Huawei brings 4G network coverage to Mount Everest July 6, 2013 - 13:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Huawei has teamed up with China Mobile to bring 4G network coverage to the heights of Mount Everest, Digital Spy said. The companies have deployed LTE TDD technology at a base station some 5,200 metres above sea level, to provide mobile data for climbers. "Bringing 4G to Mount Everest marks an important milestone in global LTE TDD development," said Huawei president David Wang. "We are very excited to make this possible, and look forward to working with more operators worldwide to bring high-speed mobile broadband services anytime and anywhere." Huawei and China Mobile previously joined forces to bring GSM coverage to the world's highest mountain, in an effort to support climber safety. China Mobile demonstrated the 4G service last month by streaming video from one of the mountain's ridges. British explorer Daniel Hughes made the world's first video call from the summit of Mount Everest in May, in a bid to raise £1 million for Comic Relief.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
