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    • Jul 08, 2016

    NGMN Alliance Focuses on 5G Trial & Testing and Vehicle-to-X Task-Force

    The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced new activities in 5G Trial & Testing, End-to-end Architecture and Vehicle-to-X. The Alliance highlighted their commitment to ensure successful 5G development, testing and standardization in the coming years.Throughout the year, the NGMN Alliance has provided industry-wide 5G guidance based on their requirements around 5G radio access, architecture, vertical services, secu

    • Jul 08, 2016
    • Aaronia AG

    Aaronia Launches Real-Time Drone and UAV Detection System

    After a four-year development program, Aaronia has launched the Drone Detector, a product that exploits the radio-frequency (RF) radiation emitted by systems onboard UAV's and its control unit. Once a signal has been detected, its approximate bearing will be shown.The location accuracy depends on the antenna being used with the Drone Detection System. Aaronia offers two types of 3D direction-finding antenna are offered by the Drone Detector - the IsoLOG... Continue reading

    • Jul 07, 2016

    Netherlands Gets Nationwide LoRa Network for IoT

    The Dutch telecom group KPN announced that their LoRa (Long Range) network is now available throughout the Netherlands. This makes the Netherlands the first country in the world to have a nationwide LoRa network for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Over the past eight months a lot of hard work has gone into rolling out this network, to ensure coverage is available outdoors throughout the Netherlands. Because of substantial custome

    • Jul 06, 2016

    FCC Permits Program Licensees Access to Prime Restricted Medical Radio Bands

    The Federal Communications Commission has recently released a Second Report and Order, which for the first time enables Program Experimental Licensees ("Program Licensees") access to restricted frequency bands to conduct testing and experiments on RF-based medical devices. This ruling is critical for many reasons, not the least of which is that the restricted frequencies include the 401 to 406 MHz “MedRadio” band, frequently used by man

    • Jun 27, 2016
    • u-blox AG

    World’s First Cellular Radio NB-IoT Module Compliant with 3GPP

    u-blox has announced the forthcoming availability of the SARA-N2 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) module. This will be the world’s first cellular radio module compliant to the 3GPP Release 13, Narrowband IoT (LTE Cat. NB1) standard. Designed for use in applications such as smart buildings and cities, utilities metering, white goods, asset tracking, and agricultural and environmental monitoring, this module will operate for between 10 and 20 year

    • Jun 23, 2016
    • Anritsu

    Cost-efficient, High-performance Signal Analyzers Fill Market Void for Narrowband Applications

    Anritsu has extended its Signal Analyzer MS2840A product line by adding three new frequency models - 3.6 GHz, 6 GHz, and 26.5 GHz to its current 44.5-GHz model supporting excellent narrowband measurement performance in a middle-range signal analyzer/spectrum analyzer platform. With a dedicated low phase noise option, the 3.6-GHz and 6-GHz models have excellent close-in SSB phase noise performance that exceeds the performance of other ma

    • May 20, 2016

    Federated Wireless Begins Certification of its 3.5 GHz Spectrum Access System

    Federated Wireless has announced that they have officially begun the certification process with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their Spectrum Access System (SAS). This SAS is designed to bring forth the benefits of shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. The band, known as the Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), was established in April 2015 by the FCC. With the start of this certification process, they wil

    • Apr 27, 2016

    New IoT Optimized LTE Module Certified by AT&T

    Sequans Communications recently announced that its newestEZLinkLTE module, the US60L, has been certified to operate onAT&T’s 4G LTE network, having achieved technical acceptance (TA) from AT&T’s Network Ready Lab. At the heart of the module is Sequans’ IoT-optimized, LTE Cat 4-capable chipset, Colibri, along with memory, power management and a complete RF front-end, all in a single, affordable, compact, surface-mount package.The new US60L

    • Mar 09, 2016
    • Integrated Device Technology

    Glitch-Free Digital Step Attenuators Target CATV Markets

    Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has expanded its RF portfolio with the addition of a new family of digital step attenuators (DSAs) optimized for the demanding requirements of the broadband and CATV markets. The ultra-high-linearity 75-ohm DSAs feature IDT’s industry-first Glitch-Free technology for enhanced performance.DSAs provide gain control in a wide range of applications including CMTS, fiber distribution networks, HFC distribution nodes, and

    • Feb 16, 2016
    • Knowles

    Knowles Multi-Layer Capacitors to Widthstand Higher Temperatures

    Knowles, Dielectric Laboratories (DLI), has announced a number of specification extensions to their Ultra-low ESR and High Q MLC capacitors. In both cases DLI have taken the temperature performance to a higher level of 175o C giving engineers more scope in their designs. These new improved TCC (temperature coefficient of capacitance) figures apply to DLI’s highly successful UL ceramic dielectric capacitors in case size C07 (0711) and AH porcelain diel

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