Domestic Satellite Internet Achieves First-Ever Connectivity in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The "Polar," currently on China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition, has completed tests for the near-commercial application of domestically produced satellite internet along Arctic routes. For the first time on this voyage, it successfully verified network connectivity in the Arctic, Antarctic, and on the Tibetan Plateau, bridging the "final blind spot" in global communications.
Domestic Satellite Internet Achieves Network Connectivity in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Tibetan Plateau for the First Time
The "Polar," currently undertaking China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition, has completed the quasi-commercial application test of domestic satellite internet along the Arctic route. During this voyage, it successfully conducted the first-ever network connectivity verification linking the Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Tibetan Plateau, thereby bridging the "final blind spot" in global communications.
Source: Xinhua News Agency (https://www.news.cn/20261019/49a1f924c41a47048a376c90fb973789/c.html)