The phone will sound like a siren. Poland is preparing a new alarm system

The phone is like an alarm siren

According to the head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Cell Broadcast is to be the "core of the security architecture". The system will enable alarms to be sent to all active phones within the range of a specific base station.

The device should respond even when it is muted or in standby mode. The minister emphasized that the phone "becomes an alarm siren for a moment" - it will start vibrating and emitting a sound if it is turned on.

The ministry assumes that the system will start operating just after the holidays in 2027.

The RCB alert will remain and an application will also be created

The signed agreement also provides for increasing the capabilities of the Alert RCB system. Kierwiński assured that the current alerts will not be withdrawn.

This system will continue to operate and will be maintained all the time, because we are deeply convinced that an efficient information system is a system that consists of at least several elements, he said.

The Ministry of Interior and Administration is also working on an application with basic information about threats. It is expected to be available for download by the end of the year, and once launched, Cell Broadcast is expected to act as an additional communication channel.

Digital sirens and notifications in mObywatel

The application is to be connected to the system for remotely triggering alarm sirens. Ultimately, alarms will be able to be activated with one button at the national, provincial or district level.

Work is also underway to add messages about dangerous events to the mObywatel application. According to the minister, the appropriate module may appear at the end of the year, or at the latest at the beginning of the next year.