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10/30/2020
• Trump Replaces
H-1B Visa Lottery w/Wage Bidding
• Pentagon Seeks Strategy to Spark
Transform Data into Warfighting Tool
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Ericsson Caught in Crosshairs Between China, Sweden
• ASA Partners with Nokia to Build 1st
Moon-Based Cellular Network
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Bulgaria Signs 5G Security Declaration with U.S.
10/29/2020
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FCC Extends Use of 4.9 GHz Band by Adopting New Rules
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China's 5G Infrastructure Push Continues to Accelerate
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U.S. Military to Hasten Adoption of 5G with Wireless Contracts
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Timekeeping Theory Combines Quantum Clocks and Einstein's Relativity
• FCC to Draft
Social
Media Regulations
10/28/2020
• Thailand Enacts
Ban Against Importation of Electronic Waste
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RAIN RFID Market Size Estimated at $1.3B
• From Foldable Phones to
Stretchy Screens
• NTU Researchers Develop
Radiation-Protection for Chips in Satellites
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Ligado Raises Nearly $4B to Support L-Band Plan
10/27/2020
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FCC Addresses Non-Compliance with Labeling Requirements
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Elon Musk Calls FCC Chairman Pai to Discuss 12 GHz Band
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Tech Firms Support Huawei Restriction, Balk at Cost
• Lockheed Martin Approved for
Shetland Space Centre Plans
• NGMN Alliance Project Focuses on
Vision and Drivers for 6G
10/26/2020
• Talk of
National 5G Plan from DoD Causes Confusion, Concern
• Charging
Electric Cars up to 90% in 6 Minutes
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Software-Defined Satellite Ground Stations the Next Big Leap
• Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Is
New AMSAT President
• Nominations Open for
Golden
Antenna Award
10/23/2020
• FCC Headquarters
Relocates
• Minsk,
Belarus' Teetering Tech Scene
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2020 Wafer Shipments to Grow 2.4%
• France Completes
3.4 - 3.8 GHz Mid-Band 5G Spectrum Auction
• 25 Utah Schools to Deploy
Private LTE Using CBRS
10/22/2020
• SIA and SRC Publish
$3.4B Plan for Stimulating U.S. Semiconductor R&D
• U.S. DoD Allocates
$600M for 5G Experimentation and Testing
• FTC Proposes Rulemaking on
"Made in USA" Labeling
• Boingo Launches
Wi-Fi 6 at São Paulo Airport
• Europe Telecoms Lobby Group
Denounces Bans on Chinese Vendors (gee, wonder where
their money comes from?)
10/21/2020
•  DoJ Files
Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
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Reshoring and Onshoring Trend Update
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Japan Resists U.S. Calls for Blanket Ban on Chinese Telecoms Tech
• Good News for
In-Car
Radio Listening
• Hughes India to Provide
High Speed Network to 5,000 Indian Villages
10/20/2020
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France Hopes to Allay 5G Fear with Emissions Tests
(no more tower torching)
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Huawei May Have Found an Ally in Japan
• SpaceX Launches Batch of
60 More Starlink Satellites
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China Redoubles 5G Deployment As Current Tech Falls Fat
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FCC Targets Reforms for "Big Tech" Social Media Section 230 Protection
10/19/2020
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Ofcom Set to Probe BT over Broadband Charges
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DoD Invests $600M for 5G Military Tests
• Apple Finally Reveals
5G iPhones
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"One-Way" Electronic Devices
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Bluetooth Flaw in Linux Kernel Allows Hackers to Execute Code
10/16/2020
• Wireless Chipset and RFFE Vendors Launch
OpenRF to Standardize and Advance 5G
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Russia Puts Huawei in Driver's Seat for Building High-Tech Superhighways
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Huawei Ousted from Heart of EU
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Radio Turns 100
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Optical Tweezer Pioneer Arthur Ashkin Dies Aged 98
10/15/2020
• OpenRF
Consortium Could Save Time, Money for Smartphone Industry
