12/31/2020
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C-Band Nears $70B, Rockets Past Prior U.S. Spectrum Auctions
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Evolution of Personal Communications Technology Through 2050
• What's Lying in Wait for
Telecoms in 2021
• 2020 World
Communication Awards Winners!
• Earth Could Be Entirely
Powered by Sustainable Energy (nuclear is sustainable
w/no greenhouse gases)
12/30/2020
• 2020 Store Closures Lead
Year of Wireless Retail Upheaval
• 5G Americas Provides a Peek into
NexGen Wireless Communications
• U.S. Operators Spent
$70B in C-Band Auction, More to Come
• 5G Lessons from
South
Korean Telcos
• FCC Launches Efforts to
Replace Certain 5G Equipment
12/29/2020
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GaN-on-SiC to Maintain Stronghold in 5G Sub-6 GHz RRH
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16 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century
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Women in Technology: Channel Your Passion
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Verizon Expands Nationwide 5G to 230M People
• OneWeb Resumes Deployment of
650-Satellite Broadband Network
12/28/2020
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China
Tests 6G Wireless Communications
• Congress Provides $130M for
Hypersonic Missile Warning Satellites
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Top 10 RF Spectrum Analyzers in 2020
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IBM to Secure Chip Supplies for U.S. DoD
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What If China Taps Open RAN to Breach Networks?
12/25/2020
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Netherlands Radio Amateurs Face Fee Increases
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5G and Wi-Fi 6 to Disrupt Communication Protocols for Building Automation Systems
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World and IC Industry out of Joint
• Army Fortified
Radio Withstands Electronic Warfare
• Operator
Wins and Fails for 2020
12/24/2020
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Commemorate 1906 Fessenden Christmas Eve Broadcast Starts Today
• 5G Is
Fastest Growing Mobile Technology in History
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Nokia Going for 5G Share at Expense of Margin
• FCC Moves to
Expedite Equipment Authorizations
• >600 Japan Entities Hit by
Cyberattacks Amid Rise in Telework
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2020 Software Failures Linked to Wuhan Flu
12/23/2020
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Virtual Trade Shows Again in 2021
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Space Force Members Finally Get a Name: "Guardians"
(I like "Sentinels" better)
• China's Chang'e 5
Returns Moon Rock Samples to Earth
• FCC Begins
5G Spectrum Auction
• Oregon ARRL
VEC Offers Testing from Your Car
12/22/2020
• NFC Forum Announces an Independent
Contactless Standards Certification Program
• Defense Policy Bill
Prepares Pentagon for Operational 5G
• ARISS Marks
20 Years of Continuous Ham Radio Operation in Space
• 2020 Software Failures Linked to COVID-19
• Russia's
Hypersonic Avangard Boost-Glide Weapon Enters "Combat Duty"
12/21/2020
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Electric Utilities Eye Private LTE, 5G for Digital Transformations
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Demand for non-Japanese Engineers Growing in Japan
• Science Gains Ground While
Fewer Students Opting for MBA, Engineering
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TSMC YTD up 26.4% YoY
• Sifting out Universe's 1st
Gravitational
Waves
12/18/2020
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FCC Authorizes 1st Wi-Fi 6E Device
• DST Launches Scheme for
Women in Science and Engineering
• Trump Administration Releases
National Space Policy
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Transatlantic
Radio Tests Mark 99th Anniversary
• New
Electronic and Photonic Device Design
12/17/2020
• C-Band
5G Spectrum Auction Garners $1.9B on Day 1
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Techies Want a Vaccine Mandate Before Returning to Work
• Etisalat Claims
5G Speed Record of 9.1 Gbps
• 1st Woman, Next
Man on Moon will Come from These NASA 18
• A Biochemical Random Number
12/16/2020
• FCC Opens up
5.9 GHz Band for Wi-Fi and Automotive Applications
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Foundry Capex to Account for 34% of Semi Industry Capex in 2020
