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A departmental resilience program with county, state and federal dependencies — spectrum, grants and technical partners are required, and technical-feasibility review comes first.
The problem
After a major storm, the first thing to fail is often the network — and with it, 911 alternatives, shelter coordination and the ability to call for help. Tampa needs communications that survive the storm, not just work between storms.
The plan
A satellite and mesh Wi-Fi resilience network keeps emergency communications alive when storms knock out cell towers and internet — connecting command posts, shelters and critical sites.
Technical-feasibility review comes first, and the city says plainly which spectrum, grant and infrastructure partners are required, because this only works with outside cooperation.
How you’ll know it’s working
- Network design and feasibility findings published
- Outside partner agreements secured
- Resilience nodes tested in exercises
- Coverage gaps closed in priority areas
From the Blueprint
- Satellite terminals plus mesh Wi-Fi hardware from established vendors (Viasat, Starlink, Ubiquiti, or Cisco).
- Phase 1 (first 90 days) covers the 10 neighborhoods with highest flood vulnerability.
- Phase 2 (months 4-9) expands to all major neighborhoods.
Sources and research conditions
S01 pp. 139-140
SOURCE-SUPPORTED; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
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