Cell Broadcast-Based Public Warning Systems - An Effective Solution for Emergency Alerts

摘要

Cell broadcast-based Public Warning Systems (PWS) is currently the most effective technical solution for large group emergency notifications above other alerting methods in the Americas according to a new report from 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas. 5G Americas announced their publication of Public Warning Systems in the Americas whitepaper that elaborates on the benefits of cell broadcast-based Public Warning Systems that have been specified by the Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) and standardized by multiple Standards Development Organizations throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The paper by 5G Americas confirms that it is more beneficial for the general public to use cell broadcast-based PWS as opposed to point-to-point alerting methods such as Short Message Service (SMS) and Over-the-Top (OTT) applications to provide wireless emergency alerts. Cell broadcast-based emergency alert communication has advantages over for point-to-point methods including.