China Mobile has announced the opening of the next internet cafe and business office, this time located at an altitude of 5200 meters above sea level. Currently located on the slope of Mount Everest is the highest institution located a place of public access to the network, reports AFP.
Internet cafes were opened to provide the necessary means of communication for the team, whose duties will include the transfer of the Olympic flame through the Everest. Also, take a blessing of civilization will be journalists, hikers, mountain expeditions and officials. With due enthusiasm for the Chinese representatives of China Mobile announced that only their company can create a similar institution for geeks at high altitude.
At the moment the ' passenger ' internet cafe ranges from 40 to 50 visitors a day, but the creators believe that by the beginning of the Olympic Games, this figure will increase in times. In the near future will also increase the speed of access, so being on the mountain journalists can freely watch Chinese TV and get local news bulletins.
Apparently, government agencies and corporations under the control of the party trying to redeem in full before the International Olympic Committee because of unfulfilled promises to expand the 3G- network: it will open the Internet users access to websites of Wikipedia and BBC news stories, the Internet cafe on Chomolungma build.
