This sounds like amatuer stuff, a cool idea of a CEO who has nobody to tell them 'no'. Did they really need to plant that on top of a Himalyan mountain? Also,

This sounds like amatuer stuff, a cool idea of a CEO who has nobody to tell them 'no'. Did they really need to plant that on top of a Himalyan mountain? Also, even if successful, how do you service it? The environment is as rough on equipment as it is on climbers. I understand there were no satellites yet, but there were no other options?