Re: Main electric transmission towers collapsed--New Orleans at 11% Internet connectivity

2021-08-30 Thread Sean Donelan
Major wireless carriers have activated their open roaming agreements, allowing customers of competitors to connect to any working cell tower. As usual in disasters, text messaging may work even when voice and data connections don't. AT&T released the following statement: "Hurricane Ida has

Re: Main electric transmission towers collapsed--New Orleans at 11% Internet connectivity

2021-08-30 Thread JASON BOTHE via NANOG
My concern is what will happen with ILA sites that traverse through the Orleans parish and others that are going to be without electricity for many weeks to come. Eight transmission circuits went into cascading failure last eve. While not all physically damaged, it will time to assess and begin

Re: Main electric transmission towers collapsed--New Orleans at 11% Internet connectivity

2021-08-30 Thread Sean Donelan
Unlike other utilities, I have not seen any outage reports directly from the major telecommunications companies serving Louisiana and New Orleans. 9-1-1 out of service in three parishes (Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany). 100% of power is out in 4 parishes, over 80% power out in 14 parishes. M

Re: Main electric transmission towers collapsed--New Orleans at 11% Internet connectivity

2021-08-29 Thread Sean Donelan
Statement from Entergy (regional electric power company): As a result of Hurricane Ida’s catastrophic intensity, all eight transmission lines that deliver power into the New Orleans area are currently out of service. When this occurred, it caused a load imbalance in the area and resulted in

Main electric transmission towers collapsed--New Orleans at 11% Internet connectivity

2021-08-29 Thread Sean Donelan
Due to catastrophic electric transmission line failures. All of Orleans Parish is currently without power. Over 830,000 electric customers in 8 counties have lost power. Approximately 80% of customers in southern Louisiana have lost power. Internet connectivity is down to 11% of normal level