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AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service
AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow.This article is brought to you by this site.
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‘The race is on:’ Why Frontier is bullish on fiber, and Dallas, after Verizon’s $20B bid
With digital devices powering every aspect of life and business, telecommunications providers are going neck and neck to provide faster internet speeds at scale―using fiber technology as a linchpin.This article is brought to you by […]
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Antenna testing capabilities expanded with spherical near-field range
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is expanding its antenna measurement capabilities with a state-of-the-art spherical near-field antenna range. The 1,260-square-foot indoor range, lined with radio frequency and microwave foam absorbers, is equipped to accurately sample the […]
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Flexible transmitter chip could make wireless devices more energy efficient
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.This article is brought […]
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Researchers build tiny tech that could power faster, smarter 6G wireless
In wireless communication, spectrum—radio frequencies that allow devices to communicate over the air—is king.This article is brought to you by this site.
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Analog repeaters could be the key to practical mmWave deployment
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 […]
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SpaceX launches competitor Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites
Just because Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos aren’t the best of friends, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will directly compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for broadband internet, doesn’t mean everyone can’t still get along.This article is […]
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Mechanical tuning boosts performance of terahertz communication devices at high frequencies
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 […]
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Undersea cables are vulnerable to sabotage, but this takes skill and specialist equipment
Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables being cut and, in […]
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Analytical model evaluates performance of grant-free communication in densely populated IoT environment
Imagine a world where every smart device, from traffic sensors to wearable health monitors, can seamlessly communicate. This vision is at the heart of Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC), a cornerstone of 5G and future […]