Arctic is about to have high speed internet

The Arctic is believed to have high-speed broadband internet, when ocean carriers, fishing and oil diverted operations to the north amid rising temperatures and melting ice.

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According to Fox News, the Norwegian Space Center teamed up with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting to consider the feasibility of a satellite system that will cover the northern areas beyond the reach of local telecommunications satellites. static existence.

Ice shelves near Canada's Newfoundland Island - Photo: Reuters

Director Bo Andersen said the demand for broadband use in the Arctic is increasing and the proposed system could be put into use in the 2020s, if it receives enough funding from public and private sources. multiply.

Estimated cost of the project ranges from 330 to 650 million USD.

Andersen added that geostationary satellites, which are in orbit above the equator, cover up to 75 degrees north but above that height, the signals are very weak, and the only option is a system. Other satellites can only handle limited voice and data services.

Statoil energy spokesman Ola Anders Skauby said the new satellite solutions would be useful when the offshore industry moved north to seek oil and gas.

He added that the proposed system depends on a number of issues including safety operations, logistics and weather conditions.