EENA Conference 2016 – Almost time to meet public safety professionals from all over the world!
Join us at the largest yearly pan-European event in the emergency services field! Do not miss out on the opportunity to meet your peers at the EENA Conference 2016, that will take place on 6-8 April 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. The EENA Conference will welcome participants representing emergency services, public authorities, […]
ETSI and EENA launch the first emergency communications interoperability Plugtests in Europe
Sophia Antipolis, 14 March 2016: The first Next Generation 112 (NG112) Emergency Communications Plugtest in Europe is launched today by ETSI and its Emergency Telecommunications (EMTEL) special committee and EENA (the European Emergency Number Association). The aim of the event is to trial independently and jointly all components of the 112 communication chain based on […]
Certificate of Quality Standard for providers of Third Party Service (TPS) eCall
EENA announces the upcoming launch of the ‘Certificate of Quality Standard for providers of Third Party Service (TPS) eCall’. EENA has developed this Standard to maximise the quality of TPS eCall services for European citizens. The programme will allow for the first time TPS eCall providers to benchmark themselves against a Standard which is specific […]
Caller location, social media, emergency apps, & more: 1st update on EENA’s progress on the actions agreed during “EENA Members Workshop”
It has been almost 4 months since the EENA Members Workshop took place on 19-20 October 2015. For 2 days, EENA Members worked in 15 workshops on technical, operational and legal aspects of topics related to the emergency communications field. After the event, EENA published a report summarising the work undertaken by EENA Members, as […]
‘Advanced Mobile Location specifications & requirements’ – Document now available!
EENA is happy to announce the publication of 'Advanced Mobile Location (AML) – Specifications & Requirements' document. With 10 European countries testing or about to start testing AML, this much-awaited document lays down the specifications and requirements for its implementation. AML is a caller location technique […]
HOTREC & EENA come together to raise awareness of 112
HOTREC (the umbrella Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe) and EENA join forces to raise awareness among travellers and citizens across Europe of the number to be dialled in an emergency: 112! We are happy to announce the launch of a partnership between EENA and HOTREC, with the aim to promote the common […]
Article on 112 by ‘New Europe’: Who would block 112 awareness?
New Europe published today a front-page article on the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) and how it blocked awareness activities for the common European emergency number 112. More specifically, officials coming from DG COMM prevented European Commission representations in Member States from communicating on 112, although the planned awareness activities required no financial […]
Mobile Network Operators & Advanced Mobile Location
EENA is happy to announce the launch of the EENA Mobile Network Operators Group (or MNOs Group), a new type of EENA membership, with a strongly technical focus. The aim of the MNOs Group is to bridge communication between European MNOs on emergency calling issues, understand the needs and challenges they face and contribute to […]
EENA Conference 2016 – Learn more about the key sessions
Join us at the largest yearly pan-European event in the emergency services field! There are 2 months left until we see each other at the EENA Conference and Exhibition in Prague (6-8 April). About 500 delegates from more than 50 countries are expected! The EENA Conference will welcome emergency services and public authorities […]
Airbnb and EENA announce partnership to promote 112 all over Europe!
On European 112 Day (11 February), Airbnb, the world’s leading community driven hospitality platform, updated their safety card to include 112 as the pan European emergency number. The initiative will help to inform hosts and guests around the world of the number to call in an emergency whilst travelling in Europe. […]