Haiti to receive emergency GSM network from Ericsson

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Ericsson has been requested by the United Nations to deploy its Ericsson Response organization to aid relief work in earthquake-stricken Haiti. Four out of 20 volunteers on stand-by will be sent to set up a container-based mini GSM-system to enable mobile communication in the area. All the volunteers are telecom experts.

UN transportation will be used to send personnel and equipment. According to Rima Qureshi, head of Ericsson Response, aid workers can get their work done faster if they can provide them with the tools to get quickly in touch with the outside world, each other and those most affected by the emergency.

Formed in 2000 with a conviction to provide telecommunication expertise during disasters, Ericsson Response also supported relief work in Congo, Sudan, Indonesia and Philippines in 2009.