AT&T Providing Wireless Communications Support to Washington National Guard's "Evergreen Tremors" Disaster Preparedness Exercise in Renton

AT&T Vanguard is providing communications support to the Washington National Guard Exercise, “Evergreen Tremors.” The exercise is being conducted in Renton now to test and improve the community’s overall preparedness for an emergency event. The fictional exercise simulates a large earthquake event. For more information about the exercise visit: http://mil.wa.gov/blog/news/post/washington-national-guard-to-conduct-statewide-earthquake-readiness-exercise

The AT&T Remote Mobility Zone (ARMZ) communication system is providing connectivity where there is no cellular or data service from standard Macro towers. If these towers are destroyed or knocked off line, ARMZ is deployed and used to establish communications between emergency respond agencies for recovery effort. The exercise is running all day and night from June 17 to June 24 at the King County Emergency Communications facility in Renton.

The AT&T Remote Mobility Zone (ARMZ) communication system has been deployed in real disaster situations, such as tornados, wild fires, gas explosions, and more in the Pacific Northwest, including: flooding in Oregon, the Oso Mud Slide, Okanogan fires and I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse.

Business, government and public safety agencies can be better prepared for natural or man-made disasters with the help of AT&T Remote Mobility Zone, which provides mobile voice and data services in the absence of wireless coverage. Designed to support essential communications, AT&T Remote Mobility Zone allows organizations to set up their own cell sites during a disaster scenario.

AT&T is the first carrier to supply a customer-deployable model for mobility recovery to help with disaster recovery and business continuity efforts. AT&T Mobility Vanguard Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, can install permanent cell sites for customers that work in these areas, providing mobile voice and data service. For more information on AT&T Remote Mobility Zone and other enterprise mobility solutions, please visit: www.att.com/armz.