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Cybercafe At Mt. Everest

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the plus-it's-an-oxygen-bar dept.

Makarand writes "A Nepalese entrepreneur, Tsering Gyalzen, is making plans to set up a cybercafe at Mt Everest basecamp and open it by March. Proceeds from the venture will be used to support solid waste management in the area. VSAT digital satellite equipment installed a 2-hour trek-distance away from base camp will be used to send signals to the internet cafe using radio links."

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  1. Cisco news release is here by forged · · Score: 4, Informative
    Cisco Donates Equipment to Build the World's Highest Wireless Connection On Mount Everest

    The announcement was made on January 23, and it's nice to see things moving along. Cisco's announcement has a lot more details than the article reported today.

  2. Re:Heh by Totto · · Score: 4, Informative

    But Im sure they all pay good to send some emails when they get back to basecamp.

    I climbed the highest mountain in the Americas last year. There was e-mail access at Base Camp, 20 miles into the mountains, at 14400 feet. Solar-powered PC and satelite phone.

    Outgoing e-mail cost $4 per 250 bytes of text. Incoming e-mail was available with prior agreement.

    Consider that rate for a moment. I am certain you can expect even more spectacular rates here.

    (I'd also make damn sure to keep the incoming address away from spam-lists, but that is another matter).