“Two technology companies have teamed up to create a smart-watch-based emergency-response system, which was released earlier this year, for individuals who may be younger and more mobile than traditional users of mobile help technologies. The solution is being employed as part of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)…”
“MobileHelp and KORE Wireless have offered the MobileHelp Smart solution as part of that program, to make it easier for veterans to place emergency help requests with the type of wearable device that is ubiquitous among Americans: a smart watch. The solution comes with a Samsung Gear S3 smart watch running the Samsung Health Suite app, says Jason Rutherford, KORE Wireless’s executive VP and chief revenue officer, while KORE provides voice and cellular connectivity, allowing the MobileHelp cloud-based system to manage data via central monitoring…” Read the full article here.
Source: IoT Brings Connectivity to Wounded Warriors – By Claire Swedberg, January 2, 2019. RFID Journal.
