Weather Alert- prepare Your Network for the Unknown: Wildfires, Snowstorms, Tornado/hurricanes

Abstract Description: The frequency and severity of disaster situations are on the rise, largely because of climate change. As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, communities around the world are facing unprecedented challenges in responding to and recovering from disasters.
Utilities play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of infrastructure throughout their communities. In the event of a natural disaster or an attack, utilities existing communication infrastructure may become damaged or disrupted and as a result, and require a disaster recovery communications solution that can be quickly deployed to ensure continuous connectivity to support efficient coordination of resources during disaster recovery.
This presentation will discuss a solution for rapid response involves packaging secure voice, IP optical transport and wireless communication network elements in a hardened enclosure for rapid response in disaster scenarios. We’ll discuss the attributes of such a solution as well as some use-cases where it has been deployed such as supporting military rapid response for the Turkish earthquake in 2023.