Estimate of satellite vs. Land-based traffic

Wed Jan 7 20:51:12 UTC 2009

> When I was working with Svalbard, Internet connectivity was through a  
> satellite link at about 2.5 degrees
> elevation looking through a notch in the mountains.  I don't think it  
> has changed

It has. Svalbard now has undersea cable connection to the Norwegian
mainland. See

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Undersea_Cable_System

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no