{"id":9672,"date":"2017-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"uncategorized\/hurricane-season-highlights-concerns-for-reliable-public-safety-communications-and-telecom-backup-solutions\/"},"modified":"2020-07-29T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:35:51","slug":"highlights-public-safety-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"news\/highlights-public-safety-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Season Highlights Concerns for Reliable Public Safety Communications and Telecom Backup Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PublicRecent natural disasters, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, have highlighted rising concerns surrounding reliable public safety communications and aging 911 technologies. While communication networks have improved<\/a>, the pace of progress for resilient connectivity throughout the nation has not kept up and is still a concern.<\/p>\n

A recent article published by CNN <\/a>highlighted these concerns, \u201cLike most 911 systems in the U.S., Houston’s is based on outdated telephone network technology.\u201d Although it is said to be more advanced than many since the centers can receive SMS text messages, \u201cit needs an overhaul to keep up with the smartphone age.\u201d<\/p>\n

At times like Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, it\u2019s apparent that public safety communications need to be able to stand up against the elements. But, no matter the situation, from hurricanes to blackouts to keeping large-scale venues and educational institutions<\/a> safe, public safety agencies<\/a> across the country must look to update systems dedicated to public safety: FirstNet and NG9-1-1.<\/p>\n

For example, Rockport, Texas, near where Hurricane Harvey made landfall, was the hardest hit, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Approximately 95% of cell sites <\/a>there weren\u2019t working, leaving customers in some counties with limited or no cellphone service. In Florida following Hurricane Irma it is estimated that 64% of the population were without power, approximately 6.7 million people.\u00a0 According to AT&T who is deploying the First Responder Network (FirstNet) 25% of theirs sites were down due to a loss of power.\u00a0 Many AT&T sites do not have permanent generators and reply on battery backup with the capability to attach a mobile generator, however, in a natural disaster situation is the deployment of hundreds of generators practical?<\/p>\n

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says FirstNet hardening will include \u2018bunkering\u2019 and redundant perpetual backup power. Stephenson recently made the statement about AT&T\u2019s commitment to reliability on the FirstNet system during a session at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Brokers Conference<\/a> on September 12, 2017.\u00a0 Although Stephenson didn\u2019t go into specifics, it\u2019s likely this would include additional battery backup and natural gas fueled generators to ensure sites are kept online.<\/p>\n

Proven Results for Public Safety Communication Needs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lexodant Solar Technologyis a leading provider of telecommunication power backup solutions, having designed over 2,500 projects nationwide including AC & DC generators, fuel cells and battery backup solutions. Our responsive engineering solutions provide proven results for all your public safety communications needs.<\/p>\n

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Read more on our blogs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

FirstNet- What You Need to Know<\/a><\/p>\n

Is Your Network Ready For NG9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recent natural disasters, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, have highlighted rising concerns surrounding reliable public safety communications and aging 911 technologies. While communication networks have improved, the pace of progress […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,825],"tags":[606,635,25,636,637],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHurricane Season Highlights Concerns for Public Safety Communications<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Outdated public safety communications can't be relied on when disasters occur. 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