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COVID-19 Could Spur NG-911 Deployment, Says Frost & Sullivan

Increased pressure on states and counties to upgrade 911 systems amid the COVID-19 pandemic could mean that by 2025, contracts will be closed to cover 85% of the population with next-generation 911, up from 48% at the end of last…

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year, Frost & Sullivan said Wednesday. Population covered by deployed networks could jump to about 69% from 31% over the same period, though not all the networks may be in live usage, the report's author Brent Iadarola told us. Possible federal funding for NG-911 through coronavirus response bills could boost growth, F&S said. It forecasts the revenue opportunity will grow to $836 million by 2025 from $441.6 million in 2019.