AT&T Brings Cloud-Based Emergency Communications to Kansas

Emergency call dispatchers across Kansas will soon have access to vital 911 caller information due to an agreement with AT&T, said the company in a news release Monday. The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council awarded a contract to AT&T to provide a next-generation 911 emergency communications system statewide, it said. AT&T will use cloud, wireless and wireline technology to improve the system, it said. The new 911 system is expected to improve emergency response capabilities statewide, allowing individuals in rural areas to receive the same level of service as their big city counterparts in Kansas City and Wichita, it said.