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PBS selects one2many for Wireless Emergency Alert SystemDEVENTER, The Netherlands, Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- one2many, the world's leading Wireless Broadcast company, announced that its Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway is in full production at PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service in the U.S.A, for their PBS WARN service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certified solution enables PBS WARN to provide a diverse, redundant path between FEMA and cellular service providers. PBS WARN is the critical back-up link. If there is a cybersecurity incident or internet disruption, the CMSP Gateway's satellite distribution and terrestrial broadcast ensures that emergency alerts are available to all cellular service providers throughout the United States. Dana Golub, Vice President of Programs Management at PBS, commented: "PBS WARN plays a pivotal role in ensuring public safety through life-saving emergency communication. For such a critical system, it was important for us to work with the experts. Not only do one2many have a proven track record globally, but they are also leading the definition of industry standards in this field. When you combine that with their high available and geo-redundant solution, one2many was a natural choice." one2many's CMSP Gateway enables PBS to utilize its TV broadcast infrastructure as a carrier for emergency alert messages. The CMSP Gateway's functionality allows PBS to meet and go beyond the requirements of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system, version 2.0, as well as the enhanced WEA 3.0, including the new specification of device-based geofencing. This new specification enables the delivery of potential life-saving alerts even more precisely by usig the mobile device's actual location. In addition to offering extensive Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) support, the CMSP Gateway has a dual capability to receive a Commercial Mobile Alert for C Interface (CMAC) message. Either from the Federal Alert Gateway via the C-interface or over-the-air via the C-1 interface, which ensures the necessary redundancy to provide continuity of emergency alerts. Maarten Mes, Managing Director of one2many, commented: "one2many is currently the only company in the world able to provide a best-in-class, end-to-end wireless emergency alert solution. We constantly strive to develop innovative, reliable, and secure offerings to provide governments, mobile operators, and TV broadcasters with a means of protecting their citizens. We are proud to have delivered this important project, enabling PBS WARN to be the essential back-up link across the States." About one2many About PBS
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