[Ndr] just fyi

[Nicholas Harland]

I'm sure this person means well, but there are already several fully funded
NGO/Private efforts to restore some voice & sms service rapidly, including
one that includes operating equipment on licensed frequency (with
permission) along with transparent satellite backhaul - similar to how
digicell restored their service in the BVI

I received a sitrep from a communications team on the ground today:

The situation on the ground is this: communications are essentially
non-existent. This is making it very difficult for everyone, including
local, and federal governments to operate and coordinate. Fuel is a big
issue, but relief is just around the corner. Macro has hundreds of loaded
fuel trucks inbound to help critical facilities like hospitals, water
treatment facilities, etc. Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T both have their top
teams here repairing the networks, but it will be a long time until there’s
complete service restoration without the need for generator. Power and
electricity will remain down until linesman and trucks begin work on
repairing the lines, which won’t happen in earnest until the fuel situation
stabilizes. Most of the big telco companies are bringing very large
security teams, but it’s unclear whether this is totally necessary, or if
it’s just an over-precaution. Satellite phones are a hot commodity down
here; pallets are arriving almost daily for government teams and civilians
looking for a temporary solution until the telcos are stable.

Nick Harland


On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:17 PM, Stanford Mings <stanford at tech.vi> wrote:

> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/765192936/deployable-em
> ergency-network-for-puerto-rico
>
> Stanford T. Mings Jr. ~Technologist  ~
> stanford at tech.vi ~ http://www.tech.vi ~ 340-344-8207 <(340)%20344-8207>
>
> VI Technical Services, LLC ~ 9160 Estate Thomas ~
> Suite 195 ~ St. Thomas, VI, 00802
>
> _______________________________________________
> ndr mailing list
> ndr at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/ndr
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/ndr/attachments/20170930/aa934fba/attachment.html>