The Brief
- AT&T employees from 14 states gathered in North Texas for hands-on training to join the company’s Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team.
- Trainees practiced critical survival tasks, such as operating forklifts, securing heavy generators, and deploying emergency communication gear.
- The specialized team will soon deploy to disaster zones to restore cell and internet service for first responders and affected residents.
A group of AT&T trainees are from 14 different states, as they spent the last two days getting hands-on experience in how to respond to a natural disaster.
Building the Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) Team
What we know:
The training took place at an AT&T warehouse in North Texas, where a lot of their state-of-the-art equipment is stored.
The group is made up of everyday AT&T employees who want to be trained to become part of the company’s Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) support team. The NDR support team helps to establish critical connectivity, like cell and internet service, for customers and first responders. …