Experts Call for 911 Systems Modernization After Multistate Outage

Tech Times— Experts are now calling for the modernization of 911 systems after it went out due to a seemingly minor light pole installation.

NBC News—Multistate 911 outage shows fragility of systems, experts say. A major 911 outage Wednesday showed the urgent need for increased modernization and regulation of the emergency system, experts in telecommunications and public safety told NBC News. On Thursday, Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that "some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to a third-party company installing a light pole — unrelated to our services." The outage left millions in multiple states...

LASVEGASNOW—Thousands of 911 calls attempted during Nevada outage. 911 dispatchers were unable to answer calls across multiple states Wednesday night.

Medical Xpress—Experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance. The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. In fighting it, one of our most important weapons was genomic surveillance, based on whole genome sequencing, which collects all the genetic data of a given microorganism. This powerful technology tracked the spread and evolution of the virus, helping to guide public health responses and the development of vaccines and treatments.