U.S. FCC Examining Resiliency of U.S. Mobile Networks

The Federal Communications Commission will convene a series of field hearings in 2013 to examine challenges to the nation’s communications networks in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and make recommendations to improve network resiliency. 

Issues to be examined include backup power, ways to increase levels of sharing between networks and resources during emergencies, and other ways to increase overall resiliency during emergenices. 

By some estimates, 25 percent of mobile cell sites were knocked out in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy.  Others mobile network resiliency, though.