TSF
puts Sri Lankan families affected by tsunami in touch
with loved ones
Inmarsat-sponsored aid agency Télécom
Sans Frontières (TSF) has helped more than 6,550
Sri Lankan families - since the tsunami first cut its
path of destruction across the Indian Ocean region on
December 26.
In Sri Lanka, TSF has provided more
than 22,000 minutes of communication through emergency
mobile and satellite phone lines.
In its latest report - issued 100 days
after the devastating tsunami first struck - TSF describes
how it helped a seven-year-old girl.
The little girl was found in ruins
near the Buddhist temple in Matara, on the southern
tip of the island. She was one of the first people discovered
safe and well after the disaster - and is now living
in an orphanage.
TSF was able to put her, and her aunt,
in touch with her mother - who is working as a housemaid
in Beirut but unable to return.
TSF's humanitarian telephone operations
have meant that many other people have been able to
reach friends and relatives. The organization¿s
services are carried out in refugee camps, temples,
schools and public places - using Inmarsat mini-M, GAN
and Regional BGAN.
Now that the mobile networks - both
GSM and landlines - have been established, the emergency
phase of TSF's work in Sri Lanka has now finished.
But
the aid agency is continuing to work with people in
refugee camps and isolated villages across the island
to put them in touch with friends and family abroad
- who can provide much-needed financial assistance to
help them rebuild their lives.
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December 2005
Inmarsat
Digital Maritime Enhancements in AOR-W
14
December 2005
Inmarsat
Will Run Galileo Network Operations
14
December 2005
Inmarsat
Unveils SwiftBroadband Service
at Dubai AirShow
7
December 2005
Inmarsat
Announces
Launch of BGAN Service
18
November 2005
Inmarsat's
AeroMobile
In-Flight Cell Phone
Service Tested
8
November 2005
Second
Inmarsat-4
Satellite Speeds into Orbit
1
November 2005
Inmarsat
RBGAN Utilized in Cross Country Motor Rally
17
October 2005
Inmarsat
RBGAN Perfect for Mount Elbrus Expedition
14
October 2005
Inmarsat
RBGAN Backbone
to Niger Famine Alert
10
October 2005
Inmarsat
Satellite Helps Rescue Workers After Pakistan-India
Earthquake
28
September 2005
Katrina
& Threat of Rita
Keep Inmarsat Prepared for Emergency Response
23
September 2005
Inmarsat
Plays Vital Role
in Hurricane Rita
22
September 2005
Inmarsat's
SwiftBroadband Provides Revolutionary
In- Flight Service
20
September 2005
Inmarsat
at the Heart of
Volvo Race Communications
6
September 2005
Inmarsat
Extends Capacity in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
31
August 2005
Inmarsat
Service Provides
Vital Back-Up Communications for Disaster Relief Efforts
12
August 2005
RBGAN
Terminal Integral
Role in Washington Post
30
June 2005
Inmarsat-3
Plays Key Role in Pioneering Flight Across Africa
4
May 2005
Thailand
Installs First Phase of National Tsunami Warning System
via Inmarsat
22
April 2005
Inmarsat
Puts Sri Lanken Families Affected by Tsunami
in Touch with Loved Ones
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