Nokia to build the first cellular network on the Moon

guest · Oct 19, 2020

Nokia to build the first cellular network on the Moon
October 19, 2020
https://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-to-build-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

When NASA makes a return to the Moon by 2024, it wants its astronauts to have an efficient and reliable way to communicate with one another. To make that happen, the space agency is turning to Nokia for help and providing the Finnish company a $14.1 million funding to roll out 4G on the Moon.

Nokia has today announced further details about the project, which will pave the way towards a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface. The firm noted that deploying the first LTE/4G communications system in space will be extremely vital for NASA's Artemis program, which seeks to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon by 2030.
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Nokia said that its solution will be "ultra-compact, low-power, space-hardened, end-to-end LTE," and will be deployed on the Moon in late 2022.
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xxJackxx · Oct 19, 2020

I'm curious about the intended range of this network and how much area it will cover. I'm assuming this will be for local communication but none of the articles I have read mention any technical details.

Daveski17 · Oct 19, 2020

The Chinese probably already have a lunar cellular network.

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