Case Study: Samaritan's Purse achieves rapid, reliable global disaster-response connectivity with Cradlepoint

Samaritan’s Purse Serves the World While Relying on Cellular Service During Emergencies

Samaritan's Purse, a global non‑profit that provides disaster relief and emergency healthcare, needed reliable, portable internet for pop‑up and temporary sites worldwide—often deployed with only hours’ notice, in areas with damaged infrastructure and varying international cellular rules. To meet requirements for rugged hardware, multi‑carrier and FirstNet support, and simple remote management, they selected Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service for Mobile paired with rugged LTE routers (IBR900).

Cradlepoint supplied preconfigured tractor‑trailer networks, hand‑carried rugged network kits, and cloud‑based NetCloud management so teams can bring connectivity online in minutes, run deployments for weeks without on‑site technical staff, and prioritize traffic on FirstNet Band 14 where available. The standardized Cradlepoint solution enabled rapid setup of field hospitals, temporary warehouses, and disaster relief units, centralized policy control and visibility, and reliable connectivity for month‑long and seasonal operations.

Samaritan's Purse

Ryan Blizek

IT Disaster Response Specialist