Early restoration of communication equipment Established a specialized team in the event of a disaster Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications June 24, 5:40
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has established a specialized team to assist in the early restoration of communication equipment in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, considering the long-term communication failure that occurred due to a typhoon last year.
It was established as "Disaster Telecom Support Team = MIC-TEAM", and it has about 150 members, including staff from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the General Communications Bureau in each region.
When a large-scale natural disaster occurs or is likely to occur, it will be dispatched to local governments in the disaster-stricken area according to the scale and location of the disaster, and will work in cooperation with a telecommunications company to investigate damage related to information and communications and restore It means that we will provide technical support.
In addition, it will use mobile power supply vehicles deployed at general communication stations to secure power for communication equipment and rent equipment to open temporary radio stations that convey disaster information.
Typhoons No. 15 and No. 19 last fall were unable to supply electricity to mobile phone base stations, making it difficult to connect in large areas such as Kanto and Tohoku.
As the number of large-scale disasters increases, telecommunications companies are also strengthening countermeasures such as increasing the backup power source for base stations.