Telecoms: Huawei and China Mobile bring 5G connectivity to Everest’s summit

Huawei and China Mobile bring 5G connectivity to Everest’s summit
By Ryan Daws. 1st May 2020. TechForge Media

Huawei and China Mobile have partnered up to bring 5G connectivity to the summit of the world’s highest mountain.

The partners set up a 5G base station 6,500 metres above ground which provides access to China Mobile’s dual-gigabit network. Other base stations were built at the Base Camp (5,300 metres) and the Transition Camp (5,800 metres).

So, if you're planning to climb Mt. Everest, be sure to bring along a 5G cell phone.

Why a 5G phone is not important (at least not today)

On the MacInTouch community forums, I recently wrote an article about why I don't think Apple's lack of a 5G iPhone matters to most people. For your benefit, I'm sharing the content (edited slightly) here as well.

Interpreting Verizon's contract buzzwords

I recently upgraded my phone to a new iPhone 6+. It's great, but that's not the point of this article. In reading through the contract information, both before and after signing, I became aware of the fact that my contract has a lot of buzzwords that are not clearly defined.

In Googling for the definitions, I found that it is very hard to find definitions for most of these. As a service to my readers, here are all the line items from my contract, and the best explanation I've found so far for them. Some come from Verizon or from user-forum discussions I ran across. Some are based on my own intuition and understanding of wireless technology.

Corrections are welcome and will help to make the list more complete. I don't promise that it's all correct, but I hope people with specific knowledge will be able to help me improve it and make it correct.

Updated on June 4, 2015, based on reader comments. Thanks much!

Updated on April 1, 2019, based on the receipt we got when we upgraded one of our phones last July.