Bandwidth Delivers 911 Capabilities to More than 20 Million Enterprise Users

RALEIGH, N.C., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, today announced surpassing a key milestone of over 20 million 911 endpoints under management across the U.S. and Canada. The industry-disrupting 911 call routing provider, long known for delivering a comprehensive suite of highly-reliable emergency services solutions, has seen dramatic growth in recent years stemming from its full service support for new and complex E911 regulations like Kari’s Law and RAY BAUM’s Act…

Fairhaven police honor officer by naming Emergency 911 Dispatch Center after him (CT)

Fairhaven police honor officer by naming Emergency 911 Dispatch Center after him (CT)

FAIRHAVEN — The Police Department’s Emergency 911 Dispatch Center will forever be named now after former office Michael A. “Sully” Sullivan.

At the March 22 Board of Selectmen meeting Police Chief Michael Myers discussed the career of Sullivan.  Sullivan served 22 years in the Army before coming to the Fairhaven Police Department on March 22, 1999.

For the next 18 years he served as the main dispatcher for the department…

GR Communication Center receives national recognition (MI)

GR Communication Center receives national recognition (MI)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The Grand Rapids Communications Center has achieved national recognition. The Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) voted unanimously on Friday to recognize the Grand Rapids Public Safety Answering Point as an accredited dispatch center.

Grand Rapids is currently the only dispatch center in Michigan to earn the accreditation…

 

 

Washington County opens new 911 dispatch center (UT)

Washington County opens new 911 dispatch center (UT)

Dispatchers at the center in St. George hold a media day in their new location Monday, March 29, 2021.

Washington County’s new 911 dispatch center opened Monday at the St. George City Commons Building after a three-week setup period.

The $1.3 million, 6,000 square foot facility is a step up from the county’s previous 2,400 square foot facility and has room for up to 20 dispatchers, though currently, only seven to nine dispatchers work each shift.

Cindy Flowers, the dispatch center’s manager, said her team typically needs one new dispatcher every five years as the area grows. The additional consoles will allow the center to add those new dispatchers as needed, Flowers said…