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No. The Cell Broadcast standard does not include delivery confirmation. Where confirmation is needed, ABC can send alerts by SMS, which includes tracking of who received […]

Yes. Priority, start time, end time and duration are configurable per campaign. Campaigns start immediately by default, and a scheduled start is available for non-urgent use […]

Role-based administration separates system administrators from alert managers. Alert managers can only launch campaigns within the dates, times and broadcast rates the administrator has defined. Every […]

ABC runs in a hot-standby configuration on redundant hardware. A single IP address is presented externally, with automatic failover to the standby node if the primary […]

Yes. Message text can be entered in Latin or UCS2 encoding, which covers non-Latin scripts, and binary messages are supported in hexadecimal mode. SMS alerts longer […]

Yes. ABC supports OpenStreetMap, which is stored and accessed locally, so map-based targeting doesn’t depend on an internet connection. Google Maps is also available where a […]

ABC supports geo-fencing: once a target area is defined, automatic messages can be sent to any device that crosses into or out of that area — […]

Within the US WEA (formerly CMAS) reference architecture, ABC performs the function of the CMSP Gateway, receiving alerts from the Federal Alert Gateway via the C-Interface. […]

SMS sends to registered numbers, is not inherently location-based, and can be delayed by network congestion. Cell Broadcast targets handsets by cell location over a dedicated […]