Everest Link

Everest Link is an internet service provider founded in 2014 that provides high-speed internet and Wi-Fi in the remote Everest Region.[1] It is the only internet provider at the Everest Base Camp, located at a height of 5,380m (17,600 feet), making it the world's highest internet service.[1][2] Before Everest Link was set up at the Base Camp, climbers solely relied on satellite phones for communication.

Everest Link
TypePrivate limited company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2014
FounderTsering Gyaltsen Sherpa
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Area served
Khumbu region, Everest Base Camp
Key people
Suresh Lama, Pasang Wongde
ServicesBroadband Internet access
Websiteeverestlink.com.np

The service has also helped the inhabitants of some of the remotest villages in the region to connect with the outside world.[3] Everest Link's projects such as "Hello Doctor" provide free online medical consultations to anyone in the Khumbu region, where medical facilities are scarce.[4][1] Currently, the network, comprising 36 towers, exclusively relies on solar power and covers the region between Lukla and the Base Camp.[5][6]

References
  1. Wilkinson, Freddie. "Meet The Sherpa Bringing Wi-Fi To Everest | National Geographic Australia". National Geographic. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  2. "Nepal to create world's highest free WiFi service at Everest base camp - world news". Hindustan Times. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. "Nepal to create world's highest free WiFi service at Everest base camp". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. "Online health service launched for mountaineers in Everest region". Thehimalayantimes.com. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  5. "How to Use the Internet on the Summit of Everest". VICE. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  6. "Everest Link and Cambium Bring Extreme Internet to Everest". Cambium Networks. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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