such a reference document and hence we are proud to be able release the NG112 LTD today,” he said. The document is similar to standards published by the U.S.-based National Emergency Number Association on the subject of NG911. Download (pdf) the new European standard here.