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Is VoIP WIthout E9-1-1 Worth the Risk? : Challenges, Approaches, and Recommendations for VoIP Service Providers.

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Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. The Business Challenge: Meeting Consumer Expectations

2. The Current 9-1-1 Landscape

3. Technical Challenges

4. Current Approaches and Limitations

5. New Industry Standards

6. Recommended Approach

7. Implementation Considerations

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Introduction

When your subscribers dial 9-1-1, they expect a public safety responder to answer and dispatch help in a matter of seconds. However, when it comes to 9-1-1, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services do not always deliver. This paper details the importance of Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) to VoIP’s future success and the challenges VoIP Service Providers (VSPs) face in providing E9-1-1 services. It also reviews the various approaches VSPs are taking to address E9-1-1 and provides recommendations to VSPs for achieving successful, future-proof E9-1-1 implementations.

1. The Business Challenge: Meeting Consumer Expectations >>