Communications infrastructure benefits locals

By Global Times, Published: 2019-03-10 03:47:40

China Tower’s decorative communications tower with Tibetan mantra is shown beside a theater with the same name of Tang (618-907) Princess Wen Cheng. Photo: Li Hao/GT

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Workers from China Tower’s Tibet subsidiary conduct maintenance work at a base station of communications established in 2015. The station is aimed at strengthening the 4G communications signal for Dadong village and high expressway nearby. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)

Photo: Li Hao/GT

Dawa Ciren, a Tibetan farmer, chats with his daughter via WeChat on his smartphone while holding his granddaughter. He told the Global Times on Friday that improved communications infrastructure has enabled him to enrich his life online and increase farming efficiency. Photo: Li Hao/GT

Inside the machine room near the tower, workers of China Tower’s Tibet subsidiary check a power supply battery, electricity conversion machine and communications equipment. Photo: Li Hao/GT

Photo: Li Hao/GT