Eutelsat, Elara and TSF Help Restore Telecomms in Haiti after Hurricane

Eutelsat’s work in Haiti with TSF and Elara. Photo: Eutelsat

[Via Satellite 11-01-2016] Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF), the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) specializing in emergency telecommunications, together with Eutelsat and Elara Comunicaciones, has arrived in southern Haiti to help begin restoring telecommunications on the island after Hurricane Matthew, considered the most damaging hurricane to hit the Caribbean since 2007.

The TSF team, with the help of trained volunteers, has mobilized through Haiti to support families that had no way to make calls after the natural disaster. Their efforts, along with those of Haitian civil protection authorities, have allowed communities affected by Hurricane Matthew to remain connected.

Eutelsat has enabled services to be routed through the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite and an IP cloud configured by Elara Comunicaciones, which consolidates and increases communications efforts in Haiti.