T-Mobile said in its latest update more than 95 percent...
T-Mobile said in its latest update more than 95 percent of its network in the Northeast is now operational. “The lack of commercial power and the need to deploy mobile generators always complicates recovery efforts, but that was only part…
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of the challenge,” T-Mobile said. “Additional challenges include getting wireline (backhaul) connections and, of course, gaining access to areas that were severely damaged by storm surges that created devastating flooding.” T-Mobile said late Tuesday it’s preparing for the winter storm expected to hit New York and New Jersey starting Wednesday: “Additional engineers have arrived in the NY and NJ region, and have now joined our local rapid response teams to provide even more on-the-ground support. We are preparing our staging areas and equipment, and readying for this new storm.” AT&T said Tuesday more than 98 percent of its facilities in the Northeast are up and running. “AT&T is also taking steps to protect its network and recovery assets deployed in the region given potential weather changes in the coming days,” the carrier said. Among these steps is “fortifying fuel distribution to more than 3,000 generators deployed in the impacted area, including those positioned at cell sites and other key locations” and “shifting and staging resources and critical equipment … to less vulnerable locations,” AT&T said.