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  • 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.Throug... read more

  • 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 t... read more

  • 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 ... read more

  • 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 rulin... read more

  • 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 building... read more

  • 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. W... read more

  • 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, ... read more

  • 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-cap... read more

  • 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 techno... read more

  • 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... read more