Reuters is reporting that Vodaphone and Nokia are teaming up to put the first mobile phone network on the moon next year. The reason? Unfortunately not a theme park (yet), but to stream high-definition video from the lunar landscape back to earth. Nokia is developing space-grade 4G networking hardware that weighs less than a bag of sugar ,and is scheduled to be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2019.
I'm just gonna say, I have to use one of those "mobile Hotspots" to get 4g at my house over my internet. The moon will have better cell service than my house.
One executive involved said the decision to build a 4G network rather a state-of-the-art 5G network was taken because the next generation networks remain in the testing and trial stage and are not stable enough to ensure they would work from the lunar surface.
I'm just gonna say, I have to use one of those "mobile Hotspots" to get 4g at my house over my internet. The moon will have better cell service than my house.
One executive involved said the decision to build a 4G network rather a state-of-the-art 5G network was taken because the next generation networks remain in the testing and trial stage and are not stable enough to ensure they would work from the lunar surface.
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