Take Your Network with You!

For better or worse – we live in a networked world. Even in the remote Hida Alps on a recent trip to Japan (to participate in the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Sukyo Mahikari) – telephone and Internet connections were in demand for my fellow travelers who had made the trip to make a spiritual connection (with the spiritual lineage of Light). From this remote location, they felt the need to stay connected with people on the other side of the globe.

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OODAkit FAQs

Here are the OODAkit FAQs. But if we missed your questions, please post it the comment field below so we can include it!

Mobile Satellite Broadband – Expensive Huh!?

Many people are under the impression that satellite communications are expensive. Well – it’s really all relative.

Nearly all satellite service providers have customizable plans to match an organization’s budget constraints. Numerous satellite-based Internet services at remote (fixed) locations are available with monthly fees typically ranging from $49 to $99 (competitive with terrestrial rates).

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Communications Portability

Much like having no potable water, having communications assets that aren’t portable is not all that useful. Imagine if your cell phone were the size of your suitcase (or even as small as your laptop). Just how useful would that be?

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Resiliency=f(comms)

Organizational resiliency is a function of available communications which is a direct function of your preparedness posture. Without communications you are up zee creek (if there’s any water left)! Ok if there’s no water left you are really up zee creek! Better call somebody…oh darn…the phones aren’t working and the power is out! … Geez my cell phone battery is dead…oh well the cell service is down too. – Now what! … Hope I can find my car keys.

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Are We Prepared? Why Bother?

Did  you ever think to ask your local first responders (fire, police, emergency management)  how prepared we are for natural disasters?

Is your local community sufficiently prepared to meet the needs of you and your neighbors when a disaster strikes? Do you know who is responsible, what resources they can access, and how quickly they can respond?

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Never Forget Disaster while Enjoying Peace

Complacency turns mere emergencies into disasters. Much like taking the blessings of nature for granted has yielded a fragile environment intolerant of more abuse,  postponing disaster preparedness because it’s been awhile is like piling combustible materials in the direct path of a raging forest fire. It will burn out of control.

Do you ever wonder why most experts suggest stockpiling 2 weeks of critical supplies when, until recently, the recommendation has been 3 days?

Timely Connections for Uncertain Times

OODAkits provide global Internet access and phone service – with power – to a small team.