Cellular network and WiFi is something that we take lightly these days. The entire storehouse of knowledge of mankind or that one TikTok video is literally at our fingertips. Things have moved so fast that sometimes we wonder if there are any new frontiers left.
But there are many. NASA is setting up a cellular network on the Moon and Indian-origin Nishant Batra is leading the effort. Batra serves as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO) at smartphone maker Nokia
He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a master’s degree in telecommunications and a master’s degree in computer science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a bachelor’s degree in computer applications from Devi Ahilya University in India.
Prior to joining the telecommunications major, Batra served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Veneer in Sweden. He also spent 12 years at Ericsson in several positions.
Batra is based in Espoo, Finland, and has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
At Nokia, Batra’s responsibilities include managing the technology architecture and leading research at Nokia Bell Labs, whose innovations have been used to build and deploy the first ultra-compact, low-power, space-rigid, end-to-end LTE solutions. will be done for Lunar surface at the end of 2022.
NASA is looking to regain its presence on the lunar surface with its unmanned Artemis mission slated for launch in May this year and crewed mission in 2026.
In October last year, the US space agency launched a “tipping point” mission to the Moon to help advance technologies, deploy the first LTE/4G communications system in space, and pave the way toward a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. Selected Nokia as a partner for
For the mission, Nokia has partnered with Sahaj Machines to integrate the groundbreaking network into its lunar lander and deliver it to the lunar surface.
The network will provide critical communication capabilities for many different data transmission applications, including critical command and control functions, remote control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation and streaming of high definition video – including power, size and cost. .
These communication applications are all-important to the long-term presence of humans on the lunar surface.
After deployment the network will self-configure and establish the first LTE communication system on the Moon.
Nokia’s lunar network is specifically designed to withstand the harsh conditions of launch and lunar landing, and to operate in the extreme conditions of space.
Indian-origin Nishant Batra, who served as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO) at smartphone maker Nokia, is helping NASA build the first cellular network on the Moon.
Batra joined Nokia in January 2021 as CSTO and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a master’s degree in telecommunications and a master’s degree in computer science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a bachelor’s degree in computer applications from Devi Ahilya University in India.
Prior to joining the telecommunications major, Batra served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Veneer in Sweden. He also spent 12 years at Ericsson in several positions.
Batra is based in Espoo, Finland, and has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and the Americas. At Nokia, Batra’s responsibilities include managing the technology architecture and leading research at Nokia Bell Labs, whose innovations have been used to build and deploy the first ultra-compact, low-power, space-rigid, end-to-end LTE solutions. will be done for Lunar surface at the end of 2022.
NASA is looking to regain its presence on the lunar surface with its unmanned Artemis mission slated for launch in May this year and crewed mission in 2026.
In October last year, the US space agency launched a “tipping point” mission to the Moon to help advance technologies, deploy the first LTE/4G communications system in space, and pave the way toward a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. Selected Nokia as a partner for
For the mission, Nokia has partnered with Sahaj Machines to integrate the groundbreaking network into its lunar lander and deliver it to the lunar surface.
The network will provide critical communication capabilities for many different data transmission applications, including critical command and control functions, remote control of lunar rovers, real-time navigation and streaming of high definition video – including power, size and cost. .
These communication applications are all-important to the long-term presence of humans on the lunar surface.
After deployment the network will self-configure and establish the first LTE communication system on the Moon.