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Article: PACTEC Centers Provide Communications for Tsunami Relief Workers
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- February 17, 2005
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Wireless News
02-17-2005
PACTEC Centers Provide Communications for Tsunami Relief Workers
WIRELESS NEWS-17 February 2005-PACTEC Centers Provide Communications for Tsunami Relief Workers (C)2005 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com
PACTEC announced that it now has two emergency communications centers in operation in Indonesia to support tsunami relief workers, supplemented by technology from SDN Global of Charlotte, N.C.
The centers, located in United Nations Base Camps in Banda Aceh and Meulaboh and also referred to as "Internet cafes," use Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems to provide high- speed Internet data and voice services for relief workers.
The centers also ...