AT&T has deployed Network Disaster
Recovery (NDR) resources to Chile as a preventive measure to ensure
business continuity of the AT&T node in Santiago. The is in
response to a series of natural disasters and devastating earthquake of February 27, which
was followed by tsunamis and various aftershocks. The NDR resources include trained managers, engineers and
technicians of AT&T's NDR team and a recovery trailer equipped with
high-tech equipment, cables and connections. The professionals have
already prepared the equipment on site in Santiago as part of the of
AT&T's comprehensive business continuity plan.
While the AT&T Global Network node in Chile is currently
operational, AT&T has deployed the NDR resources so that
communications can be restored quickly to customers in the unlikely
event of additional disaster-related disruptions to the network.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in Chile who have
lost their lives, and those who are facing the challenges of the
natural disasters," said Eduardo Farinelli, AT&T Business Solutions
sales center vice president for South America. "In the quest for
recovery, we are committed to supporting our business customers by
providing continuity of international communications with clients,
vendors and other stakeholders."
During the last 15 years, AT&T has invested more than $500
million in its NDR program, which includes specially trained managers,
engineers and technicians from across the United States, as well as a
fleet of more than 300 self-contained equipment trailers and support
vehicles that house the same equipment and components as an AT&T
data-routing or voice-switching center.
Since 1992, the NDR team has been activated more than a dozen
times in response to disasters, including restoring service after the
tornadoes in Oklahoma in 1999; the September 11 attacks at the World
Trade Center in 2001; wildfires in San Diego in 2003 and 2007;
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005; and Hurricanes Gustav, Dolly and
Ike in 2008.
More information on AT&T's NDR program is available at www.att.com/ndr.