No, today is not April 28 April Fool's Day and, although it may seem like it, we are not facing a joke. More than anything because, very soon you will be able to calmly send a WhatsApp on the Moon thanks to Nokia.
Exactly at the end of 2022 our preferred satellite will have its first 4G mobile network to offer a high-speed connection on the Moon. How can it be?
Nokia signs an agreement with NASA
As the Finnish company comments through its official blog, Nokia has been awarded a NASA project worth more than 14 million dollars with the aim of creating the first 4G mobile network on the Moon. To do this, they are working on an innovative and ultra-compact project that can offer mobile connection on the satellite by the end of 2022.
As reported by the company of Finnish origin «pioneering innovations from Nokia Bell Labs will be used to build and implement the first ultra-compact LTE solutionlow-power, space-enhanced, end-to-end on the lunar surface by the end of 2022. Nokia has partnered with Intuitive Machines for this mission to integrate this innovative network into its 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. » Come on, you will not miss anything.
In addition, this 4G network will offer critical communication capabilities for many different data transmission applications, including vital command and control functions, remote control of lunar vehicles, real-time navigation and high definition video transmission. Vital elements so that one of NASA's great objectives can be achieved: that humans can reside on the lunar surface for long periods.
The idea is not bad at all, more than anything because communications with the earth can be significantly improved, sending videos and other documents in the most comfortable way.
