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Creating a high-speed internet lane for emergency situations

  • Written by Nirmala Shenoy, Professor of Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageIn an emergency, responders' telecommunications could get delayed by overloaded networks.City of Hampton, Virginia

During large disasters, like hurricanes, wildfires and terrorist attacks, people want emergency responders to arrive quickly and help people deal with the crisis. In order to do their best, police, medics, firefighters and those who...

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