Cellular communication has revolutionized the way we communicate in disaster relief and management situations. This technology offers many benefits, including real-time communication, quick response, and easy accessibility. However, there are also some challenges that need to be addressed to… Read More…
The Bernalillo County Office of Emergency Management (BCEM) operates a state-of-the-art emergency management system to help effectively coordinate the use of county, state and federal resources to protect the lives and health of county citizens and visitors from the effects of natural or human-caused disasters… Read more…
Mia Silva is the Public Safety Director for a large municipality along the southeastern coast of the USA. When disasters strike, it falls to her to coordinate emergency relief efforts across all the departments under her supervision. One year, after a hurricane made landfall, power lines and broadband communications went down across…Read more…
Zach is the EM Coordinator for an Emergency Operations Center. When disasters strike his county, it falls to him and his team to coordinate emergency relief efforts county-wide. When a hurricane made landfall last year and power lines and broadband communications went down, he found himself in the dark, along with thousands of… Read more…
Hurricane Florence was the first major storm of 2018, the storm first impacted North Carolina on September 12, 2018. When the internet went out at the Harnett County EOC, the USAT TRaCK Box got them back online fast. Read more…
Lt. Daniels is a key member of the Emergency Operations Center in Ocean County. It falls to him to ensure the rapid deployment of critical response teams and to coordinate their efforts in the field. Without the ability to rapidly connect his teams, coordinating those teams is next to impossible. Read more…
Cradlepoint Helps Arm Responders & Keep Communities Safe During Hurricane Season Ruggedized, Mobile & Always-On Network Connectivity Maximizes Communications for Responders During Disasters The last three years of hurricane seasons …
FirstNet Moves Forward with New Board Members, Vision for Maximizing Network Impact for Public Safety Board Chair Moves FirstNet Authority into New Phase Focused on Innovation, Investment for Public Safety’s …
A NetCloud Engine Success Story from USAT’s Dan Drinkwalter Dan Drinkwalter, USAT’s TOLA regional account manager, was wrapping up a two-week vacation to Medellin, Colombia when Hurricane Irma hit. The …
When natural disasters strike — and they do, in various forms, all year long — every person and group views the devastation differently. When Hurricane Katrina destroyed vast swaths of the Gulf Coast in 2005, telecommunications companies and their equipment manufacturers – such as CradlePoint, Sierra Wireless, and Digi… Read More…
