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A report titled Challenges
to Security in Space from the
Defense Intelligence Agency
outlines the cha llenges.
For example, "Chinese and
Russian military doctrines indicate that they view space as
important to modern warfare
and view counterspace capabilities as a means to reduce
U.S. and allied military effectiveness," the report states.
In addition, "Iran and North
Korea also pose a challenge to
militaries using space-enabled
services, as each has demonstrated jamming capabilities."
The report concludes, "As
the number of spacefaring
nations grows and as some actors integrate space and counterspace capabilities into military operations, these trends
will pose a challenge to U.S.
space dominance and present
new risks for assets on orbit."
The Sandia mission looks to
ameliorate these risks. "Sandia
has a long and successful history in space systems engineering," said Jeff Mercier, one
of the mission's senior managers, as quoted at Newswise.
"We helped develop Vela in the
1960s and have continued to
regularly deliver satellite payloads since then. We need to
ensure our payloads survive
against emerging threats in
space."

Telenor to pilot 5G on
top of the world
Telenor announced that it
has launched the world's
northernmost 5G pilot on
the Norwegian archipelago of
Svalbard, where the new standard will be tested against the
rigors of the Arctic climate.
The pilot launched on Oct. 20.
When 4G was introduced
to Norway in 2012, residents
of the Artic archipelago of
Svalbard were among the

first to test the technology.
As the dawn of the 5G standard breaks, residents of the
island community will again
be among the first in the country to test the next generation
network.
"Extreme weather conditions in remote locations populated by a small but industrious
community makes Svalbard a
dream test case for 5G. The
experiences we gain from
here will be critical as we bring
connectivity to more corners
of the world where a changing
climate requires us to both utilize resources better and work
in new ways with partners and
communities to transform,"
said Sigve Brekke, president
and CEO, Telenor Group.
Telenor intends to use
2019 to experiment, explore,
and learn as much as possible about 5G. This is why
Svalbard's Arctic's landscape
of glaciers, mountains and
fjords, and the tundra climate
presents unique conditions
for Telenor to learn as much
as possible about the geographical and topographical
challenges faced by the new
mobile network prior to commercial launch in 2020.
"Svalbard is a unique region
in the global context, and
the ideal location for testing
the super network of the future. We are starting small
and will extend the pilot to
include some very interesting user areas in the longerterm. This is an exciting time
for the residents of Svalbard,
as well as us at Telenor," said
Petter Furberg, CEO of Telenor
Norway.
Telenor's 5G pi lot in
Svalbard will include testing
of broadband via 5G, including
5G on mobile handsets.
Subject already to extreme
weather conditions, rendered

Svalbard_fotograf Einar Jenssen

even more difficult as a result
of climate change, 5G can
prove a particularly vital technology in a location such as
Svalbard. As a result, Telenor
is now considering testing
drones, emergency networks.
and 360-degree cameras over
5G on the archipelago.
"Drones can play a completely different role to their
present one thanks to 5G. For
example, it will be possible to
communicate and share realtime data with teams on the
ground far more efficiently.
This will strengthen preparedness, response times, and efficiency for rescue missions. An
emergency network based on
5G will inspire far more confidence in the emergency services, as they will have better
control of its use, capacity, security, and monitoring," said
Furberg.
Since early 2019, Telenor has
been running a pilot project
in Svalbard, using innovative
technology to provide better indications of impending
avalanches. In partnership
with the University Centre
in Svalbard, snow measurers
equipped with IoT sensors
have been developed. The first
of these measuring stations
has been deployed in the area

around Longyearbyen using
Telenor's 4G network and the
Narrowband IoT technology.
With the launch of the 5G
pilot on Svalbard, there is an
evaluation under way to determine how avalanche warning work can also be further
developed.
Svalbard is one of 10
Norwegian locations that
will get 5G over the course
of t h i s yea r i nclud i n g
Elverum, Kongsberg, Oslo,
and Trondheim. A lso in
Scandinavia, earlier this year,
Telenor Denmark announced
the commencement of 5G trials with Nokia for Telenor's
Scandinavian operations,
and has since then successfully made the first 5G call
over the network in addition
to achieving test download
speeds of 1-GB per second.
In Asia, Telenor's Thai operation, dtac, began 5G tests
over 28-GHz spectrum on its
premises in Bangkok while
Telenor's Malaysian operation, Digi, has partnered with
Cyberview to open a 5G lab in
the country. The 'OpenLab'
will be a collaborative space
for businesses academics and
developers to test new 5G use
cases.

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