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Articles tagged with: Earthquake
Telecoms Aid Charity Still Working in Earthquake Hit Indonesia
..aster relief charity, Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has provided an update on its work in the earthquake hit regions in Indonesia. On September 30th, a 7.6 earthquake struck West Sumatra, affecting more than 3.3 million people. A second quake more
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Chinese Operators to Spend Nearly $3 Billion on Earthquake Repairs
..(US$2.93 billion) during 2009 to repair and upgrades networks affected by the Sichuan Province earthquake. According to the announcement, China Telecom will invest US$1.47 billion), China Telecom US$1.26 billion, and China Unicom US$483.74 mill more
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Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
..innovate with mobile use in emergency response situations as well as in closed country environments. John West has pioneered use of new technologies for media applications in developing countries since running instant message chats live from Bag more
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Cell phones using lens-free imaging promise to improve health monitoring
..okyo and Kyushu University interested in earthquake preparedness. more
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Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Pakistani Earthquake Victims
Reacting to the 6.5 earthquake in Pakistan Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) deployed a team of emergency telecommunications specialist on Friday. TSFÃ's team which includes a volunteer of the Asian Institute of Technology took off from its Asian base in Bangkok and landed in the capital Islamabad to be deployed to the affected Province of Balotchistan as soon as possible. more
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Mobile phone technology brings robot swarm to research labs
..g-term possible applications for swarm robotics are in earthquake scenarios, environmental monitoring, and the field of space science. more
MEMSIC Blames Chinese Earthquake for Lower Q2 Financial Expectations
.. for the second quarter of 2008 - citing reduced demand following China's recent devastating earthquake. For the second quarter of 2008, MEMSIC anticipates revenue in the range of $5.5 to $5.6 million, compared to a prior expectation of revenue more
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China Earthquake Costs Near US$1 Billion for Telco Operators
..estimates from China's telecoms operators has reported that the recent Sichuan earthquake has cost them RMB6.72 billion (US$960 million) - mainly due to infrastructure damage. The earthquake has damaged some 28,700 base stations, toppled over 1 more
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Strong Aftershock Distrupts Repaired Telecoms Networks in China
.. has knocked out telecoms networks which had only just been repaired following the devastating earthquake earlier this week. The aftershock, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, shook Lixian County which is barely 50km from the epicentre of Mond more
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China Unicom Chairman:Telecom Indus Revamp to Come Soon
..than 70% of its base stations that were damaged in Monday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province. He said the company doesn't expect a major impact on the company's results. Chang said the company has more than 3,000 base stations in Sichuan, more
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