📋 Tender Overview
Press release | Date: 27.03.2025 | A new analysis commissioned by the government shows vulnerabilities in the infrastructure for mobile and the Internet in Buskerud and Inland. It is important to get facts on the table so that we can secure and secure mobile coverage and the Internet for people in Al and Hallingdal, says Digitization and Minister of Management Karianne Tung Council of Minister Karianne Tung and Director of Nkom, John-Eivind Velure- for the government, it is important to ensure a stable and reliable mobile and broadband network. The risk and vulnerability analysis for Buskerud and Inland gives us an important knowledge base to strengthen the digital infrastructure in the area, says Digitization Minister Karianne Tung. The extreme weather Hans in August 2023 hit, among other things, Al and other municipalities in Hallingdal hard, and led to large parts of Al center to lose coverage from mobile and the internet for a long time. This made it difficult for the municipality to notify and to inform its own inhabitants. - When extreme weather strikes - as we know can happen in this area as well - it becomes clear that the nights can fail. In addition, the stricter security policy situation makes it necessary for good and robust security measures, says Tung. The Government will also present a national security plan for digital infrastructure and new measures to ensure electronic communication throughout Norway. - I am very keen to continue to reinforce the digital foundation wall. An overview of the weaknesses of the infrastructure is crucial to identify which areas should be reinforced and it will be an important contribution to such a security plan, says the Minister of Digitization, says Tung. It is the National Communications Authority (Nkom) that carries out the analyzes on behalf of the Ministry of Digitization and Administration. Previously, analyzes for Finnmark, Troms, Nordland and Trondelag have been carried out. During 2025, Nkom will start work on the next regional analysis for the Oslo region. - The companies are entitled to deliver proper safety in mobile and broadband networks. We see that there are also several examples in the report that temporary repairs become more or less permanent solutions, and that is not good enough. The digital infrastructure carries ever -increasing social values, and it is therefore necessary to ensure it even better. We as a authority must look at whether we can inform and guide the suppliers to a greater extent and establish an industry standard that clarifies our expectations for them, says Nkom Director John-Eivind Velure. Main findings in the report for Inland and Buskerud: Many local communities in Inland and Buskerud are isolated due to floods, wooden falls and races in connection with extreme weather. The region was severely affected by the storm Hans in 2023 with extensive outcomes on mobile and broadband services. Fiber cables for both mobile and broadband are located for open and easily accessible, which makes them particularly exposed to extreme weather, accidents and sabotage. Changes in the security policy situation in Europe increase the risk of threats to critical infrastructure in Norway, including the mobile, broadband and power networks. Several mobile networks in the region are dependent on the same underlying network provider, which increases the risk of outcomes in several networks at the same time. This can have consequences for emergency calls, population warning, communication with family and friends, and for business functions in crisis situations. In parts of the region, there are few cross -links between the main routes of digital communication. It provides less opportunity for pairing and reserve roads, and increases the vulnerability of the nights. In large parts of the region, there is low population density, as in the national parks, and it is challenging and expensive to put long cable stretches through such areas. Nkom proposes measures to reinforce the infrastructure through the establishment of more routing routes, better physical security, use of more network providers, more reliable preparedness and error correction, as well as better information sharing. These measures will reduce todays vulnerabilities. Nkom encourages all users to take greater responsibility for their own preparedness, and in the report promotes several specific advice on how to do so.
