MTS provided Internet station "Novolazarevskaya" in Antarctica

2022: Providing a Network NB-IoT

On March 23, 2022, MTS PJSC announced the network's provision of the NB-IoTantarctic station Novolazarevskaya standard. Technology will help to remotely monitor the state of sea ice, increase the efficiency of scientific research of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and the safety of the station.

Data from sensors and devices connected to the MTS NB-IoT network will be sent to the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg. Technology will help scientists get data on the temperature of ice and snow at different depths, the movement of glaciers and icebergs, as well as track the melting and formation of water lenses.

MTS is also involved in the creation of equipment for polar stations. GNSS trackers installed at Novolazarevskaya are designed by a technology partner, resident of MTS Startup Hub, Red Bees with the help of NB-IoT Development Kit from MTS - sets for the development of prototype IoT devices. Trackers help control the integrity of runways. Trackers have an integrated accelerometer, measure the angle of inclination and allow you to determine your own coordinates. This allows you to record the appearance of cracks and the inclination of the ice plate, as well as the displacement of snow and ice. All information is transmitted to the platform in automatic mode in any weather.

Multisensors installed on the territory of the station are designed by specialists of the Higher School of Economics. Sensors help to monitor the appearance in the lower layers of the ice slab of thawing and water lenses, which lead to snow failures and can pose a danger to employees and air transport.

Climate control in the residential premises of the station is carried out using its own MTS solution - the Celsium sensor. The device allows real-time monitoring of room temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure. At Novolazarevskaya station, sensors were placed in cabin companies, where up to forty people can be at the same time to provide a healthy and comfortable microclimate, as well as in the hardware room to prevent possible equipment malfunctions.

The projects that MTS implements together with the Institute's researchers have a great impact on the development of technologies for the development of Antarctica, and on the scientific and everyday life of polar explorers. Joint solutions allow you to completely restructure logistics, monitor the environmental situation online, conduct more scientific research. We are glad that our accumulated competencies help polar explorers solve non-standard and ambitious tasks. We plan to expand the scope of IoT in Antarctica: sensors will monitor the performance parameters of thermoelectric generators, climate plants and other equipment, "commented Armen Avetisian, vice president of the MTS Internet of Things and Industrial Automation.

The work of our scientists in Antarctica implies the need for a continuous transfer of a large amount of data. Often harsh climatic conditions and the remoteness of individual territories do not even allow us to approach the places of research. The introduction of the network standard will NB-IoT expand the possibilities of mobile pole learning. Recently, MTS provided the southern continent with a 3G network on the territory of the Russian Antarctic Station Vostok. We expect to further develop data transfer technologies and extend this experience to our other projects, "commented Alexander Makarov, director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.