Climate Change Drives Need for Network Resilience: Report
A new Analysys Mason report says mobile wireless operators are under increasing pressure to make their networks more resilient in the face of climate change. In Norway, the nation’s regulator launched the Enhanced Electronic Communications (EEC) program in 2014, following…
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Cyclone Dagmar in 2011, which damaged mobile networks. The EEC requires that providers have back-up power of at least 72 hours and redundant backhaul to at least one mobile radio access site per municipality and at least one physically diverse redundant backhaul route, including one that’s fiber-based. “Telecoms networks, particularly mobile networks, are becoming increasingly affected by natural disasters (for example, storms, floods and wildfires) worldwide due to the effects of climate change, resulting in prolonged network outages,” the report said. It urges that nations develop a tailored approach: “Resilience measures should consider factors such as geographical characteristics, demographics, statistics of natural disaster events and the quality and robustness of the existing infrastructure (including backhaul connectivity and power grid networks).”