• Nokia Steps in to
Fill Huawei's 5G Shoes
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5G Smartphone Sales Surging from 18M in 2019 to 250M in 2020
• Right-Pricing Cellular Patent Licensing in 4G and 5G Connected Vehicles
• ARISS Celebrates
20 Years of Ham Radio on the ISS
10/14/2020
• There's No 5G iPhone, But
1/2 of iPhone Users Think They Have One
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Satellite "Mega-Constellations" Measurable Affect Telescope Imaging
(duh, it was predicted & dismissed)
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IBM to Break up 109-Year Old Company to Focus on Cloud Growth
• U.S. Space Force Announces New
Nicknames for GPS Satellites
• Solar Physicist Predicts a
Slightly Better Solar Cycle 25
10/13/2020
• Groups Blast
Idea of Nationalized 5G Network
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FCC Opts for Accuracy over Speed in $9B Rural 5G Fund
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CERN's Carbon Emissions Equal to Large Cruise Liner
• Space Force Gets Its 1st
Vice Chief of Space Operations
• 2 More
Astronauts Earn Amateur Radio Licenses
10/12/2020
• U.S. Space Force Say No
Troops on Moon in Near Future
• FCC Orders Amateur Access to
3.5 GHz Band to "Sunset"
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Loon LTE High Altitude Platform Station Seeks FCC Approval
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Zigbee Alliance Launches Europe SIG
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Farmers Use Private LTE in CBRS Spectrum to Increase Yields
10/9/2020
• NXP Opens New
6" RF GaN Fab in Arizona
• Einstein's
General Relativity Proven Correct Yet Again
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U.S. Space Force to Establish New Acquisitions Command in 2021
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French 5G Spectrum Auction Completes
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Ofcom Action Makes a Difference on "Follow Me" Fraud
10/8/2020
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Low-Loss Materials for 5G a $110M Market by 2031
• NXP Bets on 5G Networks with
RF Chip Plant in U.S.
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UK Space Agency Funds Search for International Collaborations
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Low-Loss Materials for 5G to Be a $110M Market by 2031
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India and Japan Partner to Develop 5G
10/7/2020
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FCC Votes to Expand Use of 4.9 GHz, Despite Safety Protests
• Nokia Hits
100 5G Deals
• Why Writing
by Hand Makes Kids Smarter
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FCC Moves Forward on 3.45-3.55 GHz, Wants CBRS-Like Input
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RF Front-End Market Steady Growth Through 2025
10/6/2020
• U.S. Army Wants Help with
Radios That Integrate with Augmented Reality
• How the
World's Supply Chains Can Come Back
• NASA's $28B Plan to
Return Astronauts to Moon in 2024
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ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications
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Evolution of Radio-Resistance More Complicated Than Thought
10/5/2020
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4.9 GHz Plan Faces Opposition from Public Safety
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White House Pulls Renomination of Michael O'Rielly to FCC
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U.S. Tightens Exports to China Chipmaker SMIC for Risk of Military Use
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Electronic Component Distributors Need to Add Value
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Absence of 5G iPhone Holding Back 5G Adoption in U.S.
10/2/2020
• Will Relocating
Engineers Embrace a Pay Cut?
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FCC Grants ARRL Waiver Request for Emergency Operations
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Scottish Government to Invest £4M to Aid 5G Deployment in Scotland
• The Future of
Flying Antennas
• U.S. E-Commerce Companies in the Dark on
EU Privacy Rules
10/1/2020
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Small-Dimension Wafer Market Estimated Revenue of $5.4B by 2025
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Without Trade Shows, What Are We Missing…Really?
• Victoria Coleman Sworn in as
22nd DARPA Director
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NB-IoT, LTE-M Stay Hitched to LTE waveform
• General Motors
Slashes Battery Wiring by 90%
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