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Engineering

Researchers discover novel, cost-effective way to harness satellite signals

For decades, satellites have helped meteorologists forecast weather, offer cable, television, and radio providers a way to relay signals to their customers, and provide scientists with a tool to gather data for various types ...

Jul 01, 2022

Electronics & Semiconductors

Efficient satellite downlink with a Ka band dual circular polarization transmitter

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellites are being increasingly used for environmental monitoring of the earth, as well as for logistic purposes, such as the navigation of maritime vessels. The data transmitted from the satellite ...

Jun 24, 2022

More Californians are gaining broadband internet access. But Black and Latino households still lag

More Californians are gaining access to broadband internet, but Black and Latino households still lag behind their white counterparts, according to an analysis of the latest available American Community Survey data.

Jun 23, 2022

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AT&T rolls out cutting-edge 911 call tracking technology

When someone calls 911, seconds matter. That's why the first question a 911 dispatcher asks is, "What is the address of the emergency?"

Jun 21, 2022

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'It's just tragic': After days without internet, cell service, Southwestern residents feel endangered

Within minutes of losing cellphone and internet service, residents in a remote swath of Arizona were quick to come up with theories about why.

Jun 20, 2022

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Telecom

Verizon, AT&T delay some 5G service over airlines' concerns

Federal regulators say Verizon and AT&T will delay part of their 5G rollout near airports to give airlines more time to ensure that equipment on their planes is safe from interference from the wireless signals, but the airline ...

Jun 18, 2022

Telecom

Deal reached on US 5G antennas near airports: FAA

The Federal Aviation Authority said Friday that mobile operators AT&T and Verizon have reached an agreement with airlines for the gradual deployment of additional 5G antennas around US airports.

Jun 17, 2022

Tackling the challenges of cross-border connectivity for Europe's vehicles

Connected and fully automated vehicles are set to revolutionize transportation as we know it. Thanks to 5G-enabled vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, which makes it possible for vehicles to communicate with one another ...

Jun 17, 2022

Introducing a transceiver that can tap into the higher frequency bands of 5G networks

5G networks are becoming more prevalent worldwide. Many consumer devices that support 5G are already benefiting from increased speeds and lower latency. However, some frequency bands allocated for 5G are not effectively utilized ...

Jun 15, 2022

Electricity and data over-the-air: The simultaneous transmission of 5G and power

The potential of millimeter-wave wireless power transfer as a solution for the Internet of Things has finally been harnessed by researchers from Tokyo Tech, who have created a device for simultaneous transmission of power ...

Jun 13, 2022

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Industrial Internet of Things: Real-time remote control of smart factory between Korea and Finland

A research team of the ETRI has revealed a technology which can remotely control one factory simultaneously from home and abroad using 5G technology developed through international joint research and an intercontinental wired ...

Jun 10, 2022

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Space-enabled system to digitalize airspace goes global

A space-enabled system to help clear congested skies while reducing carbon emissions is going global, following a deal signed today between satellite communications provider Inmarsat and ESA.

Jun 09, 2022

Build-a-satellite program could fast track national security space missions

Satellites equipped with remote sensing technology execute many critical national security missions, from detecting explosions to tracking sea ice, but until now it could take a team years to move from a concept to a deployable ...

Jun 08, 2022

Four states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund

More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. ...

Jun 07, 2022

'Beam-steering' technology takes mobile communications beyond 5G

Birmingham scientists have revealed a new beam-steering antenna that increases the efficiency of data transmission for 'beyond 5G'—and opens up a range of frequencies for mobile communications that are inaccessible to currently ...

Jun 03, 2022

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6G component provides speed, efficiency needed for next-gen network

Even though consumers won't see it for years, researchers around the world are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless communications, 6G. An international team led by researchers at The University ...

Jun 02, 2022

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Illinois broadband expansion will create 25,000 jobs, researchers say

Illinois' planned expansion of broadband internet access will create thousands of jobs, boost workers' wages and help bridge rural-urban and racial divides in online access, researchers with the Illinois Economic Policy Institute ...

Jun 02, 2022