Policy
2026-08-24
M/587 accessibility work items turn emergency access into procurement evidence
ETSI work under the European Accessibility Act is pushing emergency communications teams toward testable accessibility, not vague statements of support.
Thomas Vandenberg
Public safety networks analyst
Belgian and Dutch telecom operations
Thomas focuses on emergency service IP networks, operator interconnect, routing assurance, and how national networks absorb all-IP migration risk.
Recent articles
Policy
2026-08-17
EU eCall study puts 2G and 3G shutdown risk on the 112 roadmap
A European Commission study warns that uncoordinated 2G and 3G shutdowns could create serious eCall service gaps, making network migration a public-safety issue rather than only a mobile-operator planning problem.
Policy
2025-03-14
ETSI 5th NG112 Plugtests: key operational findings for PSAP and carrier teams
The 5th ETSI Plugtests report remains a practical guide for finding integration risk before it becomes production incident risk.
Operations
2026-02-01
Data retention and incident response for location systems
A practical operating model for retention and incident handling in emergency location systems.
Policy
2025-07-01
Teams emergency calling architecture for Europe
An expanded architecture guide for Microsoft Teams emergency calling in European environments with country-specific obligations.