Communication Solutions Needed in Thai Cave Rescue

Maxtech Networks' CEO discusses the daring rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach.

Jul 31, 2018

Mouser Electronics spoke with Uzi Hanuni, founder and CEO of Maxtech Networks, about the technology used in the daring rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped by rising flood waters more than a mile inside a cave in Thailand.

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