The Estonian Ministry of the Interior is set to test the new “pocket siren” technology this Wednesday (July 16) in Tallinn, Pärnu and Rakvere. The technology alerts mobile users about major threats by using their phones’ sound, light, and vibration features.
The Estonian Ministry of the Interior is set to test the new “pocket siren” technology this Wednesday (July 16) in Tallinn, Pärnu and Rakvere. The technology alerts mobile users about major threats by using their phones’ sound, light, and vibration features.
With the pocket siren technology, an alert is sent instantly to a smartphone and warns of danger with sound, light and vibration. The alert can be received even if the user’s mobile network is down, or if their phone is set to silent mode, which differentiates it from a regular SMS alert.
The test network covers Harju, Pärnu, Järva, Ida-Viru, Lääne-Viru, Rapla, Viljandi and Tartu counties.
Kadi Luht-Kallas, adviser to the Ministry of the Interior and pocket siren project manager, told ERR that the testing this Wednesday will take place in Tallinn, Pärnu and Rakvere, as it is easier to get volunteer testers to participate in these larger settlements.
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