Inmarsat
R-BGAN supports disabled mountaineers in attempt on
peak
A climbing expedition that set out to challenge stereotypes
and misconceptions about amputees has been using Inmarsat
R-BGAN as part of its mission to scale the icy Himalyan
mountain of Cho Oyu.
A terminal was donated by an international consulting
firm to help the 2006 Friendship Beyond Borders
Expedition, an international team of of climbers that
is helping amputees climb the sixth highest peak in
the Himalayas.
The R-BGAN terminal is located at the expedition's
base camp, from where regular reports about the climbers'
progress are being sent via Inmarsat.
One of the climbers, Newang Sherpa, aims to become
the first trans-tibial amputee to have climbed a second
8,000-metre-high mountain. Cho Oyu is one of just 14
such peaks in the world.
Newang said: "There are so many amputees and disabled
people in the world. I would like to give encouragement
to all of them by climbing these high peaks with the
help of my international friends and sponsors."
In a recent communication from base camp using R-BGAN,
the expedition's public relations manager Linda McMillan
reported: "Greetings from 16,600 feet at the base
camp in Cho Oyu in Tibet. Our R-BGAN modem is working
perfectly here and allowing us to stay in touch with
our sponsors, supporters and family back in the US."
Roselie Vasquez, vice-president of the consulting firm,
said: "Communications from base camps is critical
to all climbing expeditions, so the Inmarsat R-BGAN
- and now BGAN - offers unique data transmission capacity
to these groups who are otherwise limited by voice telephony.
"The Friendship Beyond Borders team, in particular,
was very excited by the opportunity to monitor weather
patterns from base camp by connecting to the Internet
over the R-BGAN.
"I believe the market for Inmarsat BGAN is clear
and we are seeing the tip of the iceberg of a potential
market for adventure travellers and end-users."
R-BGAN is the entry-level device in Inmarsat BGAN range
of terminals.
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