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NEW DELHI, Sept 19 : The Indian Army on Sunday activated satellite-based internet service on the world’s highest battlefield on Siachen Glacier. “Satellite-based internet service has been activated on the Siachen Glacier at 19,061 feet, the world’s highest battlefield, by the Siachen Signallers,” said the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army. The Fire and Fury Corps or XIV Corps looks after military deployment along Kargil-Leh, secures the frontiers with China and Pakistan, and guards the Siachen Glacier. Bharat […]
The Indian Army activated satellite-based Internet service on the Siachen Glacier on Sunday. The installation has been done by the Siachen Signallers and will provide internet connectivity to the Army at the world's highest battlefield.
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.