Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-02 Thread Mark Rousell
On 01/05/2020 19:13, Eric Tykwinski wrote: > how the hell are they going to get power up there for dependability. > Solar power sure is a great option, but I was under the assumption > that repairs will be hell to put it bluntly. > Batteries in that cold of a climate is also a regular trip. which >

RE: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-02 Thread Keith Medcalf
Gould >Cc: John Levine ; nanog@nanog.org >Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest > >Honestly, being an amateur rock climber, I’m in the same boat, but how >the hell are they going to get power up there for dependability. >Solar power sure is a great option, but I was under the assumptio

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread Wayne Bouchard
You're all missing the point... We can now watch cat videos from the top of Everst. C'mon! Shouldn't that rank among the greatest of man's achievements? On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 01:57:42PM -0400, John Levine wrote: > In article > you > write: > >-=-=-=-=-=- > > > >https://telecoms.com/504051/hua

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread David Conrad
On May 1, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Aaron Gould wrote: > You made me curious... > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest > > wow, I guess it would be great to be able to use cell/gps technology to > communicate with and track a lost/endangered climber Depending

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread William Herrin
On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 11:01 AM John Levine wrote: > Given how dangerous the ascent is, I would think it would be a good > thing for climbers to be able to check in and say whether they are OK. Hi John, Climbers who care rent or buy satphones and beacons. They're mostly based on low earth orbit

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread Eric Tykwinski
t; Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:58 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest > > In article > you > write: >> -=-=-=-=-=- >> >> https://telecoms.com/504051/huawei-and-china-mobile-stick-a-5g-base-station-on-mount-everest/ >> >&

RE: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread Aaron Gould
=gvtc@nanog.org] On Behalf Of John Levine Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:58 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest In article you write: >-=-=-=-=-=- > >https://telecoms.com/504051/huawei-and-china-mobile-stick-a-5g-base-station-on-mount-everest/ > >Why do

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread John Levine
In article you write: >-=-=-=-=-=- > >https://telecoms.com/504051/huawei-and-china-mobile-stick-a-5g-base-station-on-mount-everest/ > >Why dont we leave the Everest alone? OTOH, we can now have tiktok >videos and latest instagram posts from the summit. Given how dangerous the ascent is, I would

Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

2020-05-01 Thread Jeff Shultz
On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 7:20 AM Glen Kent wrote: > > https://telecoms.com/504051/huawei-and-china-mobile-stick-a-5g-base-station-on-mount-everest/ > > Why dont we leave the Everest alone? OTOH, we can now have tiktok videos and > latest instagram posts from the summit. > > Yippe. Just when you thi