Big Savings with FCE…But Don’t Forget About E911!

With typical ROIs of 12 to 24 months, many enterprises are moving forward with IP telephony projects to flatten, consolidate and extend FCE voice networks and capture the cost savings inherent in IP architectures. But, in the move to an all-IP network, don’t forget to anticipate E911, a vital and, in many states, required voice application.

Historically, E911 has been a local event. You’d open a PS-ALI account with the local LEC, put location records (ALI) in the LEC’s database, and send all 911 calls over an ISDN-PRI trunk routed to the local 911 call center (PSAP).

Today, E911 has evolved to support modern FCE voice architectures. A 911 call can be sent over an IP trunk to an E911 service, which can route the call to any PSAP in the USA or Canada. With FCE, all voice traffic is consolidated in enterprise data centers, making it easy to send all 911 calls to a central E911 service for processing.

This new breed of hosted E911 service doesn’t require capital investments for hardware and is billed as a monthly expense based on the number of emergency calling numbers (ELINs) and location records stored at the provider.
Read more about FCE and E911 on TMCNet’s E911 Channel. IT

Nick Maier is SVP of RedSky (News - Alert) Technologies (www.redskyE911.com)

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