Glossary Term:
Mobile Personal Emergency Response System

A wearable device, such as a pendant, that is connected to a cellular network enabling the user to summon help indoors or outdoors. A PERS system is somewhat more limited by requiring the user to be in range of a base station or WAP. mPERS is particularly well-suited for security use in lone worker settings.

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