[EAS] Cell Reliability

[Tim Stoffel]

How was the wireline telecomm system? The Central offices> If they weren't up, the cell system wouldn't be much good, either.

Did any cell towers (or any other towers, for that matter) go down?

Somehow, I think the cell phone folks think an event like this is not possible. They are too busy counting small portraits of Presidents.

Tim Stoffel

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From: EAS [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bill Ruck

We all know that the cellular industry pushes back from being required to have high reliability and backup power.  Yes they do have generator connections at most cell sites and a few mobile generators in a yard somewhere but they do not have full backup power everywhere.

That is why when bad things happen any cellular based system -- even FirstNet -- is doomed.

Bill Ruck
Curmudgeon
San Francisco