The Indian Army on Sunday reached a milestone by activating satellite broadband service at the highest battlefield in the world, the Siachen glacier, located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas.
Reportedly, the Army, in collaboration with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a wholly government-owned broadband infrastructure provider company worked towards providing internet services to the troops stationed in Siachen at a height of 19,061 feet.
Siachen news: Satellite-based internet service has been activated on the Siachen Glacier at 19,061 feet, the World s Highest Battlefield, by the Siachen Signallers, Indian Army’s Fire & Fury Corps informed on Sunday.