California 911 network contractors break silence after state scraps nearly $500M project

Fuente: New York Post

The companies hired to replace California’s “vulnerable” 911 network with a new cutting-edge system claim the state abruptly abandoned a fully built, deployment-ready system and replaced it with a new plan they say could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions more. The state, which has already spent nearly $500 million building a regional Next Generation 911 (NGA 911) network, decided to pull the plug and leave the majority of its emergency call centers on a decades-old analog system while it pursues a new statewide design. 6 The Next Generation 911 system runs on digital infrastructure and allows for calls, texts, videos and location data to enhance emergency services.