Vodafone and Nokia to build the first "Moon Surface 4 G LTE Network" in the Universe

ByKevin Gill

In 2019 when the human race arrives on the moon in the Apollo program, in 2019, Vodafone (Vodafone) and Nokia collaborate to advance the "first universe" attempt to build a 4 G communication network on the moon It was announced.

VODAFONE AND NOKIA TO CREATE FIRST 4 G NETWORK ON MOON
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Moon to get first mobile phone network
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According to a press release announced by the Vodafone Group on February 27, 2018, Vodafone went on to race in the lunar surface of GermanyPTScientistsHe promoted efforts to build a 4 G network on the moon in a way that supports the mission of the part-time scientists (part-time scientists) and nominated Nokia of Finland as its technology partner.

PTScientists is a Google sponsored lunar exploration race "Google Lunar XPRIZE"Was a team that had been participating in cooperation with Vodafone and German automaker Audi, and was aiming for victory from JapanHAKUTOThere was a rival relationship with. In the mission of this 4G network, it is planned to be launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States within 2019 with the necessary equipment for SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

Because of this mission Nokia is a ultra compact ultra light network device "Ultra Compact Network"It is supposed to be developed by Nokia Bell Labs and it is aiming to be within the weight of 1 kg or less. Ultra Compact Network, which arrived on the moon, will become a base station in the field and will be used as a communication base for the two "Audi Luna Quattro Rover" developed by PTScientists. Although the way Ultra Compact Network communicates with the Earth seems to be still under consideration, in Vodafone's research it is certain that it is possible to communicate by using radio waves in the 1800 MHz band. By using this communication channel, it communicates with the moon rover from the earth, and it is supposed to send high quality picture and movie taken by Rover to the earth.


About this mission, Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO of Vodafone / Germany "This project contains a very innovative approach to building mobile network infrastructure and it is independent and has a number of skills It will be a good example of the team achieving very important goals by demonstrating courage, pioneer spirit and creative power. " Robert Böhme, the founder and CEO of PTScientists, said, "This is an important step to realizing a sustainable exploration of the solar system.When human beings depart from the cradle called the earth, we are living It is necessary to build infrastructure outside the Earth.The advantage of the LTE solution is that it can save a lot of energy on communication and it will make more energy for saved communication more scientific It will be possible to fill! ".

Also, Marcus Weldon of Nokia Bell Labs, who was elected as a technology partner, said, "We are pleased to be elected as a technology partner for this mission, this important mission is to support future data networks, processing and storage Supporting the development of new space standard technology and helping academia, industry, educational institutions etc. to establish the necessary communication infrastructure to conduct lunar survey.This goal is for many stakeholders and It is potentially involved with all human beings and I am looking forward to cooperating with Vodafone and other partners for the launch in 2019. "