4/30/2020
• Report to Congress on
Space Acquisition Expected to be "Groundbreaking"
• German Carriers to
Expand 5G Coverage via DSS
• Cyberattack Can
Steal Data via Cooling Fan Vibrations
•
Central States VHF Society Conference Canceled Thanks to Wuhan Virus
• U.S. Space Force's Next
Missile Warning Satellite Set for 2021 Launch
4/29/2020
• China to
Deploy 500,000 5G Base Stations in 2020
• Twitter Bans
Tweets Inciting 5G Vandalism
•
Smartphone Sales to Fall 21% in 2020
• Boeing Completes
Microsatellite Prototype for U.S. Space Force
• AI Chip
Market Will Hit $70B in 2026
4/28/2020
• FCC Opening
6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6E
•
Japan's Radio Amateurs Gain Expanded Access to 160 and 80 Meters
• How Will the
Wuhan Virus Impact New Tech?
• FTC Imposes Record
$5B on Facebook over Privacy
•
USPS Collapse Could Be Nightmare for Some Businesses
(philatelists take note)
4/27/2020
• FCC and Ligado Are
Undermining GPS
•
FCC Proposes $200M Fine for Failure to Protect Consumer Location Data
• Quantum Computing Milestone with
"Hot" Silicon Qubits
• ARRL Suggests Taking a
Creative Approach to Field Day 2020
• Geochemical Tool Reveals
Origin
of Earth's Nitrogen
4/24/2020
• New Way to
Track Semiconductor Technology
•
Elon Musk Calls out Fake News on Ventilator Non-Delivery Claims
•
China Turns to Japanese IoT Expertise to Reduce U.S. Dependency
• The West Must Do More to
Stop China Buying up Technology
•
FCC Makes Further Spectrum Allocation to Accommodate 5G Deployment
4/23/2020
• Phone Maker Pays
$100k Fine for Excessive SAR Emissions
• Trump Knows
What Connects with the People – Radio
• Automation Key to
Testing, Managing, Optimizing 5G Networks
•
Telco Revenues Forecast to Contract 3.4% Due to Wuhan Virus
• India Says
Zoom "Not Safe Platform" for Video Conferencing
4/22/2020
• U.S. FCC Releases
Home Network Tips in Time of Wuhan Virus
• South Korea Reaches Nearly
10% 5G Penetration
• FCC Chairman Wants to Green Light
Ligado Nationwide Network
• Europe Faces
Epidemic of Telecoms Mast Arson (benighted public
burning witches)
• Apple Launches New
iPhone for Budget-Minded
4/21/2020
•
European Smartphone Shipments down 50% for 2020
• Amazon to Add 75,000 Jobs as
Online
Orders Surge During Lockdowns (their trucks do 40-50
mph through my neighborhood)
•
Huawei Chip Unit Orders More Domestic Production
•
5G Arsonists Damage >20 Masts over Easter Break
• Crude Oil Futures Collapse to
Historic Low of -$37 / Barrel
4/20/2020
•
RF FEM Market to Remain Stagnant in 2020 Due to COVID-19
• Critical Research Hit as
COVID-19 Forces Physics Labs to Close (no apologies
from China yet)
• FCC Grants NYFD
Expanded T-Band Access
• Telco Shares Are Losers as
Lockdown Drives Internet Boom
• Wuhan Virus Drives
Global Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductor Recession
4/17/2020
•
Arson, Sabotage to Dutch Cell Towers as 5G Conspiracy Theories Spread
•
FCC Eyes Banning China Telecom from U.S. Market
•
Post-Lockdown China: Glimpses of the New Normal
(coming to a world near you, compliments of Wuhan)
• U.S. Space Force Chooses VOX Space for
$35M SmallSat Launches
• Dell'Oro Expects
Robust Wireless Capex Growth in 2020
4/16/2020
• Telcos Promise
Broadband Aid for NHS Workers
•
Engineering Salaries Remain Strong
• Semi Industry Ask Nations to
Prioritize Semi Manufacturing Operations During Pandemic
• Release 16 for 5G to Address
Integrated Access Backhaul
• DARPA Program to Build
Travel Adapter for Human
Body (cyborg pill)
4/15/2020
• Huawei, China Unicom Tout
5G Indoor Distributed Massive MIMO
• New
144
MHz Transatlantic Record Reported
•
Cobol Programmers Shore up Unemployment Benefits Systems
(Y2K redux?)
