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NASA Chooses Nokia to Build First Mobile Network on the Moon - VOA Learning English
Oct 24, 2020 58 secs
Nokia says it has been chosen by the American space agency NASA to build the first mobile phone network on the moon.

The Finnish technology company recently announced that its Nokia Bell Labs division will build the lunar communications system.

It said NASA will put the equipment on a lunar lander.

Nokia’s announcement comes as the space agency continues preparations for sending astronauts to the moon by 2024.

The space agency also signed a deal for the development and testing of improved lunar landing systems.

The space agency said it is paying the company $14.1 million to build the mobile network.

Nokia said its network will provide critical communications for work astronauts will need to perform on the moon.

All the equipment will be designed to survive difficult launches, lunar landings and extreme conditions in space.

Nokia said the equipment is designed to configure, or set up, the 4G/LTE communications network on its own.

The company decided to use 4G instead of 5G, the latest mobile technology, because 4G has been available longer and proven its reliability.

Nokia said its long-term goal is to move the moon network to 5G technology in the future.

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