DocumentCode :
748895
Title :
On top of the world-communications inside the Arctic Circle
Author :
Morant, Adrian J.
Volume :
38
Issue :
2
fYear :
1992
fDate :
2/20/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
67
Lastpage :
69
Abstract :
The author describes the communications systems on the remote islands of Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. Using satellite links, Svalbard has about 1000 telephone subscribers connected to a digital exchange, and there is also a paging service. The author discusses the Norsat satellite system. The problems encountered due to atmosphere conditions are also discussed
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; satellite relay systems; telephone systems; Arctic Circle; Norsat satellite system; Svalbard; atmosphere conditions; communications systems; digital exchange; paging service; satellite links; telephone subscribers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
IEE Review
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0953-5683
Type :
jour
Filename :
141007
Link To Document :
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