From social networks to the top of Africa. The Tanzanian government has installed a broadband Internet service on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. The goal: to enable anyone equipped with a smartphone to use social media to share their ascent to the highest point on the African continent.
This Tuesday the network was installed at 3720 meters above sea level, reports The Guardian. During the inauguration of the event that he described as “historic”, the Minister of Information of Tanzania, Nape Nnauye, announced that the summit of the mountain, of 5,895 meters, would be connected to the Internet from here by the end of the year.
“Previously, it was a bit dangerous for visitors and porters who had to do without the Internet,” he said.
Internet on Mount Everest
Last year, the Tanzanian government announced plans to build a cable car on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro. A statement that caused the clamor of mountaineers and environmentalists.
Every year, some 35,000 people attempt to climb Africa’s highest peak. A tourist attraction that represents an important source of income for Tanzania and neighboring Kenya.
On Mount Everest, the highest in the world, mountaineers already have access to the Internet, both to be able to contact the emergency services and to share their adventure on social networks.
A revolution in the world of mountaineering. On May 29, 1953, when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Everest for the first time, the news did not reach the world until June 2, he recalls. The Guardian.
Source: BFM TV
