MCP Insights

Life at MCP: Meet Todd Johnson, P.E.

Our people and culture make Mission Critical Partners (MCP) a great place to work. Our "Life at MCP" series ...
April 6, 2018

Records Are Meant To Be Broken, Right? DDoS Attacks Are a Concern to 911

Computer and cybersecurity nerds across the internet are marveling at last week’s report of a record-breaking ...
March 6, 2018

Integrating crowd-sourced data into 911 is a great idea

During the Early Adopter Summit—a gathering of 911 industry professionals on the leading edge of disruptive ...
March 1, 2018

A Case for 911’s Most Impactful Milestone Thus Far

Anniversaries and milestones go hand in hand. Consider the arc of a typical human life. A person is born. ...
February 23, 2018

911’s 50th Anniversary Wish List: Advanced Mobile Location

Three weeks ago, my colleague, John Chiaramonte, made an impassioned plea to the four major wireless ...
February 16, 2018

Change for 911 is Inevitable, and That's a Good Thing

Change is an interesting concept, a philosophical tug of war if you will. It can be viewed as positive or ...
February 15, 2018

911’s History is Gratifying, but its Future is Thrilling

Considering that our planet is about 4.5 billion years old, a 50-year slice doesn’t seem all that ...
February 12, 2018

Apple Announces a Promising Step Toward Solving 911's Wireless Location Challenges

Sensational headlines criticizing the 911 industry’s inability to accurately and quickly locate emergency ...
January 26, 2018

Takeaways from the CES Show and Why it Matters for Public Safety Communications

The Consumer Technology Association’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up earlier this ...
January 19, 2018

Shooting Death Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Swatting Incidents

Swatting, the practice of falsely reporting an emergency to elicit a response from a police department’s ...
January 8, 2018

A Look Back at 2017's Most Read Stories on MCP Insights

This past year, we launched an online repository of articles called MCP Insights. Our vision was to create a ...
December 21, 2017

Social Media and Emergency Response: The Challenge with Leveraging Social Media Data

In a previous post, we examined how social media had a profound effect on emergency response in the aftermath ...
December 6, 2017