Tonga Tsunami Disconnection Shows Why We Need Robust Undersea Network Links
Phone services have been restored but it will take weeks for a ship to repair breaks in the only cable connecting Tonga to the internet.
Free CDR Analytics Toolkit Released by Not-for-Profit
Tracking the movement of people improves decision-making after natural disasters or outbreaks of disease. It can also improve commercial decisions too.
Communication at the Edge of the World
New Zealand is a long way from other countries, and most of it is sparsely populated. So how would they maintain telecoms services if confronted by a natural disaster?
Contingency Communication Following a Catastrophic Failure
Important lessons were learned about comms resiliency after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017.
Responding to Disasters with Mobile Phone Data
Much is said about exploiting the value of customer data. Mobile phone networks know a lot about their customers, and this prompts technologists and marketeers…
Irene: Losing and Gaining
They say every cloud has a silver lining. Finding an upside to tropical storm Irene, which battered the East coast of the USA, may not…