Nokia is building its mobile network on the moon

19. 10. 2020 Monday / By: Robert Denes / Generic / Exact time: BST / Print this page

You may have read before that NASA's American Space Agency has entrusted Nokia to build LTE / 4G technology on the moon. Now read Nokia's official press conference. LTE / 4G technology is revolutionizing lunar surface communications by providing reliable, high data rates.

October 19, 2020

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced further details after naming NASA as a partner to promote the Moon's "Tipping Point" technologies, launch the first LTE / 4G communications system in space, and facilitate a sustainable human presence on the Moon interface.

Nokia Bell Labs’ pioneering innovations will be used to build and deploy the first ultra-compact, low-power, space-hardened, end-to-end LTE solution on the lunar surface in late 2022. Nokia is partnering with Intuitive Machines for this mission to integrate this groundbreaking network into their lunar lander and deliver it to the lunar surface. The network will self-configure upon deployment and establish the first LTE communications system on the Moon.

The network will provide critical communication capabilities for many different data transmission applications, including vital command and control functions, remote control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation and streaming of high definition video. These communication applications are all vital to long-term human presence on the lunar surface.

Nokia’s LTE network – the precursor to 5G – is ideally suited for providing wireless connectivity for any activity that astronauts need to carry out, enabling voice and video communications capabilities, telemetry and biometric data exchange, and deployment and control of robotic and sensor payloads.

Marcus Weldon, Chief Technology Officer at Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs President, said: "Leveraging our rich and successful history in space technologies, from pioneering satellite communication to discovering the cosmic microwave background radiation produced by the Big Bang, we are now building the first ever cellular communications network on the Moon. Reliable, resilient and high-capacity communications networks will be key to supporting sustainable human presence on the lunar surface. By building the first high performance wireless network solution on the Moon, Nokia Bell Labs is once again planting the flag for pioneering innovation beyond the conventional limits.”


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