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As per a press statement of Huawei, the Chinese equipment manufacturer and mobile operator have successfully set their4G LTE TDD network on the base camp of Mount Everest at an altitude of 5200 mt above the sea level. However, this was not the first attempt of this kind on this giant peak, earlier the two companies had deployed a GSM network on the same base camp in 2008. prior to this, a Nepalese telecom company NCell also had setup a 3G network at the base camp of Mount Everest. This network is still home to the highest mobile network tower of the world.
While talking about this recently launched service, David Wang, the president of Huawei Wireless Networks, mentioned that bringing 4G on Mount Everest is an imperative milestone in the global development of LTE TDD. We are quite excited about this achievement and look forward towards working with more telecom operators around the globe in order to bring high-speed mobile broadband services anywhere and anytime.
This newly installed network will offer high speed data coverage and increased network connectivity to the mountaineers. It will significantly contribute in ensuring enhanced safety to the mountaineers. Also the 4D LTE TDD technology that has been offered at the base camp of Mt. Everest is quite different from the LTE FDD technology supporting the 4G services being offered in USA, Latin America, Japan and European countries. LTE TDD is prevalent in Asian countries like India. China along with some European and African markets. Thus, the data cards, tablets, wireless modems and mobile handsets which are equipped with LTE FDD compatible chops will not function in this newly deployed network.
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