Integrated Space-Air-Ground Networks and Collaborative Caching: Paradigm Shifts in Post-Disaster Communication Systems
Natural disasters—ranging from powerful landslides in Mundakkai and Churalmala to devastating monsoonal floods across North and Northeast India—frequently compromise traditional communication infrastructure when it is most urgently needed. The collapse of telecom towers, severing of power lines, and physical isolation of regions create catastrophic data blind spots. In these critical windows, the absence of real-time…