Saving Lives with In-Car Safety and Emergency Wireless Alerting
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3GSM World Congress Barcelona, February 12 -- Netsize Customer, PSA Peugeot Citron's Wireless Emergency Call System has Been Certified by the French Department of Public Safety, Confirming the Carmaker's Lead in Tertiary Safety
Netsize the global leader for Mobile Business Solutions today announced that it's customer PSA Peugeot Citron who is using the Netsize Smart Access platform as part of their in-car wireless emergency call system has received official certification from the French department of Public Safety.
After conducting an audit, an independent certifier confirmed that PSA Peugeot Citron's system complies with the standards validated in July 2005 by the national conference of fire and emergency services (CNSIS). This certification recognizes the leading-edge expertise acquired by PSA Peugeot Citron and its technical partners (Inter Mutuelles Assistance, Netsize and Steria) in managing this major road safety innovation.
The emergency call system helps emergency services respond more quickly and efficiently by leveraging data transmitted by Peugeot and Citron vehicles that are either involved in or witnesses to a road accident.
The emergency call system is now live in over 300,000 cars across France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain and Italy. The solution is scheduled to be also deployed in Austria and Portugal in 2007. 1440 emergency calls have been treated till date, among which 590 were automatically triggered and 1100 sent to emergency teams
The PSA Peugeot Citron Solution is supported by the Netsize Smart Access Wireless Service Management, Connectivity and Messaging platform which is at the core of managing the entire service.
Serge Subiron, VP Business Solutions at Netsize commented "Netsize is proud to be the wireless partner for PSA Peugeot Citron emergency call system which has received this important safety certification. This is the largest deployment of such an in-car emergency alerting solutions in Europe and we strongly believe that wireless service management solutions will be playing an important role in improving Road Safety and Transport."
According to European Commission statistics, some 2,500 lives would be saved each year in the European Union if this type of system were extended to all vehicles on the road. The estimate for France ranges from 250 to 300 lives per year.
The solution was developed and delivered by Netsize in partnership with other PSA Peugeot Citron partners including Steria (systems integrator), IMA (Inter Mutuelles Assistance), and Magneti Marelli (RT3-4 / Navidrive telematic platform).
The vehicles are equipped with an onboard telematics system that sends an SMS containing information on the type of vehicle, the exact location of the accident (determined by GPS) and the vehicle's phone number. When possible, more extensive information on the number of people involved and the seriousness of their injuries is obtained once voice contact is established between the vehicle and the Inter Mutuelles Assistance (IMA) emergency hotline. A PSA Peugeot Citron database also provides information on the type of fuel in the tank.
The Netsize Smart Access is the wireless service platform that enables seamless data communications across different network technologies and roaming across countries.
Smart Access provides differentiation between types of traffic and class of service, and integrated billing services. Enabling true fixedwireless convergence, the platform supports a wide range of channels and network types, such as SMS, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G/UMTS, IP over Tetra, Wi-Fi and WiMAX, and provides for seamless handover between IP technologies using Mobile IP. With Smart Access,customers have a single point of access to these different networks.
About Netsize
Netsize Group is a global leader for mobile business and entertainment solutions. Netsize helps companies implement wireless services aimed at maximising revenues, improving brand awareness, optimising business efficiency and developing public services.
Netsize provides direct network connectivity for promotion, distribution and billing of mobile content and services over a range of channels including SMS, MMS, WAP, GRPS, 3G, etc. and the revenue sharing deals it has put in place with more than 100 mobile operators around the world cover over 1.1 billion billable mobile users.
Netsize customers benefit from its global wireless network infrastructure, billing support and local presence in 23 countries helping them deliver global mobile content, applications and services quickly and efficiently.
Netsize products and services include a Global Mobile Billing Service, Messaging Platforms, Mobile Marketing Solutions, Content Management Platforms, Mobile Portal Design, Machine2Machine Messaging Solutions, Wireless Telematics Platforms, Mobile CRM Solutions, Hosting, Service Management, Professional Services and Technical Consulting. Founded in 1998, Netsize employs 200 professionals who serve more than 800 customers. For more information visit www.netsize.com
About PSA Peugeot Citron
PSA Peugeot Citron is the second car maker in Europe, manufacturing cars and other vehicles under the Peugeot and Citroen brands. The company primarily operates under automotive, automotive equipment, automobile transportation and logistics, and financial services segments. It is active in 150 countries worldwide. For more information visit www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com
Source: Netsize
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