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September 10th, 2019
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Disaster situations
When a manmade or natural disaster, such as a tornado or hurricane, hits a populated area, communication devices such as cell phones are often impacted, leading to a reduction or inability to communicate for the first responders deployed in the immediate aftermath.
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Salman Ahmad and Prasad Calyam
Dubbed “Panacea’s Cloud,” this self-contained communication tool is a collaboration between Salman Ahmad, left, and Prasad Calyam. The tool provides support — wireless internet, a phone network, and internet-based data storage and processing — for first-responders in a disaster situation who are operating from separate organizations, allowing them to communicate in one cohesive manner. Photo:
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