Keeping people connected during disasters requires looking beyond network coverage
18-09-2026 18:43 via thenextweb.com

Keeping people connected during disasters requires looking beyond network coverage

A communication outage can complicate the decisions people need to make during a disaster. On September 28, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission reported that 74.31% of cell sites in its Hurricane Helene reporting area in North Carolina were out of service. The figure captured a substantial disruption, although the agency cautioned that cell-site outages do […]
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