Articles tagged with: Earthquake and Satellite
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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Gilat deploys infrastructure in areas affected by earthquake
..d its SkyEdge VSAT platform to provide free telephony in parts of southern Peru which was hit by an earthquake in August, the company said in a statement.SkyEdge is a satellite communications system that delivers voice, broadband data and video servi more
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ITU deploys satellite comm infra in earthquake damage areas
..s in Peru to help restore vital communication links in remote and underserved areas affected by the earthquake that hit the country last month, ITU said in a statement.According to the ITU, this infrastructure is critical for coordinating relief work more
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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
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
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