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In conflict-affected areas of Nigeria, communication can mean the difference between safety and danger. For humanitarian responders operating in some of the country’s most challenging environments, staying connected is not just a matter of efficiency—it’s a matter of survival.
Al-Hol camp in north-east Syria is home to 55,000 Syrians and Iraqis fleeing conflict.
Recently, there was a need to ramp up safety and security in the camp.
The Remote Site on Vehicle (RSoV) solution is effective in situations where essential communication services, such as GSM networks, satellite phone coverage, and Very High Frequency (VHF) repeater coverage, are unavailable.
Humanitarian pilots flying over Syria can now speak directly with ground teams mid-flight, thanks to a new Airband Radio system installed by the ETC in June 2025. This real-time link boosts safety, coordination, and response in high-risk zones over Damascus and Aleppo.
To strengthen frontline safety and coordination in Ukraine, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) has activated two new VHF repeater sites in Kryvyi Rig and Velyka Oleksandrivka.
With three years of presence in Ukraine, ETC continues to provide critical telecommunication services to the humanitarian community.
Keeping humanitarians safe in uncertain times:
Telecommunications Security Standards (TESS) is an inter-agency project, requested and initiated by the Inter-Agency Security
The TESS project (stream 3) launched the "Request for Technology Solutions" (RTS) on 1 August 2019. The RTS process calls for concrete proposals of technologies that will meet the
This document provides an overview of the {TESS+} (Telecommunications Security Standards) services, summarizing the “why-who-what-how” including the requirements, mandate, key services, governance, accountability, oversight and reporting, the service model, staffing, funding and more.