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Apple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After Poisoning

Emergency SOS function on Apple Watch credited with saving the life of a woman and her cat after carbon monoxide poisoning

UK regulator investigates BT over technical fault that resulted in UK-wide disruption to 999 calls on 25 June

Emergency feature for Apple iPhone 14 handset users coming to the UK, France, Germany and Ireland in December

New Apple Watch comes with “always on” display and the ability to call emergency services around the world

BT said it would swap out the Chinese vendor's equipment at its own cost and that the process wouldn't mean further delays to the troubled project

The Public Accounts Committee has estimated that unexpected charges may eliminate five years' worth of the new network's supposed price benefits

Agile delivery techniques take longer but mean 'less risk', permanent secretary Philip Rutnam tells MPs

The new communications network for police, fire and other emergency responders has undergone its first live prioritisation tests on EE's 4G network

An £8.1m deal is to see the British mobile computing firm supply technology for communications between ambulances and control rooms

Samsung will supply 250,000 toughened handsets to offer mobile data, live-streaming video and more for the emergency services

BT will play a key role in the Met's digital transformation efforts across London

The updated service adds eight new languages to break down communication barriers in a crisis

999EYE livesteam service will provide real-time information back to emergency service control rooms. aiding their response

The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the NAO warns

Google launches Emergency Location Service in the UK, allows higher accuracy during mobile 999 calls

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Sierra Wireless says better connectivity can help police, fire and ambulance crews power more devices and get more information on the move

Manx Telecom and Globalstar will co-develop EMN, a hybrid cellular-satellite system they say can result in more affordable, ubiquitous connectivit