Chinanews.com Lhasa, April 30 (Jiang Feibo) "5G will be launched at an advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters, which will provide emergency communication guarantee and emergency rescue services for mountaineers climbing Everest in the future." On the evening of April 30, 4 successful landings Climber Deqing Ouzhu, the summit of Mount Everest (hereinafter referred to as Mount Everest), told reporters from China News that he believes that the 5G signal "climbing" Mount Everest is a testament to the development of China's communications technology.
On the same day, China Mobile Tibet announced that after fierce battles, at 15:55 on the 30th, the staff successfully opened a 5G base station at the 6,500-meter elevation camp to achieve 5G signal coverage of the mountain climbing route and peak of the north slope of Mount Everest. The base station is currently the highest 5G base station in the world.
The company said that they have built and opened five base stations in the forward camp at 6,500 meters above sea level, the transition camp at 5,800 meters above sea level and the base camp at 5,300 meters. These base stations will be used for mountaineering, scientific research, environmental monitoring and high-definition live broadcast on Mount Everest. Etc. to provide communication guarantees.
Deqing Ouzhu is a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Mount Everest relay mountaineering team. "At that time, the forward camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters had no communication signals, and there was a weak 2G signal at an altitude of more than 7,900 meters." He said that at the time, emergency communication for mountaineers mainly relied on maritime satellite phones.
It is reported that the straight-line distance between the 5G base station and Mount Everest is less than 5 kilometers. Photo courtesy of China Mobile Tibet
At 18:00 on the 30th, the reporter had a video call with Laping, the person in charge of operation and maintenance of the 5G base station of the forward camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters. Lapin said that the 5G signal line coverage of the base station equipment is about 8 to 10 kilometers away. "The base station where I am currently located is less than 5 kilometers away from the summit of Mount Everest. It is certain that there must be our 5G signal at the peak."
China Mobile Tibet said that compared with other locations, the 5G base station construction technology is more complicated and the environmental requirements are higher. Since the Everest Base Camp and the above areas are China's national nature reserves, it is very difficult to move materials and enter the site. The company transported more than 8 tons of construction materials to 5,800 meters above sea level in the form of "artificial back and yak pack". And 6500 meters camp.
It is worth mentioning that in order to ensure the smooth laying of the signal infrastructure, the construction company also carried out climbing training for the construction personnel to ensure that the construction is smooth and safe. At the same time, the living area is set up uniformly during the construction process, and the domestic and construction garbage are treated in a centralized manner. (Finish)