Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The 3 months of darkness is kind of a bummer


It does have really fast internet though. There is a dedicated submarine fiber cable servicing a population of only a couple of thousand people. https://submarine-cable-map-2018.telegeography.com/


There is a good reason for that: It is an ideal location for downlinking data from satellites in polar orbit. https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/meld.-st.-32-201520...

(Edit: But the article points that out.)


And the roaming polar bears




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: