Nepal Telecom (NT) is planning to expand its cellular mobile service in the Everest region, enabling climbers to make and receive calls at the summit of Mt Everest (8,848m).
The NT plans to install a V-SAT station at Gorak Shep, a plateau near Everest Base Camp, which will be linked to Kathmandu. NT hopes that it will help people make and receive calls from the summit of the tallest peak in the world.”
The installation of V-SAT will help bring the majority of the Khumbu region into NT’s cellular mobile coverage. It will be completed by July,” an official of the NT claimed. NT already has BTS at Lukla and Namchebazaar.
Until now, climbers have been using expensive satellite phones to communicate with their friends and relatives from the summit. The expansion of NT’s service is expected to help thousands of trekkers and mountaineers who visit the Everest Region every year.
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