One of the most frightening aspects of a natural disaster can be the toll it takes on communication infrastructure. The inability of survivors to contact friends or family, call for help, or give ...

When Facebook launched the Open Compute Project (OCP) about five years ago, networking was simply less complicated than it is now -- the social network's 40G infrastructure supported its text and ...

This backpack may not look much, but it has impressive hidden depths: it contains all the kit you need to establish an ad hoc mobile network in just ten minutes—perfect for those working in disaster ...

Vodafone's philanthropic arm, the Vodafone Foundation, has today announced a mobile network in a backpack that can be deployed in just 10 minutes, enabling aid workers to carry out life-saving work in ...