ericsson response © 2002 gsm in emergency relief ericsson response dag nielsen
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Ericsson Response © 2002
GSM in Emergency Relief
GSM in Emergency Relief
Ericsson ResponseEricsson Response
Dag NielsenDag Nielsen
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Business has a greater roleBusiness has a greater role
Changes in perceived roles, responsibilities and expectations
–government–public sector–corporations
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Response to humanitarian disasters Partnership with United Nations and
Red Cross / Red Crescent Global and Local response programs
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When a disaster hits
Pakistan
Peru
India
El Salvador
USA
AlgeriaAfghanistan
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India January 2001
Gujarat
7.9 on the Richter scale
GSM down in the whole state
Gandhidham
GSM sites very badly damaged
Bhuj
No existing GSM network
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Existing infrastructure
Local networks
Relief organizations
Temporary GSM network
Coverage
Users
Afghanistan January 2002
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Disaster preparedness
Disaster Response starts now
Standards
Laws and regulation
Tampere Convention
Why GSM
Global Standards
Laws and regulations
Future R&D investments
Applications and terminals
Future emergency relief requirements
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When there is a need to communicate Ericsson is there.
When there is a need to communicate Ericsson is there.