Verizon Frontline supports Hurricane Ida response and recovery
September 01 2021 - 12:00PM
The Verizon Response Team arrived in Southeastern Louisiana Monday
to deliver Verizon Frontline technology to first responders
conducting search and rescue and disaster response operations in
some of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ida.
The Verizon Response Team was activated last week and
pre-positioned just outside of the expected storm track, enabling a
rapid response effort when conditions permitted and allowing the
team to quickly distribute mission-critical communication
technology to federal, state and local government and public safety
agencies operating in storm-damaged areas of Louisiana.
Collaborating with emergency management officials across
impacted regions of the state, the Verizon Response Team has
deployed a wide range of Verizon Frontline technology, including
Satellite Pico-cells on Trailers (SPOTs), network extenders,
routers, mobile hotspots and phones to provide critical voice and
data service to public safety professionals dealing with the
devastation left in the wake of the powerful, Category 4 storm.
The Verizon Response Team is expected to remain on scene as long
as needed to assist public safety agencies as they continue to
conduct search and rescue operations and deal with widespread power
outages, flooding and catastrophic storm damage.
This support, part of a nationwide activation of Verizon
disaster response assets, provided at the request of the local
public safety officials, represents a continuation of Verizon
Public Sector’s commitment to working alongside our partners in
public safety and government.
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology built
for first responders – developed over nearly three decades of
partnership with public safety officials and agencies – to meet
their unique needs. From network priority and preemption and a
commitment to real interoperability, to developing and delivering
the most innovative product roadmap, Verizon Frontline is built on
America’s most reliable network1, and will be able to harness the
transformative power of 5G.
The Verizon Response Team provides on-demand, emergency
assistance during crisis situations to government agencies,
emergency responders, nonprofits and communities on a 24/7/365
basis. Verizon Response team members provide Verizon Frontline
technology including portable cell sites, WiFi hotspots, free
charging stations and other devices and solutions that enable
communications and/or boost network performance.
1 Rankings based on the RootMetrics® US, state, and metro
RootScore® Reports: 2H 2013-1H 2021. Tested with best commercially
available smartphones on 3 national mobile networks across all
available network types combined. Your experiences may vary. Not a
specific finding as to 5G networks. The RootMetrics award is not an
endorsement of Verizon.
Media contact:Eric
Durieeric.durie@verizon.com(516) 382-8219
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