Case Study: How WiscNet & Mobile Beacon Restored Connectivity After an EF-3 Tornado
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The Crisis:
200+ Emergency Voicemails and No Way to Hear Them
When an EF-3 tornado tore through Menasha, Wisconsin, with winds as fast as 140 mph on July 27, 2026, it destroyed homes, businesses, cars, and the town’s fiber connection. As a result, the Public Works Department’s voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone system was toast. Community members were calling for help, but no one could answer the calls or even listen to voicemail messages.
The Solution: Rapid Deployment of Unlimited Hotspots
“We’d be dead in the water without it,” said Andrea Oskey, Network and Systems Administrator for the City of Menasha, told the media shortly after the Emergency Kits were deployed. “We’re able to continue business and help the residents with what they’re going through.”
Read the case study and discover how WiscNet’s rapid response, together with easily deployed Mobile Beacon systems with unlimited data, helped get Menasha working again and the schools open on time for the start of the school year.
