New system allows researchers in Antarctica to use cellphones

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Previously, researchers in Antarctica were forced to use what essentially were walkie-talkies if they wanted to communicate with each other long distance. This is because there was no network coverage in Antarctica, but fortunately this has changed. Thanks to a new system from Range Networks, researchers in Antarctica can communicate with each other, and the rest of the world, using their cellphones.

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While cellphone networks have managed to cover large swaths of the six most-populated continents, making a call from Antarctica isn’t so easy. Now, though, researchers in parts of Antarctica have a mobile communication option that goes beyond pricey satellite phones. A new system from Range Networks allows researchers to use ordinary cellphones to connect with one another, and even to the rest of the world, thanks to a satellite connection located at the base station.

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