Good old-fashioned two-way radios (VHF/UHF police/fire/ham-type handheld
transceivers) will be the most immediately-useful communications tool.
Broadband wireless will be much further down on the list.
Rafael O. Quezada wrote:
Wireless Internet is probably the only viable means
for rescue and relief workers to communicate. Cellular
as well as conventional telephony is down.
Additionally, in terms of tracking data and making
informed decisions from command centers,
Internet-transmitted information in the form of text,
pictures, video, etc., is a far more effective tool
than telephone.
Go ahead and throw up, now... I'm sure you'll spill it
on your feet.
ROQ
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