The Moon will now have a 4G mobile network setup by next year on its surface, as per the plan that is being formulated by both Vodafone and Nokia combined.

The mission is completely developed by PTScientists, which is space exploration company. And this will be the first fully privately-funded Moon landing.

The Nokia’s masts will be launched by SpaceX from a rocket in 2019 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA. The network will help Audi lunar exploration vehicles to communicate with each other, along with a base station to regulate the exploration vehicles.

The 4G signal which will be provided by Vodafone will be fully capable to transmit high-definition video streaming of the Moon’s surface. Dr Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO of Vodafone Germany said, “This project involves a radically innovative approach to the development of mobile network infrastructure”.

The vehicles would be exploring the Moon as a potential human habitat and the setting up of a 4G network could be seen as the first step in creating a communications infrastructure for upcoming lunar missions.

 

 

The network will help to save energy, as mobile signal is more energy efficient than analogue radio. Robert Böhme the CEO of PTScientists said, “The great thing about this LTE solution is that it is power efficient, and the less energy we use sending data, the more we have to do science”.

Mr Böhme also said, “In order for humanity to leave the cradle of Earth, we need to develop infrastructures beyond our home planet”. The launch of the network simply means that the Moon will now be having 4G signal while people in most countries of the world still struggle to have overall 4G connectivity.