Nokia to build moon’s first 4G network for Nasa programme

Nokia to build moon’s first 4G network for Nasa programme
4G technology could power communication on the moon (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Nokia says it has been asked by Nasa to build the first mobile communications network on the moon.

The Finnish telecommunications equipment maker said on Monday that its Nokia Bell Labs division will build a 4G communications system to be deployed on a lunar lander to the moon’s surface in late 2022.

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