Kilimanjaro gets high-speed internet so climbers can tweet or Instagram ascent

Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, allowing anyone with a smartphone to tweet, Instagram or WhatsApp their ascent up Africa’s highest mountain.The state-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation set up the broadband network on Tuesday at an altitude of 3,720 metres (12,200ft), with the country’s information minister, Nape Nnauye, calling the event historic.

tips

ascent：上升；提高；攀登（scent- =climb 爬）

state：除了状态还有州，国家的意思

broadband：宽带（broad 宽阔的；band 带子）

altitude：海拔；高度