NENA SWAT

    NENA’s SWAT Initiative Completes Year of Effort:  In November 2002, NENA launched its Strategic Wireless Action Team (SWAT) initiative to examine issues affecting the timely deployment of advanced emergency services throughout the nation, with an emphasis on wireless enhanced 9-1-1 (WE9-1-1) and the future path of the 9-1-1 system.  Completing the first phase …

Roundtable Summaries

Roundtable Summaries The NG E9-1-1 Program has adopted a Roundtable approach to the work being accomplished this year.  Three Roundtable areas – Technical, Operations/Education, and Policy – are meeting three times each this year.  The first set of roundtables was held in March.  Summary write-ups of each roundtable may be downloaded at the following links: Policy …

NG E9-1-1

        NG E9-1-1 Management Team Meeting – January 26, 2005 Representatives from 15 leading organizations in the communications industry met in Arlington, Virginia for the initial management team meeting of NENA’s Next Generation E9-1-1 (NG E9-1-1) Program. Summary of Management Team Meeting. Industry Publications Tout NENA’s NG E9-1-1 Program: Statement of Chairman …

NG E9-1-1 Program

NENA Next Generation E9-1-1 Partnership In the past 15 years advancements in modern communications technology have put a spotlight on the need for a more appropriate system for accessing emergency care—in essence, a 9-1-1 system that is able to adapt rapidly to new technology and support new communications devices. From the start, NENA has been …

USDOT RFI Response

   Response to NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 INITIATIVE FromNational Emergency Number AssociationThursday, April 28, 2005   The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) represents the interests of its approximately 7,000 members whose sole responsibility is the effective and efficient delivery of Enhanced 9-1-1 service throughout the U.S. and Canada. Since its inception in 1982, NENA has become the leader in …

Join NG E9-1-1

Next Generation (NG) E9-1-1 Program Plan About NENA The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is the only organization dedicated solely to the study, advancement and implementation of 9-1-1 as America’s universal emergency number. NENA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1982 to integrate 9-1-1 “one nation, one number” into our community culture. Today NENA …