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Author: @Fletch911
With more than 3 decades of experience in almost every segment of the telecommunications industry; With experience in the field as an engineer building and managing several of the world's largest private voice networks, I’ve acquired a unique end-to-end view of telecommunications, from various perspectives. This includes both fundamental TDM as well as the advanced VoIP environments popular today, and the migration from one to the other.
I am a listed inventor on 14 different US Patents for advanced NG911 call handling capabilities, and I’m one of about 1500 certified NENA Emergency Number Professionals (ENP) where I utilize my knowledge and skillsets to support the industry as an active Subject Matter Expert in emergency services communications. I assist both Enterprise and Government groups and agencies develop their vision and strategy for building a solid roadmap and a successful transition to Next Generation Emergency Services.
I am a regular speaker at many industry events and in the past, I have been recognized internationally for my numerous Podcasts and Blogs. In my previous role, as Chief Architect for Public Safety at Avaya, I represented the company in several Public Safety agencies and organizations. I have held a position on the FCC Disability Advisory Committee as well as the FCC Task Force for Optimized PSAP Architectures and served 4 terms on the APCO International Standards Development Committee. In it’s early years, I was a Technical Committee Co-Chair and regular contributor to the European Emergency Number Association activities.
Currently, I am often called upon to provide technical input to legislators and regulators in addition to the industry in general, where I drive the industry forward towards NENA i3 compliant Next Generation Emergency Services.
BUT WAIT . . . THERE’S MOORE!
Today, we live in what many consider, “The Age of Technological Enlightenment.” Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every
SECURITY THROUGH OBSCURITY: is it still enough?
The PSTN has always been an enigma to many. In the past, only a select few were chosen and imparted with the knowledge and secret information about the inner workings, which remained protected with Masonic-like “security through obscurity“.
MINUTES MATTER – BUT SECONDS COUNT
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The following story is a based on a real occurrence in New Jersey. For the safety and security of the schools involved, the
2-Meters from Disaster
These days we are all thinking about social distancing by 6 feet, or about 2 meters. Here is something that even some of my closest
NG911: The Thirst for Data
Since the first call to 9-1-1 on February 16, 1968 in the small town of Haleyville Alabama, these three digits have become an important moniker
