The outages were caused by acts of nature like weather, equipment failure or some other event.įrom 2018 to 2020, utility outages cost the government about $30.5M, according to the AEMRR.Īs countries around the world upgrade aging utility systems, many are turning to the Internet of Things to help improve processes. In the Department of Defense Annual Energy Management and Resilience Report (AEMRR) for the Fiscal Year 2020 there were 3,018 unplanned utility outages reported, 649 of which lasted eight hours or longer. Losing connection though for a day would render the military’s use of the internet obsolete and effectively set military operations back 30 or more years and cost the country millions of dollars. Many military operations rely on their own independent networks however, some electronic communication and data transmissions do take place via the internet. While the internet as we know it today didn’t take shape until 30 years ago, the idea for developing a digital communications technology that relied on packet switching dates back to the Cold War of the early 1950s and has the military to thank for pursuing that technology. You flip the switch, things like your lab work that was done that morning, your radiology studies may not be available, what you did yesterday may not be available.” Andrew Carroll, medical director and CEO of Atembis in Chandler, AZ, made a very good point to ABC15: “I think just about everything at a hospital is dependent on the internet at this point. In May 2019, when the internet went down at Phoenix Children’s Hospital for several hours, it was reported that all “systems were down and patient records were inaccessible.” Luckily, in this case, the outage only lasted a few hours and no patients were in harm’s way.īut, Dr. For instance, telemedicine in rural communities means that stroke patients who require tPA treatment (which must be approved by a neurologist and administered within a few hours of symptom onset) can be seen electronically by a neurologist, given medication sooner and have their chances of recovery improved.Īdditionally, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and patient portals - with the ability to message your doctor directly - mean patients are empowered with immediate access to their medical records and care team. Yavapai County spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn said 911 lines were limited Wednesday afternoon and authorities couldn’t access law enforcement databases.”Īdvances in digital technology and has revolutionized healthcare. As reported to CBS News, “In Prescott Valley, about 75 miles north of Phoenix, authorities said 911 service was being supplemented with hand-held radios and alternate phone numbers. The cable cut also shut down most land-line phone services. Around noon on a February weekday, the internet stopped working for folks from Flagstaff to Phoenix.Ī major fiber optic cable that fed several carriers and services was deliberately cut by vandals, stopping internet and telephone services for hundreds of miles.ĭuring that time, debit and credit cards ceased to work, leading businesses to close or go to all-cash transactions.Ĭellphones were useless, so there was no texting or calling. What would happen if there was an internet shutdown?įor millions of Northern Arizonans, they found out the answer to that question in 2015.
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