Mount Everest Gets Cell Phone Coverage Too

From Newlaunches.com:

China Mobile has selected Huawei Technologies to install a GSM Base Station on Mount Everest. The base station will offer mobile network coverage for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Team that plans to reach the summit in time for the Olympic Games. "We are delighted to cooperate with China Mobile to build the highest mobile telecommunication network in the world and to help the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Team reach the summit of Everest safely," stated Mr. Yu Chengdong, President of Huawei Mobile Networks. "As an industry-leading mobile network equipment supplier, Huawei has a lot of experience in network construction, and the company remains committed to taking mobile networks to ALL-IP FMC." The base station will be built at an altitude of 6,500 meters and the mobile telecommunications network will cover the base camp on Everest and the main route to the mountain's summit.

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