Motorola Solutions Says SMS Isn't Solid Enough for 911 Messages

摘要

Motorola Solutions told FCC officials that SMS won't work for sending text messages to 911, inna meeting with various FCC officials. "Motorola expressed its concerns regarding thenreliability of SMS in 911 situations and the technical challenges in implementing this capabilitynfrom the perspective of a mobile device manufacturer," the company said in a filing. "We alsondiscussed that SMS is a best efforts system without guaranteed delivery, which makes SMS anpoor vehicle for critical messages."