Telecommunications operators are alerting. They are worried about the consequences of power outages in their network. Before a defense council is due to take place on Friday to discuss the subject, the Federation of French Telecommunications Operators (FFTelecoms) is warning of a disaster scenario. “Without power, mobile relays no longer work, but 95% of emergency communications go through these networkswarns Lisa Bellou, General Secretary of Bouygues Telecom and President of FFTelecoms. To reduce transportation costs, employees who can can be asked to telecommute. But what if the internet goes down due to a power outage?“. Operators are primarily afraid of de-loading procedures, i.e. cutting off the power supply to their installations. These cuts can happen by geographic area, only areas with hospitals will save this type of…
Source: Le Figaro
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