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?

Communication equipment for emergencies, disaster response, and humanitarian aid MUST be portable to be truly effective (and water MUST be potable). You never know where the next disaster will strike (although we have a good idea of where the real dung will hit the fan when they do).

Pre-positioning communications assets is a reasonable strategy (hope for help isn’t) when resource constraints aren’t a big concern – but when will that ever be the case? Consider portable communications systems for those times you don’t want to think about. They can be easily kept ready and quickly transported to wherever they are needed.

Be sure the portable systems you consider include capabilities for multiple people to coordinate locally (among each other on scene) as well as remotely (connect to help and resources out of the immediate area) using voice, data, and video communications tools… and DON’T FORGET ABOUT POWER!