JUST IN: At least 6 people have died and several are still unaccounted for as catastrophic wildfires rage on Maui, the island's mayor says
on the island, preventing people from calling emergency services or updating loved ones about their status, according to authorities.. Cell service is down. Phone service is down," Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke told CNN on Wednesday morning.can sometimes threaten cell towers, most are strong enough to handle the worst that even a Category 5 hurricane can bring. Fire, however, complicates the issue.
If a tower collapses, cell networks could take months to restore. But if carriers are able and prepared to do restorations with mobile backup units, it could bring limited service back within hours, O'Donnell said.when cell towers go down. Cell towers have backup technology built in, but this is typically done through optical fiber cables or microwave links, according to Dimitris Mavrakis, senior researcher at ABI Research. However, if something extraordinary happens, such as interaction with rampant fires, these links may experience"catastrophic failures and leave cells without a connection to the rest of the world.
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