NYSE:CHL 10 February 2025 - 30 June 2025

Workers install a China Mobile 5G base station at 6,500 meters elevation on Mount Everest in 2020 – the world’s highest 5G site.​ chinadaily.com.cn High-speed internet has reached even the roof of the world. In China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, modern telecommunications now span from Lhasa’s city streets to the remote slopes of the Himalayas. Once isolated by geography, Tibet is increasingly connected via fiber-optic cables and cellular towers that link almost every village​ chinadaily.com.cn​ blogs.library.duke.edu. This dramatic expansion of connectivity comes with a catch: all access is controlled by state-run providers and tightly monitored behind China’s infamous “Great Firewall”​ tibet.net. The result is a high-altitude internet boom – under intensive government surveillance. Below, we dive into Tibet’s telecom infrastructure, mobile and broadband access, digital divides, and the heavy hand of censorship shaping how Tibetans experience the internet in 2025.