T-Mobile Activates T-Satellite and Mobilizes Network Teams as Tropical Storm Lala Approaches Hawaiʻi
T‑Mobile has extended satellite texting to customers with compatible devices, strengthened network resilience and positioned teams and community resources across the islands ahead of the storm
T-Satellite with Starlink has enabled extended access ahead of Lala, giving T-Mobile customers with compatible devices another way to text loved ones and reach emergency services if terrestrial cellular coverage is unavailable.
Network teams are mobilized across Hawaiʻi, with additional crews, technicians and equipment secured across the islands, generators ready and satellite backup being pre-deployed at critical network sites.
T-Mobile is coordinating across Hawaiʻi’s emergency response ecosystem, including HIEMA, MEMA, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and the City and County of Honolulu, as well as FEMA and CISA, to help identify connectivity needs and support first responders and critical infrastructure. Community Support resources are positioned statewide, with hundreds of additional power banks headed to the Big Island.
