Nepalese telecoms firm Ncell have announced that a 3G network is now available on Mount Everest primarily for climbers to contact loved ones, but it opens a wealth of opportunities for anyone taking part in an expedition to the summit. If you get bored on the way up I wonder whether it would now be possible to order something from say Amazon.com and get it delivered whilst you’re climbing? Maybe Dominos Pizza will choose to open up a service for climbers on Everest?
Better still, iGaming has identified Asia as a growth area and this continues to illustrate why. We already have a site that was designed primarily with this development in mind, Everest Poker, and with 3G on the world’s highest mountain, there’s scope for a new breed of climber.