disaster preparedness

Smart Communications and Lynk Global have expanded tests of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity to Batangas, examining how the technology could provide emergency communications when terrestrial mobile networks are disrupted by disasters.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have launched a technical collaboration aimed at strengthening the government's Geospatial Analytics & Technology Solutions (GATES) program, a flagship initiative designed to integrate geospatial, climate, and hazard data into a unified platform for disaster risk reduction and evidence-based policymaking.

NGA 911 -- known globally for its next-generation 911 emergency communications technology -- recently introduced its solution into the country.

Mobile operator Smart Communications recently showed off its disaster preparedness programs and technologies at the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter event held last Jan. 24 in Clark, Pampanga.