Whitepaper Series
Public Safety Dispatching (v1.1)
With more than two-thirds of first responders being volunteers, public safety dispatch systems serve a critical role in the protection of life and property in the United States. 911 centers often rely on voice paging, digital paging, and cellular alerting to dispatch volunteers; however, these approaches suffer several shortcomings in terms of reliability, performance, and cost. Another option, response paging, dispatches directly from high-power transmitters, confirming who receives each message, who reads it, and who will respond.
Clinical Alarm Notification (v1.15)
Hospital patient safety demands effective clinical alarm notification. While cellular and Wi-Fi systems can serve this purpose, they lack the necessary performance and reliability to do it safely. Furthermore, notifications from cell phones and tablet computers create distractions and disrupt workflow. A third option, response paging, utilizes dedicated high-power transmitters to deliver alarm notifications quickly and reliably, confirming who receives each message, who reads it, and who will respond.