When Texas faced extreme cold earlier this year and the state’s autonomous power grid failed, A lot of people are unable to use their phones to access the Internet and get information about the evolving situation.

Climate change is สมัครสมาชิก สล็อต making once-in-a-lifetime weather events more frequent and forcing service providers to adapt.On Tuesday, Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) unveiled Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response (THOR), a THOR builder using a modified Ford F650 truck. The front of the car has seats for the driver and five passengers,

while the “command center” you see at the back has room for three. THOR can bring 5G and satellite connectivity to areas where natural disasters might impede access. The network failed or there was no connection in the first place.

Verizon envisions THOR as providing assistance to first responders and the military. “In almost every situation,” whether it’s wildfires in California or after hurricanes in Florida. are just some examples The company developed the prototype with the help of Pentagon’s NavalX and SoCal TechBridge. Drones also come with drones that can be used for search and rescue operations. and collect information about the disaster