Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are taking steps to protect their networks from Tropical Storm Barry, which is due to make landfall as a hurricane in the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi on 20 July, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm has already caused flooding across much of Louisiana, with more than 10 inches falling at New Orleans International Airport.
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are taking steps to protect their networks from Tropical Storm Barry, which is due to make landfall as a hurricane in the US states of Louisiana and Mississippi on 20 July, according to the National Hurricane Center. Verizon is preparing surveillance drones, readying portable emergency equipment to restore lost connections and adding portable cell sites to ensure that emergency teams along with state and federal agencies, businesses and consumers remain connected to its network, said Verizon CTO Kyle Malady.