In numerous places around the globe there are no infrastructure such as power and/or water plants. Disasters are going to happen regardless, therefore an effective plan must be in place to help get the relief that’s needed to assist those impacted. For UNICEF to give relief voice and data communication is necessary.
Volunteers will need access to data and voice communication, so they are able to communicate with other volunteers, central command and partners in the hardest hit disaster areas. Where interruption due to violence or weather may continue for an unseen amount of time. Any network will need to be easily accessible locally, as well as be able to connect globally. To coordinate supplies. This type of network solution will need to be energy independent, relying on generators, solar power or other sources of energy.
As imagined, this can be an overwhelming task to communicate with the many parties involved in an area affected by disaster with fragile infrastructure most likely devastated if not demolished.
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It gives solders 4G access to communicate with headquarters as well as air support above. Harris an innovating leader “introduced a backpack version of its award-winning KnightHawk™ mobile tactical cellular network solution that provides warfighters with high-bandwidth connectivity and enables the use of smart apps at the tactical edge of the battlefield”. (2012) UNICEF staff could take their smart phones, laptops, or tablets and communicate in any environment. This is a cellular network in a box. Even though, UNICEF is not on a battlefield, but this gives them the capability to communicate just like a soldier in any