Internet
Modern communication systems need two main things: power, and what engineers call "backhaul", the connections that link cell towers and exchanges to the national network. When Cyclone Gabrielle struck, both were badly compromised.
Mar 3, 2023
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Engineering
High-frequency wireless communication systems such as 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) and beyond are of particular interest to consumers as they can deliver data with extremely high speed and provide an upgraded experience to ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Security
Right now, there is a good chance your phone is tracking your location—even with GPS services turned off. That's because, to receive service, our phones reveal personal identifiers to cell towers owned by major network ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Telecom
No one can overengineer like an engineer. So introducing a little more caution into an existing engineering process is nothing much to ruffle feathers. A new paper published in Environmental Research offers insight on how ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Almost all festivals in Europe use polluting diesel generators as their power supply. As a sustainable alternative, TU/e researchers and 9 companies have developed a 21-meter high fold-out tower with solar collectors and ...
Aug 6, 2019
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Security
A new study by researchers Nikolaos Gatsis, David Akopian and Ahmad F. Taha and their graduate student Ali Khalajmehrabadi from the UTSA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering describes a computer algorithm that ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Security
Modern cell phones are vulnerable to attacks from rogue cellular transmitters called IMSI-catchers—surveillance devices that can precisely locate mobile phones, eavesdrop on conversations or send spam.
Jun 2, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Money doesn't grow on trees, but electricity might someday.
Feb 1, 2017
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Hi Tech & Innovation
(Tech Xplore)—Turn vertical city structures such as church spires and street lights into drone recharging points? WIRED.co.uk and a number of other sites are reporting that this is an idea from Amazon. The concept is all ...
