FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STATE CONNECTS FIRST PSAP REGION TO
NEXT GENERATION 911 (NG911) TECHNOLOGY
Lincoln, February 16, 2022 – The State of Nebraska has begun
implementation of Next Generation 911 (NG911) as it
connects the first of seven Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP) regions to the state’s new Emergency Services
Internet Protocol Network (ESInet).
“We are excited to announce that the implementation of
NG911 in Nebraska is underway with the connection of the
South-Central/Panhandle region of PSAPs to the ESInet,”
said Commissioner Mary Ridder, Dist.5. “This is a big step
in the migration of the entire state to the Nebraska Next
Generation 911 Service System and it was made possible
through the collaboration of our public and private partners.”
In 2018, LB993 was signed into law continuing the 911
Service System Act and providing for the Nebraska Public
Service Commission (PSC) to implement NG911 services in
Nebraska is the transition of the current statewide Legacy
911 system to a secure Internet Protocol(IP) based system,
utilizing high-speed data connectivity (ESInet) capable of
receiving information to include voice, text, pictures and
videos
“I am very excited about the Next Generation 911
deployment in the South-Central/Panhandle region of
Nebraska,” said Buffalo County Sheriff Neil Miller. “This
will allow new technology within 911 services to be
available to our citizens as we move forward.”
With the migration of the South-Central/Panhandle region
to the Nebraska 911 Service System,20 of the 22 Public
Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in the region are receiving
911 calls through a secure IP network (ESInet) which is the
backbone of NG911. The remaining two PSAPs will join the
region as NG911 PSAPs in the coming weeks. While 911
voice calls are being received in the region via the ESInet,
additional NG911 services such as Geospatial Call Routing
(GIS), texting, pictures and video will be phased in as the
implementation process continues across the state.
Commissioner Ridder said, “We’ve laid the foundation for
NG911 in Nebraska with the migration of our first region.
As we add regions, we will continue to realize the exciting
services available through our state’s NG911 Service System.”
The migration process will continue with a second PSAP
region expected to migrate to the ESInet in the March/April
timeframe, with the goal of having all seven PSAP regions up
and running on the Nebraska NG911 Service System by the
end of 2022.
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Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226
deb.collins@nebraska.gov
