Iridium has added an emergency response functionality to its Iridium Extreme satellite phone, through a partnership with GEOS.
GEOS can then notify Response Search and Rescue (SAR) authorities
through its International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC)
in Houston, Texas.
The IERCC has translation capabilities for up to 200 languages, and has
coordinated thousands of responses in more than 100 countries since
2007.
Standard usage charges apply for the emergency phone call, or for SMS or location messages sent.
"The GEOS service is one of the many new innovations we are delivering
to partners," said Joel Thompson, vice president, product management,
Iridium.
"Iridium worked with a select group of portal providers who developed
location tracking and messaging services for the launch of the Iridium
Extreme. With the launch of the GEOS Emergency Response service, Iridium
Extreme customers now have several options to manage their
communications during an emergency situation."
"Since the SOS button is programmable, customers have the ability to use
the GEOS service if their organisation does not offer such a service.
We wanted to ensure that anyone using the most rugged satellite phone on
the planet had an option to reach a highly trained professional in an
emergency situation."
Iridium Extreme customers must register at www.geosalliance.com/iridium to initiate the emergency response service.
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