February 22, 2006
Audio messaging system sends messages even when networks are down
Business Weekly reports on a new audio messaging system for cell phones called Intrasonicss that will work even if the networks are down, such as during a major terrorist incident.
"As last summer’s London bombings showed, the mobile phones we rely on day to day can be critically unreliable when they are needed most – in a crisis. The sheer volume of traffic generated in the aftermath of the attacks meant that the mobile network in the affected areas just could not cope.
The technology developed by Generics could enable us to receive and review important messages on our mobile phones via a unique audio messaging system, called Intrasonics Sound Link and Sync (SLS). In the event of an ‘incident,’ when mass communication is vital, it could send messages and instructions direct to mobile phones even when mobile networks are down or out of reach, such as when underground."
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