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Articles tagged with: Earthquake
Humanitarian Relief Charity Flies Telecoms Experts to Peru Earthquake Region
..ents contact friends and family to let them know they are safe. As telecoms in the earthquake region have been reported as seriously damaged, TSF is rushing to send a team from the base at Managua, Nicaragua. This first team touched down in Lima yes more
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Ericsson Providing Emergency Telecoms for Humanitarian Operations
..satellite. WIDER was first installed and utilized in the aftermath of the severe earthquake in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. This natural disaster killed more than 70,000 people and left millions homeless in October 2005. In Pakistan, Ericsson employees in more
TSF deploys Emergency Communications for Tsunami Hit Solomon Islands
..s Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams (UNDAC).Following the tsunami provoked by an earthquake measured 8.0 on the Richter scale with its epicentre situated 350km North West of Honiara, capital of Solomons, the archipelago's government declared more
Emergency Telecoms Aid on Standby for Indonesian Earthquake Victims
Following the powerful earthquake which struck the island of Sumatra, near Padang, at 10.49 local time, Telecoms San Frontiers (TSF) says that it is on standby and ready to deploy an emergency crew if needed. more
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Emergency Telecoms Provided for Indonesian Earthquake
Following the Indonesian earthquake at the weekend, the communications charity, Telecoms Sans Frontieres has sent a delegation to assist in providing emergency telecoms services to aid workers and displaced people who want to call worried relatives. Teams from TSF South East Asia, reinforced by TSF Europe, have been sent to the area most affected, Yogyakarta in the south of Java, arriving on Sunday. More than 200,000 people have been affected by the catastrophe and at least 5,100 have been killed according to initial estimates. more
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Extending Coverage in Pakistan
..f US$10 million. The need for improved wireless communications was heightened following the 2005 earthquake in the area. Aid efforts were severely affected by the lack of even rudimentary communications services.The current telecoms facilities in the more
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Telenor Attacked In Islamic Cartoon Controversy
..,000 protesters pelted stones at the Telenor office in Attock and set it on fire. Some customers have also started boycotting the network and are urging other Telenor customers to switch from the network to other mobile operators." more
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Toshiba: No Plans To Build US$6 Billion Singapore Chip Plant
..anufacturers are seeking to build new foundries away from the earthquake zone. The report also said the Economic Development Board of Singapore is believed to be in negotiations with Toshiba and SanDisk as part of its quest to attract foreign investm more
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Pakistan Earthquake: TSF runs Satellite Telecoms Centre for rescue efforts
..Sans Frontieres (Telecoms Without Borders) arrived in Pakistan on October 9th, the day after the earthquake and installed a satellite Telecoms Centre for rescue teams near Muzaffarabad heliport where hundreds of injured people are waiting to be evacu more
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NTT DoCoMo Tightens Security Measures After Info Leak
..ome mobile phone subscribers who had received special discounts after the Mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake in 2004. The Tokyo-based mobile communications company said in a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the new measu more
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