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Huawei & China Mobile enable 5G network on Mount Everest Source: https://mothership.sg/2020/05/huawei-mount-everest/ Mount Everest might no longer be a remote spot. Whether you like it or not, mountaineers can remain connected with the rest of the world in the near future. 5G network made available on Mount Everest China Mobile and Huawei have mounted a 5G base station on Mount Everest recently at the altitude of 6,500 metres above sea-level. Two other base stations have also been built at the Mount Everest Base Camp at the altitude of 5,300 metres and in the Transition Camp at 5,800 metres. With these base stations, the two Chinese telecom giants will be able to run their dual Gigabit network on Mount Everest. Network specialists will also be stationed in the regions at an altitude of 5,300 metres 24/7 to ensure smooth network operations, according to Huawei. Huawei claims to be able to support a highly reliable and fast network with download speeds of more than 1.66 Gbps and upload speeds which top 215 Mbps. That means sending and receiving videos as well as live streaming on Mount Everest will soon be possible. Besides communication services, the 5G network will also enable a re-measurement of Mount Everest since the first measurement was made 45 years ago. For now, the summit of Mount Everest is recorded to be 8,848 metres above sea level. Here's a timelapse of the construction at one of the base station: