Dutch testing geo-targeted SMS emergency broadcast system

The Dutch love
SMS like no other. So it’s no surprise for us to learn
that they are testing an emergency broadcast system allowing them to text cellphone users in a specific geographic
area. The technology called “cell broadcast” is currently being tested in Zoetermeer and allows authorities to send an
SMS to all phones in a specific zone without the need to know each individual phone number. Hey wait, isn’t this the
exact scenario that’s supposed to bring cellular networks
to their knees!? No matter, if this replaces those monthly tests of the air-raid-sirens then it’s worth the whopping
2.5 million euros (3
million green)…isn’t it?


[Via SmartMobs]


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