As Hurricane Harvey set its sight on
the Texas and Louisiana coasts, carriers employed strategies to keep
wireless technologies that keep people in touch and critical systems
online. As the storm advanced, preparation
included topping off fuel generators, testing high-capacity back-up
batteries at cell sites and protecting physical facilities against
flooding.
AT&T bulked up its Network
Disaster Recovery program and said it has more than 700 pieces of
equipment to deploy to disaster areas. Its
Cell on Wheels, Cell on Light Trucks, trailers and generators available
are capable of maintaining its wireless network, if permanent macro
towers happen to be offline. “We’ve worked for the past few days to
position equipment and crews to respond to the storm,” said Dave
Nichols, president, AT&T Texas. “We’re closely linked with Texas
public officials in their storm response efforts.” Continue Reading
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