A team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) is focusing its resources to make LTE/4G and Wi-Fi communication systems possible on the moon by 2022. The researchers are well equipped to take on this project, for SFU is renowned for its PolyLAB for Advanced Collaborative Networking. In collaboration with researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder, they operate the "Canadian component of the Exploration Wireless Communications (ExWC) testbed out of Vancouver's Harbour Centre."
The critical testing phase was entrusted to Simon Fraser University research by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. SFU has been working on "building networks on the moon, Mars, and even further out in our solar system" and right now, they are testing Nokia's technology.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Space-based Communication
- Opportunity for companies to develop innovative communication solutions for space exploration and extraterrestrial habitation.
- Advanced Networking
- Development of advanced networking technologies for space-based communication has the potential to disrupt the telecommunications industry.
- Exploration Wireless Communication
- Opportunity to revolutionize wireless communication in space and beyond by creating communication systems that can withstand the harsh environment of space.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Telecommunications
- Telecommunications companies can develop solutions to provide space-based communication services for space exploration and extraterrestrial habitation.
- Aerospace
- Aerospace companies can leverage the development of advanced networking technologies to enhance space exploration and develop new products and services.
- Technology
- Technological advancements made for space-based communication systems have the potential to disrupt the telecommunications industry and revolutionize wireless communication.
