High-speed Internet for tourists and business representatives has been installed on Mount Everest

30.09.2023

A tourist camp and hotel near Mount Everest in the Himalayasnow has high-speed Internet. FTTR-B (Fiber-to-the-RoomBusiness) fiber optic technology has been successfully deployedby Huawei together with China Mobile. Fast Wi-Fi has changed the way we work and play. After all, inorder to check the operation of environmental protectionequipment, send high-resolution photos and videos, as well asauthorize in the system of the local management bureau - MountEverest Administration Bureau, tourist camp employees requiregood quality connection. Fiber optic technology was also implemented in a hotel in a nearby city, located at an altitude of 4200 m above sea level. Now hotel guests will receive broadband Internet access, andhotel employees will be able to effectively cope with their dailyresponsibilities. In the future, it is planned to equip the base camp of climberswith FTTR-B, which will allow them to be online even whilepreparing for the ascent. Devices used in FTTR-B networks use tri-mode Wi-Fi antennasand are mounted on walls or ceilings. Moreover, FTTR fiberoptic technology involves transmitting not only information butalso electricity through cables, which, in turn, solves the problem of power supply to equipment.