Telephone and internet on the front line in the event of power cuts in France

The words ofAgnes Pannier-Runacher, the Minister for Energy Transition, at the end of the Energy Defense Council on Friday, did nothing to reassure telecom operators. What fate will be reserved for them in the event of power cuts? Will they be spared if load shedding measures were set up? The problem is simple: without electricity, their equipment does not work. And without operator equipment, no more landline or mobile phone, or internet connection.

“Telecoms will be spared. The masts have batteries with limited autonomy, we cannot afford for a telephone relay to be switched off, in the event of an emergency“says a government source. France has more than 53,000 “high points” dedicated to mobile telephony, with geographical particularities. Those located in cities – that is to say the vast majority – are generally installed on the roofs of buildings. These sites are usually equipped with inverters that…