Fifty years after astronauts stepped on the moon's surface the first ever 4G network is set to reach space and if it all works, the base station will be able to send the first ever live HD video feed from the moon to be seen on earth by a global audience.
The moon's 4G coverage will be connected by Vodafone which will use Nokia Bell Labs's lightest ever network to enable two Audi lunar quattro rovers to transfer scientific data and HD video.
Vodafone and Nokia to create first 4G network on the moon — Reuters pic.twitter.com/21mJDEkrjA
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Nokia chief technology officer and Bells Labs President said in a statement: "This important mission is supporting, among other things, the development of new space-grade technologies for future data networking, processing and storage, and will help advance the communications infrastructure required for academics, industry and educational institutions in conducting lunar research."
Vodafone 4G network will enable first live-streaming of HD video from the Moon's surface to a global audience.
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Vodafone's Germany CEO Dr. Hannes Amestreiter says the project is "a radically innovative approach."
#Vodafone to install 4G network on the #moon pic.twitter.com/m7Dswdtppp
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However the moon's 4G network could already be out of date by 2019. Excitement is building surrounding fifth generation wireless communications with technology firms racing to flex their 5G muscles at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Vodafone (@Vodafone), @Nokia to build #4G on the #moon | Perhaps better reception on the moon than in most cities? https://t.co/ybSF8j8EDC
— KEVIN PETSCHOW (@KevinPetschow) February 28, 2018
Britain's communications regulator Ofcom is set to sell off the airwaves for 5G networks, by 2020, 5G internet access could be used as the foundation of automation and driverless cars.
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Ofcom Announces Auction Bidders For 5G Spectrum https://t.co/8MJC3evTtd #cio #5G #EE #MobileSpectrum #O2 #Ofcom #SpectrumAuction #Three #Vodafone pic.twitter.com/jUUfmxIRrT
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