Hello everyone,
Japan had an earthquake on Friday that put Toyko to a standstill. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake had shut down mobile phone networks and disrupted landline telephone service. Major telecommunication companies: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. set up emergency phone lines and internet websites for people to leave messages for families and friends to inform of their safety. However, due to amount of people using the services, 90% of calls were restricted to protect Telecom equipment from getting damaged from overload. The companies were reportedly checking damage to towers and cables.
The reason why I picked this article is because of Nippon Telegraph and Telphone Corp. In the time of need, these companies decide to put their information technology together to help those who were looking for family and friends. As a business point of view, this is a great accomplishment. The companies have identified that they are the two major companies for these services. The way they did it is by being able to provide a service after a major earth quake hit - also being reliable. At a customer stand point, if a environmental tragdey such as the one Japan experienced were to happen to me, I would more then likely go to seek services from either company because how reliable they are. I would think, that because the companies made the decision they did, their sales will boost up when the country starts to rebuild everything it has lost.
If you would like to read more about the story, you can click the link:Japan and Communication
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