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September WOW Insider Interview on Wireless Emergency Alerts
CTIA’s Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Brian Josef explains the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program, a national emergency alert system that sends free, concise, text-like messages to users’ WEA-capable mobile devices. Unlike text messages, WEA are location aware so the messages are sent only to those individuals within the targeted area. Wireless providers representing [...]
September WOW Wireless Lifesaver: 5-year-old Saves Mom
5-year-old Jordan Poulin was playing on the family’s computer when her mother suddenly collapsed into a seizure. She grabbed her mother’s cellphone to call 911 and provided first responders with important information so they could quickly locate the house and aid her mom. At the same time, Poulin kept her 5-month-old brother calm throughout the [...]
September WOW Wireless at Work: Accenture’s “Life Safety Solution”
By using wireless networks and mobile devices, Accenture’s “Life Safety Solution” identifies and pinpoints any employee caught in a dangerous situation at work. On behalf of one of its oil and gas refinery clients, Accenture, together with Cisco and Industrial Scientific, created this alert and notification system to help save lives in the event of [...]
Policy Point: “Growing Wireless” Website Promotes Responsible Wireless Use
On Tuesday, CTIA launched its “Growing Wireless” website to provide parents with tools and information to educate themselves and teach their kids how to use wireless technology responsibly. While most kids instantly feel comfortable using wireless, some parents may feel overwhelmed by the number of new wireless devices, services and information their kids’ want and [...]
August WOW Wireless at Work: VGo Brings School Home
Verizon Wireless’ Gagan Puranik demonstrates VGo, a system that allows homebound children to engage in the school environment using a robot that is controlled by a tablet. The device is equipped with video and sound so children may engage with others using Verizon’s 4G LTE network.
Insider Interview: CTIA Launches “Growing Wireless” Website
CTIA’s Vice President of External and State Affairs Jamie Hastings talks about the launch of “Growing Wireless” website as a part of the industry’s continued commitment to help parents educate their kids about responsible use. Hastings says GrowingWireless.com provides straightforward information so that parents and kids talk and decide together about how, when and where [...]
Wireless Lifesaver: Boys Save Couple from Burning House
While waiting one morning at their school bus stop, 13-year-olds David Beckley, Jr. and Tyler Creswell of Canton, Ohio, saw flames from a neighbor’s porch that began to engulf the house. Without hesitation, Beckley used his cellphone to call 911. The boys then rushed to the back door of the house and tried to break [...]
Wireless Lifesaver: VITA Awards Honor Wireless Good Samaritans
In anticipation of the CTIA-The Wireless Foundation’s 2012 VITA™ Wireless Samaritan Achievement Awards, we are highlighting three past award recipients who used wireless technology to save lives, stop crimes and help in emergencies in this month’s Wonder of Wireless (WOW) Wireless Lifesaver. Featured recipients are Val Renfro, a Texas grandmother who used her courage, car [...]
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