http://www.backstream.com/ BackStream provides cell broadcast solutions to mobile operators and governments. en-us The, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 CET http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/11/09/dutch.disaster.warning/index.html The Dutch government is testing a mobile phone danger alert system that sends text messages to people who could be affected by natural disasters or terrorist attacks. http://www.graduateengineer.com/eonicweb.asp?pgid=4&artid=2346 Whether it is a poisoned water supply, a nuclear reactor going into meltdown or a terrorist attack due to hit London in half an hour, the UK does not have the public warning systems needed to alert people to impending disaster. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6852 A feature already built-in to most cell phones could be used to alert every mobile phone user in a specific region to impending disasters, such as the tsunami that devastated south east Asia on 26 December, say experts. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/05/90&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en "It gives me great pleasure to speak to you this evening at the flagship event for the mobile industry. The major players in the mobile value chain are all here, as are key policy makers from around the globe. It is an opportunity to learn, to reflect and, most important of all, to look forward..." http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2005/NP03.html The second Preparatory Meeting for Phase Two of the World Summit on the Information Society included a special session on Telecoms for Disaster Relief. The session focused on key elements of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, which came into effect on 8 January.