Government commends emergency SMS test as largely successful

The delivery time of emergency test text messages sent across Cyprus on Friday was satisfactory according to interior minister Constantinos Ioannou said, after a new round of alerts was issued to mobile phones nationwide.

The test formed part of efforts to strengthen the government’s public warning capabilities amid heightened regional tensions, with authorities assessing whether large volumes of messages can be transmitted rapidly to the population.

Ioannou said the results...