While Santa's bag gets a little heavier each year with the latest gadgets and toys, the Verizon elves have lightened his load when it comes to how children from around the world are connected with NORAD volunteers. This year, Verizon has added more than 14,000 new enhancements to allow NORAD volunteers to take more calls from good boys and girls more quickly, including: 5G cell sites using mmWave, adding virtualization throughout the network, and deploying lots more fiber, while using artificial intelligence throughout the network.
“There is no greater joy at this time of year than to join our partners at NORAD to bring the magical Santa tracking tradition to life," said
In addition to connecting and supporting the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline and operations center, nearly 600 volunteers, including Verizon employees and other government and corporate partners, will come together to make the magic of NORAD Tracks Santa possible again this year. Thousands of children will be able to contact NORAD on
- Where is Santa?
- When will Santa come to my house?
- Where is
Mrs. Claus during the journey? - What are Santa's favorite cookies?
- How many elves are helping Santa?
- Which reindeer is helping to lead the journey this year?
Tools to help track
Volunteers will be onsite in NORAD's call center. Here is information on the hotline along with other methods children and their families are encouraged to utilize to track Santa:
Phone: The toll-free hotline – 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) – will be in operation for calls beginning at
Online: On
For more information on Santa’s whereabouts, visit https://www.noradsanta.org/ or track via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Be sure to also download the NORAD Tracks Santa mobile app (Apple or Google Play).
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