•
Wuhan Virus Impact on Technical Standards Bigger Than Initially Reported
• FCC's
"Keep America
Connected" Pledge
4/14/2020
• The
Pandemic's Toll on Privacy Laws (buh-bye Constitution)
•
Mobile Communication Antenna Market to Grow by $2B over 5 Years
•
DOD's Workforce May Shift Post-Wuhan Virus
•
March Wafer Sales Soar
•
1st Transatlantic Contact on 70 cm Reported
4/13/2020
•
Major Tech Companies and Industries Falling to the Wuhan Flu
• New
ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program is up and Running
• CCA Blasts FCC's
Rural 5G Fund Eligibility Maps
• DoD Issues
5G RFP for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Testbed
• Wuhan Flu to
Slow Down 5G Adoption in China
4/10/2020
• FCC to Make
1200 MHz of Spectrum Available in 6 GHz Unlicensed Band
•
French Arcep Accepts 5G Bids, Postpones Spectrum Auction
• FCC Floats Options for Proposed
$9B 5G Rural Fund
•
Smartphone vs Virus, Will Privacy Always Be the Loser?
•
Silicon Valley's Snoopiness Paying off, But Is It Moral?
4/9/2020
•
Wuhan Flu Threatens to Knock South Korea out of 5G Leadership
•
RF GaAs Device Revenue Declined 6% in 2019
•
5G Base Stations Use a Lot More Energy Than 4G
• FCC to Deliver
$200M in Telehealth Relief to Strained Hospitals
•
Smartphone and Laptop Chargers Enabled by Navitas' GaNFast Technology
4/8/2020
• FCC Expected to
Open 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6
• COVID-19
Could Hamper National Security
•
Semi Materials Market Fell Last Year
• Huawei Says European
5G Delays as Spectrum Auctions Postponed
• U.S. Space Force Asks Raytheon to
Swap GPS Computers from IBM to HP
4/7/2020
• $2T Rescue Bill
Gives Defense Contractors Limited Relief
• Some Countries Permitting
"STAYHOME"-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19
•
30% Reduction in Production of Smartphones Due to COVID-19
• AT&T Says
Wi-Fi
Call Traffic up 76%
• Microsoft
"Teams" Usage Surged 775% in Italy
4/6/2020
• Furloughs,
Layoffs, CEO Pay Cuts Hit Radio
•
OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy as Due to COVID-19
• Verizon Makes Pitch for
Licensing Part of 6 GHz Band
• To All ARRL Members and
ARRL VEC Accredited VEs
• Analog
Devices Withdraws Q2/2020 Guidance Due to COVID-19
4/3/2020
•
Huawei Hits Back at U.S.
• Vodafone UK Does Its Bit with
Free Unlimited Mobile Data
•
Engineers in the Covid-19 Era
•
U.S. Chip Industry Lobbying to Stay Open Despite Virus Concerns
• FCC
Extends 3.65 GHz CBRS Transition Deadline
4/2/2020
• Prolonged Outbreak Presents
Significant Problems to Telcos
•
Ultra-Secure, Jam-Resistant GPS M-Code Signal Underway
• Atlas 5 Launch Deployment of
Ultra-Secure Military Communications Network
• Ofcom, UK Telcos to Launch
National "Stay Connected" Campaign
•
3GPP Delays 5G Standard Updates Due to COVID-19
4/1/2020
•
FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band
•
Aging Tech Means Raises for Some Who Lose Jobs in Wuhan Flu Outbreak
(read this and weep)
• Sell! Sell!
BT to Offload French Operations
•
Power Level of High Frequency GaN Transistors Increased
• Router Phishing Scam Targets
Global Fear over Coronavirus
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