4G is coming … to the moon, but it’s not just for social media likes

4G is coming … to the moon, but it’s not just for Facebook and Instagram likes.

In a strange turn of events, it would appear that tech giant Nokia and NASA have teamed up to ensure future astronauts can post selfies to their Instagram account and tweet about their experience from the Moon, but only with each other on the former. example.

Nokia has won a financing contract of 14.1 million dollars (12 million euros) from the US space agency to develop and build a 4G network on the Moon.

The new contract is part of a huge range of contracts worth 370 million dollars (315 million euros) that were issued on Friday, October 16. All contracts were issued as part of NASA’s renewed push to return to the Moon in 2024.

NASA said: “The system could support communications from the lunar surface at greater distances, higher speeds and provide more reliability than current standards.”

The installation of the network could also help in the development of a future permanent base on the Moon.

Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, said: “With funding from NASA, Nokia will study how Earth technology could be modified so that the lunar environment supports reliable, high-speed communications.”

The idea of ​​5G infrastructure on the Moon has also been discussed, however, at this time, it is believed that a 4G network will be adequate and requires much easier installation and less infrastructure.

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