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ECHO connects 13 UK police forces for faster alarm response

North Yorkshire and Devon & Cornwall are the latest police forces to become ECHO-connected, having joined in August and November 2024, respectively. Their addition brings the total number of ECHO-connected police forces in the UK to 13, with ECHO enabling the efficient handling of over 70,000 Intruder and Hold-up Alarms incidents annually, improving police response times and outcomes for victims. Pioneering Echo-connected alarm receiving centres (ARCs) including ADT, Secom, Cougar/K-SOC and...

ECHO-connectivity supports over 40,000 intruder and hold-up alarm activations a year

ECHO support for police alarm response in intruder and hold-up alarm activations is running at a rate of over 40,000 incidents per year. It means these incidents have secured a speedier, effectively prioritised response saving typically between 1 and 4 minutes, as estimated by the Metropolitan Police Service. ECHO connectivity signalling Since launching in April 2021, ECHO connectivity signalling Intruder and Hold-up alarm activations to the police serve 11 ECHO-connected police forces...

ECHO becomes the pathway for Intruder and Hold-up alarm activation and celebrates 2nd Anniversary

In just 2 years since launching in April 2021, ECHO has become the pathway for Intruder and Hold-up alarm activation signalling with 10 ECHO-connected police forces and over 300,000 police approved alarm systems protecting sites and premises in those areas. Since Essex Police and the Metropolitan Police announced their readiness to accept verified alarm activations via ECHO and the ECHO-connected service launched, ECHO has grown in stature establishing itself as a cornerstone in the police&rsq...