• DoD Changes in Thinking About
Electronic Warfare Tools
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Australian Radio Amateurs Denied Access to 60 Meters
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Cellular IoT Devices to Hit a Global Total of 5.7B by 2026
12/15/2020
• Electronic Design:
Looking Forward to 2021
• Nathan Simington
Confirmed as Newest FCC Member
• Japan's Hayabusa 2 Mission
Returns Asteroid Sample to Earth
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Global 5G Subscriptions Expected to Reach 200M by End of 2020
• Ontix Rolls out Superfast
Free Public Wi-Fi
Across London Borough of Bexley
12/14/2020
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China's Chip Industry Eyes Advanced Breakthroughs in 2021
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Procurement's Shifting Priorities for 2021
• Two Distinctly
Different
Liquid States of Water
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CW Quantum Dash Lasers on Silicon
• China Accomplishes
1st-Ever Robotic Docking in Lunar Orbit
12/11/2020
• Study Shows
5G is 90% More Efficient Than Legacy 4G Networks
• Germany, France, 11 other
EU Countries Team for Semiconductor Push
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Semiconductor Industry Forecast: Sunny and Bright with Few Clouds in Sight
• Process Developed for
Producing
Light-Matter Mixture
• What's the Best Way to
Cut Christmas Cookies?
12/10/2020
• FierceWireless
2020 Most Powerful People in Wireless somehow they
missed me ;-)
• Take Part in
The Engineer's
2020 Salary Survey
• Cellular
IoT Devices to Hit Global Total of 5.7B by 2026
• U.S. Senate Set to
Vote on Trump FCC Nominee
• Japan to Welcome Home
Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2
12/9/2020
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FCC Overhauls 5.9 GHz Band for Wi-Fi and Auto Safety
• 5G Americas Whitepaper on
mm-Wave Opportunities for 5G Networks
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WSTS Sees 5.1% Semi Growth This Year and 8.4% in 2021
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Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19
• Marki Microwave Appoints
Duncan Pilgrim as VP of Sales and Marketing
12/8/2020
• Design News
16 Electronic Tech Trends from 2020
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FCC to Require Email Addresses on Applications
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Nokia Leads EU 6G Group
• Company Wants to
Launch Satellites into Space via Drone
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Telco Entrants to Ethiopia Not Be Allowed to Launch Mobile Banking
12/7/2020
• Congress Requires
Shake-up in Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
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Unlicensed Access to 6 GHz to Add $163B to the Brazilian Economy
• December is YOTA
Month
• Congress Could Slow
Funding for Cyber Battlefield Tool
• DARPA Wants Integrated
Photonics with Chip-Scale Laser
12/4/2020
• Progress of
5G Rollouts Across Europe
• Gartner Downgrades
Global Smartphone Market
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South Korea's 5G Mobile Base Reaches Almost 10M Subscribers
• Printable Ink
Protects Against Electromagnetic Radiation
• New Possibilities for
Magnesium Batteries
12/3/2020
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Telecoms Industry Not Expected to Fully Recover Until 2023
• RadioShack Purchased by Online Retailer
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France to Seek EU Riposte if U.S. Punishes French Digital Tax
• China's Guangdong Province
Reaches over 110,000 5G Base Stations
• Moore's
Law Overheated Not Broken
12/2/2020
• IBM Stock Slides as
Amazon "Lays Groundwork" for Own Quantum Computer
• The Current
State of 5G Deployments in UK
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M-Code-Capable GPS Receivers Now Available
• $43B: The
Pandemic's Impact on Telecoms Sector
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Powerful Solar Flare, CME Occured on November 29
12/1/2020
• FCC Chairman
Ajit
Pai Departing Commission
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Britain Bans Huawei 5G Kit Installation from September 2021
• Wireless Technology Accelerating
Adoption of Commercial Connected Lighting
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ZTE Petition Denied, FCC Affirms It Poses Security Risk
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