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ITU Develops Satellite Services Standards for Disasters (3/10/10)
New International Telecommunication Union (ITU) radiocommunication standards for satellite services have been approved to facilitate early warning, rapid response and relief operations in the event of natural disasters.
Recommendation ITU-R S.1001-2 provides information on the range of radio frequencies that can be used by fixed-satellite service (FSS) systems for emergency and disaster relief operations.
Recommendation ITU-R M.1854 provides information on the range of radio frequencies for mobile-satellite service (MSS) to enable a variety of functions such as voice and data communications, field reporting, data collection, position information and image transmission.
In the event of natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes that spread devastation in Haiti and Chile, there is an urgent need for a reliable telecommunication link for use in relief operations. ITU joined international efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Haiti, Chile and other disaster-hit areas and deployed satellite terminals and earth stations to re-establish basic communication links.
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