[EAS] FEMA and SiriusXM Expand Relationship to Enhance Delivery of Emergency Alerts

[Dale Sanborn]

Sounds a lot like the old Iridium Satellite Telephone service from years ago.....Technically involved, and VERY consumer-cost prohibitive!!:(
Why Iridium? The Atomic Number on the Periodic Table is......You got it......77!!!
Let's hope THIS "Iridium" setup fares better than the telephone faux pas......

Dale Sanborn
C.E.P.A.

On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 1:10 PM Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com> wrote:

>WASHINGTON -- FEMA and SiriusXM today announced an expansion of their
>relationship that will enhance connectivity of FEMA's Integrated Public
>Alert & Warning System (IPAWS), National Public Warning System. As part of
>the new program, SiriusXM will give FEMA access to secure bandwidth on
>SiriusXM's proprietary satellite radio system to provide additional
>connectivity between FEMA and the National Public Warning System (NPWS)
>network.

>SiriusXM will be providing a satellite-based delivery system to FEMA's
>NPWS, which consists of 77 designated radio broadcast stations and other
>relay facilities that cooperatively participate with FEMA to provide
>emergency alert and warning information to the public.
>[...]

>https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230711/fema-and-siriusxm-expand-relationship-enhance-delivery-emergency-alerts

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