Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia has been chosen by NASA to construct the first mobile network on the moon, the company has said.
Moon
The lunar network is to be part of NASA's attempts to return humans to the moon by 2024 and to build long-term colonies there under its Artemis programme.
Nokia said the first wireless broadband communications system in space would be built on the lunar surface in late 2022, before humans make it back there.
The company will partner with Intuitive Machines, a Texas-based spaceship design company, to deliver the network equipment to the lunar surface.
Following successful delivery, the network will configure itself and set up the first Long-Term Evolution (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,” Nokia said.
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