Bharti Airtel: From time to time, the Indian Army continues to raise the bar—not just as a sentinel against threats from outside to the nation but to raise the quality of life in its inhospitable environments. In the latest such initiative, the Indian Army, in conjunction with Bharti Airtel, has installed a 4G tower in one of the remotest villages of Siachen. It’s a 14,000-foot rise of the tower, and it sustains big leaps of improvements in connectivity within one of the world’s most inhospitable and highest terrains.
Indian Army’s Latest Achievement in Remote Connectivity
Information was shared on their social media platform X by the Fire and Fury Corps Signalers of the Indian Army, with emphasis on the importance of this development: “Fire and Fury Corps Signallers in collaboration with Bharti Airtel installed 4G BTS at one of the forwardmost border villages in Siachen, Ladakh. The initiative extends mobile connectivity and internet facilities to remote location.”
This new 4G tower is likely to benefit not just the soldiers serving in Siachen but also local communities. The advancement will be of key importance to soldiers in that it will allow for communication with their families while serving at high-altitude posts, therefore alleviating the challenge of keeping in touch with loved ones during an extended period in the field. Before, many soldiers had to stay for days without communication due to mobile or Internet connectivity lacking in that region.
Impact on Soldiers and Local Communities
The lives of local villagers will also drastically change for the better. The provision of mobile and internet services will obviate the requirement of traveling long distances to reach urban centers for communication. This additional connectivity will, of course, make a huge difference in integrating these far-flung areas into the larger digital world.
Installing this 4G tower in Siachen is indeed an exemplary step to bridge its prevailing digital divide, underlining what the Indian Army has been doing in the field of national security and progressing technological infrastructure in the most hostile environments.
