Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Industry voice: How communications tech is keeping Europe safe
Industry voice: How communications tech is keeping Europe safe You may not know it, but 112 is actually the common European emergency number used across the 28 EU Member States and many countries surrounding the EU. There are over 320 million emergency calls made every year across the EU, to both 112 and national emergency numbers, but there is still a great deal of work to be done in order to promote 112 and vitally, to future-proof the technology.While the European authorities have control over some telecoms issues, 112 is handled and managed by individual Member States according to local country law and guidelines. Read more >