NASA and Nokia are putting a 4G network on the moon

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/tech/4g-network-moon-trnd/index.html

NASA and Nokia are putting a 4G network on the moon

By David Goldman, CNN Business
Updated 11:54 AM ET, Sun October 18, 2020

New York (CNN Business)If you're unable to get a cell phone signal when you walk your dog around the block, this will really make your blood boil: NASA is putting a 4G network on the moon.

To reach its 2028 goal to build a lunar base and eventually sustain a human presence on the moon, NASA awarded $370 million to over a dozen companies to deploy technology on the lunar surface. Those innovations include remote power generation, cryogenic freezing, robotics, safer landing ... and 4G. Because how else will astronauts tweet their moon golf shots and lunar rover selfies?

NASA says 4G could provide more reliable, longer-distance communication than the current radio standards in place on the moon. Like on Earth, the 4G network will eventually be upgraded to 5G.

Nokia's (NOK) Bell Labs was granted $14.1 million for the project. Bell Labs, formerly operated by AT&T, will partner with spaceflight engineering company Intuitive Machines to build out the 4G-LTE network.

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[Newest Reality]

1. Have the Moon, (Lunarians?) people responded to this idea yet?

[Hugin]

8. I believe they prefer to be called Lunatarians.

Since Lunatic was already spoken for.

On their equivalents of Twitter and Facebook pundits are blaming the 4G network for the recent green cheese spoilage.

[Newest Reality]

9. Ah! I see. Thanks for the update.

[Hugin]

11. Happy to help.

I pick up their broadcasts in my fillings sometimes.

They are all currently laughing both of their asses off at Trump.

[lapfog_1]

2. I hate to tell you this

but close to 25 years ago I was part of a team that extended the internet to Mars.

many protocol improvements were needed to basic TCP to make it work (start thinking about timeouts and TCP window sizes).

So this isn't exactly ground breaking.

[genxlib]

3. Geez

How far will you need to go in the future to be off the grid?

[JHB]

5. Shhh! Facts like that get in the way of the clickbaitiness

[KatyMan]

4. I thought they blew the moon up

A few years ago? I gotta get out more.

[JHB]

7. Not blown up, just blown out of orbit...

September 13, 1999, that was.

[AllaN01Bear]

10. in this episode,,

[Silent3]

6. Thank god it's 4G and not 5G

It's bad enough we try to blow up the moon, we shouldn't be trying to give it COVID.

[soothsayer]

12. Whitey on the moon