Cell broadcasts can send information only to recipients in specific parts of the cellular network.

Cell broadcast is widely deployed since year 2008.

Specifically, the MXE handles short message service, cell broadcast, voice mail, fax mail, email, and notification.

Not all operators have the Cell Broadcast messaging function activated in their network yet, and many handsets do not have the capability to support cell broadcast.

Cell Broadcast is not as affected by traffic load; therefore, it may be usable during a disaster when load spikes tend to crash networks, as the 7 July 2005 London bombings showed.