CapRock launches communications disaster recovery service

US-based CapRock Communications has launched a pre-packaged communication service program designed specifically for the 2005 hurricane season. Aimed at disaster relief agencies, public utilities, hospitals and any business in the affected region, the self contained ‘DR-250’ communications package includes all the equipment and service needed to get back online with both telephone and broadband data services, immediately after a storm.

CapRock's DR-250 package is a complete portable business communications kit that includes a trailer-mounted satellite antenna, integrated satellite networking gateway, uninterruptible power supply, telephones, and facsimile. The equipment package provides direct access to the public telephone network and always-on broadband Internet access with speeds up to 256 kbps. For a one-time fee, the system is reserved and kept on stand-by for each specific customer, for the duration of the hurricane season. The reservation guarantees that, in the event of a storm, the system is ready and waiting to re-establish communications, wherever the customer needs it. If deployed, the customer pays a flat rate monthly fee for as long as they need to use the equipment. Once normal communications is restored, the customer returns the equipment, with no further obligation.

The DR-250 package is currently available for reservation and deployment anywhere in the continental United States. CapRock can develop custom solutions for international applications.

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•Date: 20th June 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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