AFAIK they don't do that just because they are not being droned. When they were killed, just because cell towers was used by coordinators and as a source of information. Which once again reminds that if telecom doesnt stay neutral as much as possible, or worse, they side with one of conflicting parties - they will become legitimate target. To some extent, it resembles the situation with medics. On 2022-02-25 23:33, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
The four LTE (3GPP rev-whatever) based networks in Afghanistan are all still operational. Roshan, AWCC, MTN, Etisalat.
In .AF the line between ISP and MNO is very blurry since 98% of internet using customers do not have fixed line service at home or office and use a mobile network instead.
These have developed a great deal of institutional knowledge operating in very difficult conditions. The major change now is that the Taliban is no longer burning tower site cabinets/shelters.
On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 at 12:20, scott <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote:
My friend just got a phone call. Electricity, cell phones and internet are all functional at this time.
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Just imagine what it must be like trying to keep those IP networks functional at a time like this. Configuring routers while under fire... Those engineers should get some kind of award...
scott