Emergency Communication Balloon Tested in Alborz

A communication balloon that can be deployed during emergencies to provide telecommunication services was tested in Alborz Province.  
Operated by Alborz Municipality ICT Organization and the provincial office of Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (DMMO), the balloon will help in connections over an area with a radius of 40km, especially when ground-based infrastructure is lost due to earthquakes or other natural disasters, CITNA reported.
According to the head of Alborz DMMO, Mehdi Mehrvar, the province 25km west of Tehran is highly prone to natural disaster.