Verizon sends portable cell tower to assist in search for missing hiker [telecom]

As first responders continue their search for a missing hiker near Andrew Bald Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area of Tennessee, Verizon Wireless has deployed a portable cell phone tower to Andrews Bald to assist with search efforts.

Mitzie Sue "Susan" Clements, 53, of Cleves, Ohio, was last seen about

5 p.m. Tuesday on the Forney Ridge Trail, approximately a quarter-mile from Andrews Bald, after she and her daughter separated SPOT (Satellite Pico Cell on a Trailer) is a mobile cell site that utilizes satellite connectivity to provide wireless service for those engaged in these ongoing efforts.