AT&T to stage network disaster recovery drill in South Florida

AT&T will conduct a network disaster recovery (NDR) exercise, designed to test and evaluate how well the company can respond to a simulated disaster that destroys a South Florida-area central office, the data-routing and voice-switching centre at the heart of a telecommunications network.

The six-day exercise will begin today, April 29th, as 30 AT&T state-of-the-art tractor-trailers roll into the Pompano Harness Track in Pompano Beach, Fla., the venue for the exercise.

AT&T's NDR exercises, which are conducted throughout the United States several times a year, ensure that communications can be restored quickly to the company's government, business and consumer clients if a disaster damages or destroys part of its network. They are part of the company's comprehensive array of business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities.

"The NDR drill is a pivotal component of AT&T's business continuity and disaster recovery program," said John Kern, director of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery Program.

AT&T will follow up on its NDR exercise on Tuesday, May 4th, with a ‘Networking Leaders Forum’ that brings together AT&T executives, business customers and outside experts to discuss the latest trends in business continuity and disaster recovery.

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•Date: 29th April 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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