https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/telecom-news/ en-us The latest news on telecommunications, telecom, telecom technology and telecommunications technology. A new transceiver invented by electrical engineers at the University of California, Irvine boosts radio frequencies into 140-gigahertz territory, unlocking data speeds that rival those of physical fiber-optic cables and laying the groundwork for a transition to 6G and FutureG data transmission protocols. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-wireless-transceiver-rivals-fiber-optic.html Electronics & Semiconductors Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:33:26 EST news688321981 With $800 of off‐the‐shelf equipment and months' worth of patience, a team of U.S. computer scientists set out to find out how well geostationary satellite communications are encrypted. And what they found was shocking. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-sky-full-secrets-glaring-vulnerabilities.html Telecom Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:23:20 EST news688126982 A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel, high-performance, and thermally stable polymer-based non-volatile analog switch. This next-generation device is as thin and flexible as vinyl, yet capable of withstanding high temperatures. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-durable-polymer-based-flexible-rf.html Electronics & Semiconductors Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:55:25 EST news688125301 A research team at the University of Ottawa has developed an advanced artificial intelligence system designed to autonomously defend wireless networks from jamming attacks, operating much like a digital immune system. This technology can automatically detect and respond to jamming in real time, which could play a critical role in securing Canada's communications infrastructure. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ai-wireless-networks-real.html Telecom Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:56:18 EST news685191361 The next generation of wireless communication will move into signal frequencies even higher than those of today's 5G systems, allowing signals to carry vastly more data at much higher speeds. These high-frequency bands, expected to underpin future 6G networks, could support data-hungry technologies such as untethered virtual reality headsets and real-time sensing systems. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-randomness-precision-generation-wireless.html Engineering Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:30:07 EST news681989095 Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are engineered structures comprised of several elements known as 'meta-atoms,' which can reshape and control electromagnetic waves in real-time. These surfaces could contribute to the further advancement of wireless communications and localization systems, as they could be used to reliably redirect, strengthen and suppress signals. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-holography-reconfigurable-surface-wireless-communication.html Electronics & Semiconductors Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:40:02 EST news681732253 A team from the University of California San Diego and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has invented a scalable technology that enables faster and more reliable 5G and 6G wireless communication. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-scalable-approach-6g-wireless-reliability.html Telecom Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:09:23 EDT news680972952 A research team, led by Professor Heein Yoon in the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST has unveiled an ultra-small hybrid low-dropout regulator (LDO) that promises to advance power management in advanced semiconductor devices. This innovative chip not only stabilizes voltage more effectively, but also filters out noise—all while taking up less space—opening new doors for high-performance system-on-chips (SoCs) used in AI, 6G communications, and beyond. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-ultra-compact-semiconductor-power-gen.html Electronics & Semiconductors Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:40:04 EDT news680276024 Washington State University-led researchers have developed a chip-sized processor and 3D printed antenna arrays that could someday lead to flexible and wearable wireless systems and improved electronic communications in a wide variety of auto, aviation, and space industry applications. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-3d-antenna-arrays-flexible-wireless.html Engineering Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:40:02 EDT news680179041 University of Otago researchers have developed algorithms that improve the precision of location tracking in smartwatches, a world-first development. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-smartwatches-centimeter-accuracy-tracking-algorithms.html Consumer & Gadgets Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:30:01 EDT news679922921 To further advance wireless communication systems, electronics engineers have been trying to develop new electronic circuits that operate in the microwave frequency range (1–300 GHz), while also losing little energy while transmitting signals. Ideally, these circuits should also be more compact than existing solutions, as this would help to reduce the overall size of communication systems. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-power-mos-based-microwave-transmitter.html Electronics & Semiconductors Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:20:01 EDT news679662961 A team led by academician Huang Ru and Professor Wu Yanqing from the School of Integrated Circuits at Peking University has developed a super-thin, high-performance semiconductor with enhanced heat conductivity, enabled by a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate. The research, published in Nature Electronics under the title "Amorphous indium tin oxide transistors for power amplification above 10 GHz," marks a significant step forward in next-generation radio-frequency (RF) electronics. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-super-thin-semiconductor-thermal-stability.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:23:03 EDT news679584181 If you pass by a café that operates a Wi-Fi network, you can be identified—even if you do not carry a smartphone with you. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have found out that it is possible to identify people solely through Wi-Fi signals. They point out that this constitutes a significant risk to privacy. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-spy-wi-fi-beware-radio.html Telecom Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:30:01 EDT news679310328 With the rollout of fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications networks and 6G looming on the horizon, the demand for advanced materials that can handle high-frequency signals is rising rapidly. These systems use electromagnetic waves ranging from tens to hundreds of gigahertz (GHz), where signals are highly sensitive to transmission loss, interference, and distortion. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-polymers-ultralow-dielectric-loss-potential.html Electronics & Semiconductors Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:00:03 EDT news678632401 In a world first, researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have successfully developed a resonant tunnel diode (RTD) that operates at room temperature made entirely from Group IV semiconductor materials. