Vizada to the Rescue, Again
Once more, Vizada, a provider of global satellite communications solutions, will support Télécoms Sans Frontières (Telecom Without Borders) in its humanitarian missions throughout 2008.
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TSF Continues Their Good ComWorks In Bangladesh
Télécoms Sans Frontières' mission in Bangladesh after the strike on the country by Cyclone Sidr on November 15th finds the team continuing their needs assessment as far as emergecy telecom for rescue teams is concerned.
Read MoreTSF Responds To Bangladesh Disaster With Com Equipment
Bangladesh is facing the worst disaster to have struck the country in ten years. Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) already set up two Emergency Communication Centers in Barisal and Barguna, two focal points for humanitarian aid coordination in cyclone Sidr affected regions.
Read MoreMSV’s SMART, Brings CritComm Aid To Emergency Situations
Mobile Satellite Ventures’ (MSV) announced today that more than 230 federal, state, and local government sites representing more than 24 new offices and regional locations have signed up for Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (SMART) since the inception of the program in August of 2007. SMART groups, functioning throughout North America, operate on the MSV satellite communications network.
Read MoreC-COM Antennas At Work During Mexican Flooding
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. [TSXV: CMI], in cooperation with its Mexican reseller Jaba Networks, has deployed a number of its iNetVu Mobile satellite antennas to assist medical authorities with the flood emergency in Mexico.
Read MoreAST Australia Assists Fire Fighting Cause
Applied Satellite Technology Australia Pty Ltd, an Iridium value-added reseller, has won a major contract from the Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) West Australian Fire Management Services.
Read MoreGRT Brings Relief To The Red Cross
Global Relief Technologies, LLC has been selected by the American Red Cross to equip a cadre of Red Cross disaster relief professionals with GRT’s patented Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) product. RDMS will do much to augment the Red Cross’ disaster response communications capability.
Read MoreMoving On Up… At Global Relief Technologies
Global Relief Technologies provides rapid data management services to help governmental and non-governmental organizations and private companies involved in disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, homeland security, emergency prepared and crisis monitoring. The GRT solution allows users located anywhere in the world to collect mission-critical field data on easy-to-use handheld devices and to seamlessly transmit that data on a secure basis to a virtual network operation center (VNOC). The company is delighted to announce the addition of Richard J. Gustafson as its Executive Vice President of Operations.
Read MoreSpacenet Drives Solutions To Emergency Situations
When it comes to disaster recovery and first-responder action, a vehicle outfitted with all of the necessary communication equipment is mandatory. To ensure such is part of their role in emergency events, Spacenet Inc. has intro’d their new mobile Emergency Communications Vehicle, which serves as a transportable command post typically deployable in ten minutes or less to provide converged data, voice and video communications.
Read MoreDue To Latin American Weather Disasters, Additional TSF Centers Deployed
Last Tuesday, the category 5 hurricane known as Felix devastated Northern Nicaragua, with the potential disaster victims to exceed 500,000 in number. Télécoms Sans Frontières has once again responded with emergency satphone communications, while continuing their work in Pisco, Peru.
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