Mount Everest
29. October 2010 | 11:38Everest summit wired up with Internet
KATHMANDU: Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones, a Nepalese telecom group claims. (News Source: New Straits Times - 08:09:55)
Everest summit wired up with Internet: telecom firm
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones, a Nepalese telecom group claims. Ncell, a subsidiary of Swedish phone giant TeliaSonera, says it has set up a high-speed third-generation (3G) phone base station at an altitude of 5,200 metres (17,000 feet) near Gorakshep village in … (News Source: Manila Bulletin - 09:21:32)
Internet reaches Everest summit
Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the internet on their mobile phones. (News Source: Sydney Morning Herald - 07:20:30)
Everest base camp gets 3G service
Hauling middle-aged millionaires up Mount Everest is big business these days. But one thing that’s been missing up to now is the ability to email self-congratulatory photos and video to one’s loved ones from a mobile phone. read more (News Source: TG Daily - 09:20:34)
Nepal firm takes high speed internet to Mt Everest
A private telecom firm launched Nepal’s first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest. (News Source: TVNZ - 04:03:19)
Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest
The installation could help the tens of thousands of mountain climbers and trekkers who visit the Mount Everest region in the Solukhumbu district every year. (News Source: CIOL - 05:40:04)
Mount Everest gets 3G mobile network
The world’s highest third generation (3G) mobile network services base station was set up at the bottom of Mount Everest on Thursday. (News Source: CNN - 03:38:54)
Internet reaches Everest summit
Climbers at the top of Mount Everest will now be able to make video calls and surf the internet. (News Source: BigPond News - 07:45:14)
Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest
A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal’s first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest. (News Source: MSNBC - 18:44:43)
3G Mobile Internet Comes to Mount Everest
Nepali mobile network operator Ncell has installed the first 3G base station at the summit of Mount Everest, giving visitors, climbers and people living in the Khumbu Valley the ability to make calls and wirelessly connect to the… (News Source: Mashable - 09:01:33)
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