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-room-temperature-terahertz-device-door.html Electronics & Semiconductors Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:55:04 EDT news677318102 Sixth generation, or 6G, wireless technology is one step closer to reality with news that Chinese researchers have unveiled the world's first "all-frequency" 6G chip. The chip is capable of delivering mobile internet speeds exceeding 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) and was developed by a team led by scientists from Peking University and the City University of Hong Kong. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-scientists-world-6g-chip-capable.html Hardware Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:30:43 EDT news675952238 Addressing a major roadblock in next-generation photonic computing and signal processing systems, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a device that can bridge digital electronic signals and analog light signals in one fluid step. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-digital-analog-smooth-device-modulators.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:00:10 EDT news675337832 Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have provided a new mathematical approach to protect aircraft from interference caused by mobile communications. The solution, published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, describes the shape of the ideal exclusion zone that protects aircraft while maximizing 5G performance. This zone is expected to inform aviation regulators and telecom authorities on how to deploy 5G networks around air traffic. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-scientists-mathematical-approach-aircraft-5g.html Telecom Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:06:03 EDT news674993161 MIT researchers have developed a reconfigurable antenna that dynamically adjusts its frequency range by changing its physical shape, making it more versatile for communications and sensing than static antennas. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-antenna-enables-versatile-wide-range.html Telecom Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:12:04 EDT news674734322 High frequency radio waves can wirelessly carry the vast amount of data demanded by emerging technology like virtual reality, but as engineers push into the upper reaches of the radio spectrum, they are hitting walls. Literally. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-wireless-curveball-massive-amounts.html Engineering Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:00:10 EDT news674473981 Cornell University researchers have developed a low-power microchip they call a "microwave brain," the first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by harnessing the physics of microwaves. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-power-microwave-brain-chip-ultrafast.html Hardware Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:01 EDT news674293381 Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems transmit electrical energy from a power source to a load without physical connectors or wires, using electromagnetic fields. This idea goes as far back as the 1890s, when Nikola Tesla famously experimented with wireless energy transmission. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-machine-based-enables-efficient-wireless.html Electronics & Semiconductors Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:52:04 EDT news673609921 Researchers at EPFL and Harvard University have engineered a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz and optical ranges on the same device. Their integrated design could enable the development of devices for ultrafast telecommunications, ranging, spectroscopy, and computing. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-hybrid-chip-enables-conversion-terahertz.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:40:09 EDT news673526104 Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a novel transmitter chip that significantly improves the energy efficiency of wireless communications, which could boost the range and battery life of a connected device. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-flexible-transmitter-chip-wireless-devices.html Hardware Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:43:04 EDT news672997381 Hi-tech surveillance technologies are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you want sophisticated devices to detect suspicious behavior and alert authorities. But on the other, there is the need to protect individual privacy. Balancing public safety and personal freedoms is an ongoing challenge for innovators and policymakers. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-whofi-surveillance-technology-track-people.html Telecom Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:28:25 EDT news672571698 The development of more advanced technologies to process radiofrequency signals could further advance wireless communication, allowing devices connected to the internet to share information with each other faster and while consuming less energy. Currently, radio frequency signals are processed using software-defined radios (SDRs), systems that can modulate, filter and analyze signals using software rather than hardware components. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-memristor-based-boost-radiofrequency.html Electronics & Semiconductors Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:30:06 EDT news672487741 Analog repeaters dramatically enhance millimeter-wave (mmWave) coverage in mobile networks by overcoming signal blockage, report researchers from Science Tokyo. As demonstrated in a field experiment at Ookayama Campus, low-cost repeaters connected either wirelessly or via optical fiber offer a promising solution for 5G and 6G networks. Both configurations achieved over 1 Gbps throughput and enhanced mmWave signal stability, showing strong potential for practical deployment in urban and high-traffic areas. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-analog-key-mmwave-deployment.html Telecom Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:17:08 EDT news671984224 Terahertz frequencies above 100 GHz offer extremely wide bandwidths suitable for next-generation wireless communications, and research toward their practical use is ongoing worldwide. In particular, the 150 GHz and 300 GHz bands are actively being studied in Japan due to their relatively low atmospheric attenuation, which enables stable signal propagation. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-mechanical-tuning-boosts-terahertz-communication.html Engineering Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:09 EDT news671711334 Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) is a wireless communication technology that utilizes the visible light spectrum (400–800 THz), similar to LED light, offering speeds up to 100 times faster than existing Wi-Fi (up to 224 Gbps). While it has fewer limitations in available frequency allocation and less radio interference, it is relatively vulnerable to security breaches as anyone can access it. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-li-fi-technology-faster-wi.html Telecom Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:41:33 EDT news670074082 From smart grids to the internet of things, the modern world is increasingly reliant on connectivity between electronic devices. Thanks to University of Ottawa researchers, these devices can now be simultaneously connected and powered with a simple optical fiber over long distances, even in the harshest environments. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-laser-power-transmit-remote-destinations.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:18:31 EDT news669903502