[Ndr] just fyi

[Martin Hannigan]

Nick,

Aren't most of the NGOs deploying VSATs servicing mostly government? Do
they serve the public as well? If the latter, yeah, good intentions.



On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 4:16 AM, Nicholas Harland <nharland at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
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