Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=tDIe3h8a3pW Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How Downdetector tracks network outages during natural disasters [dQYmRdERAeh] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Guest: Ookla CSO Chip Strange Hurricanes hit the East Coast of the US particularly hard this year and caused extensive damage to telecommunications networks. In North Carolina, nearly 80% of cell sites in the disaster area were out of service on September 28 after Hurricane Helene hit, and about 40% were out of service for the affected areas in Tennessee. Downdetector, a service by Ookla that tracks network outages, was a resource the telecom industry and consumers turned to to keep up with network disruptions during hurricane season. "Downdetector is our near real-time application that … provides consumers with a view into, 'Is there something going on near me or if I am experiencing an issue, what type of issue and I experiencing with a particular operator?'," Chip Strange, Chief Strategy Officer for Ookla, tells Light Reading. "This isn't just about last mile connectivity, it's about the broader Internet itself." For more, please visit: m2kxGIeFiuO HqCEuRyh3os iHJvQp09lFr wO1Uauqs6Yw eaWnu98FkwA FztQ4h9IVG2
Guest: Ookla CSO Chip Strange Hurricanes hit the East Coast of the US particularly hard this year and caused extensive damage to telecommunications networks. In North Carolina, nearly 80% of cell sites in the disaster area were out of service on September 28 after Hurricane Helene hit, and about 40% were out of service for the affected areas in Tennessee. Downdetector, a service by Ookla that tracks network outages, was a resource the telecom industry and consumers turned to to keep up with network disruptions during hurricane season. "Downdetector is our near real-time application that … provides consumers with a view into, 'Is there something going on near me or if I am experiencing an issue, what type of issue and I experiencing with a particular operator?'," Chip Strange, Chief Strategy Officer for Ookla, tells Light Reading. "This isn't just about last mile connectivity, it's about the broader Internet itself." For more, please visit: m2kxGIeFiuO HqCEuRyh3os iHJvQp09lFr wO1Uauqs6Yw eaWnu98FkwA FztQ4h9IVG2