Restoring Networks in Southern and Northern China After Typhoon Doksuri

On July 27, 2023, super typhoon Doksuri landed in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China, causing serious damage to the city of Quanzhou and surrounding areas. The typhoon continued to travel north and brought heavy rainfall to 14 provinces in northern China. The worst-affected areas included Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, and Jilin. The rains caused water levels in dams to rise. Floods swept through villages and damaged a large number of houses and base stations.

Huawei was prepared to weather this storm. We promptly initiated the emergency assurance plan for flood seasons and tracked the movement of the typhoon. Before the typhoon made landfall, the Fujian Representative Office had several network assurance teams at the ready, and Huawei engineers stayed at carriers' network management centers to provide onsite support. Once the typhoon made landfall, the representative offices in Fujian and northern China contacted the carriers' local assurance teams and worked with them to coordinate resources for emergency repairs. The onsite engineers quickly transported diesel generators to the affected areas, repaired optical cables, and deployed drone base stations to restore communications as fast as possible. They also opened a green channel to ensure quick delivery of disaster relief supplies.

Huawei deployed more than 600 people to support the disaster relief. Our teams worked hard for more than 20 days and successfully helped customers repair more than 10,000 damaged sites, which minimized the duration of network interruptions and supported the government's rescue and relief efforts.

Huawei engineers restore communications after typhoon Doksuri.