Working over Christmas, an assembled team worked continuously to map out logistics, equipment and people resources, working closely with the New Zealand and Vanuatu governments to deploy Kordia engineers on the ground to assess the damage and fix the network.
Over the next few days, with the assistance of the VBTC team, Kordia was able to install an operational radio broadcast link between the studio and a key broadcast site, offering greater resilience in the face of ongoing aftershocks.
An initial assessment of the infrastructure at the studio, repeater site at Watertank Hill and transmitter site at Emten Lagoon was undertaken by the team. Our structural engineering team returned a few weeks later to inspect the damaged broadcasting facilities and provided advice on recovery.
Kordia continues to deliver critical communications expertise and advice to support VBTC’s recovery now and strengthen resilience for future events.
