AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11.

Transcript -- Statistical Spikes

What happens when one of the worst terrorist attacks in history strikes the densest cluster of networks on the planet? How did the largest communications provider in the United States handle the surge in demand? Despite surviving earthquakes, hurricanes and other man-made and natural disasters, the staff at AT and T struggled to cope with the flood of calls that followed the tragic events of September 11th. Over the course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York.  This collection gives a snapshot of how the communications company dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services.

Education

What happens when one of the worst terrorist attacks in history strikes the densest cluster of networks on the planet? How did the largest communications provider in the United States handle the surge in demand? Despite surviving earthquakes, hurricanes and other man-made and natural disasters, the staff at AT and T struggled to cope with the flood of calls that followed the tragic events of September 11th. Over the course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York. This collection gives a snapshot of how the communications company dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services.

Share Transcript -- Statistical Spikes

Sign up to save your podcasts

Transcript -- Statistical Spikes

Transcript -- Statistical Spikes

More shows like 9/11: Attack on the Wires - for iPad/Mac/PC

Bon départ: beginners' French - Audio

Understanding operations management - for iBooks

French Revolution - for iBooks

Writing Poetry - Audio

Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill - Audio

Understanding shell shock - for iPod/iPhone

Beginners’ Chinese - Audio

Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio

Bon départ: beginners’ French second edition - for iPod/iPhone

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPad/Mac/PC