Mobile device emergency message handling apparatus and method therefor

A method comprising:

• receiving a data message at a cloud server in response to a mobile device sending an emergency message to an emergency network;
• sending a notification from the cloud server, to an emergency network entity of the emergency network, that the mobile device sent the emergency message to the emergency network using a first messaging technology;
• and
• initiating a messaging session between the mobile device and the emergency network using a second messaging technology, the messaging session comprising a first messaging session leg between the mobile device and the cloud server, and a second messaging leg between the cloud server and a browser executing on an emergency network entity of the emergency network.

A method of operating an emergency messaging system, the method comprising:

• receiving a mobile device telephone number and a mobile device location from a mobile device at a cloud server in response to the mobile device sending an emergency message;
• determining by the cloud server that an emergency network is capable of receiving the emergency message;
• and
• initiating a messaging session between the mobile device and the emergency network, the messaging session comprising a first messaging session leg between the mobile device and the cloud server, and a second messaging leg between the cloud server and a browser executing on an emergency network entity of the emergency network.