Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor builds 'the world's southernmost mobile phone base station' in Antarctica

On February 8, Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor announced that it has opened the world’s southernmost mobile phone base station in Antarctica, marking a breakthrough in data collection and researcher safety.

According to officials, the base station is located at 72 degrees south latitude, near the Troll research station. It was put into operation in February this year and can provide coverage for the Troll research station of the Norwegian Polar Institute in Antarctica. It is worth mentioning that this Norwegian telecommunications company has just launched the world's northernmost mobile phone base station - a new one located at 79 degrees north latitude in Svalbard, Norway. Aalesund base station. Christian Skorton, head of Telenor's Svalbard branch, told AFP that building a 4G network near the research station "improves the safety of field work." He added, "This also Making it easier to transmit data collected by scientists using measuring instruments to anywhere in the world in real time.” Inquiries found that the Antarctic research station has six maintenance personnel in winter and dozens of maintenance personnel during the peak period of scientific activity in the southern hemisphere summer. The research station is home to research in biology, glaciology and geology, as well as the collection of meteorological, atmospheric and seismic data. In addition to working with the Norwegian Polar Institute, Telenor Svalbard is also working with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), which is responsible for communication services for the Norwegian Antarctic Troll station. KSAT is responsible for transmitting Troll's satellite information to users around the world. KSAT CEO Rolf Skatteboe said: "Troll's comprehensive mobile coverage also helps our users and simplifies communication with the outside world. We are therefore pleased that Troll's satellite link can also be used for mobile phone traffic."

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