China’s domestically developed satellite internet has connected the Arctic, Antarctica and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the first time, state media reported Monday.
– China’s 16th Arctic Ocean expedition team said that its polar icebreaker Jidi has completed a pre-operational test of the satellite internet system along Arctic shipping routes, according to Beijing-based Xinhua News Agency.
– The expedition team said the test closed the world’s last communications coverage gap.
– During the voyage, the team verified network communications across the Arctic, Antarctica and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as Earth’s “Third Pole,” for the first time, the report said.
– China’s Ministry of Natural Resources organized the expedition.