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3/31/2021
• 75%
World's Total 5G Sites Are in China
• Qorvo
Shipping Fusion20 RF FEMs to All Major Phone Makers
• European
Supply Chain Outlook
• Russia
Launches UK Telecom Satellites
• Intel
Will Build Other Companies' Chips
3/30/2021
• Huge Growth Seen for
5G
Mobile Devices
• China Generated over ½ World's Coal-Fired Power in 2020
• DoD: U.S. Must Invest More in
Innovation to Compete with China
• Cooperative Effort to Resolve
Potential 70-cm Interference
• 2021 "Create
the Future" Contest Begins
3/29/2021
• France Announces
Ham
Radio Exam Changes
• NCVEC
Question Pool Committee Seeks Input
• Rocket Lab
Launches Army Satellite
• Gen
Z Getting Screwed by Remote Work, Survey Finds
• U.S. Navy Researchers Back on
Cold Fusion Case
3/26/2021
• Israel Starts Research Center for
GPS-Free Navigation (smart move)
• Amateur
Radio Gets Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz
• U.K. Nets £1.36B
($1.89B) in 5G Spectrum Auction
• Fire Destroys
Part of Renesas Fab
• New Material
Paves Way to Faster Computing
3/25/2021
• Intel to Make More
U.S. Microchips for Military
• FCC Moves to Put
More Midband Spectrum in Play
• Stefanie Tompkins
Appointed 23rd DARPA
Director
• FCC Not Yet Collecting
$35 Ham Application Fee
• China
Delivers on Threats to Rein in Internet Economy (aka Big Tech)
3/24/2021
• Samsung and TSMC Set for
World IC Domination
• FCC Takes up
Formal Discussion on Open RAN
• Nokia
Likely to Cut 10,000 Jobs in Next 2 Years
• Physics Collaboration on
Semiconductor Light Sources
• Infineon Sees Quarterly
Revenue Hit from Texas Outage
3/23/2021
• Open RF Association & MIPI Alliance Join to
Optimize RF Front Ends
• Domestic Manufacturing
of Secure, Custom Chips for Defense
• Lidar
Sweepstakes Draws 15 RFQs, But No Frontrunner
• UK Battles
EU Regulations over "Notspot" Initiative
• Air
Force Curtails ABMS After Congressional Budget Slash
3/22/2021
• FCC
to Forbid 3 More Chinese Telcos to Operate in U.S.
• The
Global Chip Shortage, Explained
• Bidding in UK 5G Spectrum Auction Starts at £1B
• Not All
Critical Chips Suffering from Shortages
• ISS Garbage Can Will Orbit 2-4 Years Before Burning Up
3/19/2021
• ARISS
Ham Station in Columbus Module Now Operational
• Smartphone Shipments to Grow 5.5% in 2021
• Microsoft, Huawei Out-Innovating Facebook, Apple
• China's Long March
7A Rocket Puts Satellite in Orbit
• India's Recent Spectrum Auction Opening Opportunities
3/18/2021
• Radio Still King of the Road
• 6G Symposium to
Focus on European 6G Leadership
• AT&T to Spend up to
$8B on C-Band Deployment
• MWC Shanghai 2021 Had 25k Physical Attendees from 114 Countries
• GaN Power Device Market to Grow 90.6% to $61M in 2021
3/17/2021
• Huawei Retains Title as Top Comms Equipment Vendor
• Not Spots to Be Hot Spots
• China and Russia Plan Joint
Moon Research Station
• IEEE WAMICON Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers
• 5G Deployments Boost China Tower's Business in 2020
3/16/2021
• Radio Amateurs in Israel Lose Access to Much Microwave Spectrum
• Army and Universities Deploy
New Warfighter Communication Technology
• SouthEast Tech Put Together a
Telecom Technician Program
• China Telecom to Increase
5G Capex in 2021 to Double 5G Sites
• 5 Contracts Awarded to
Accelerate UK Space Technology
3/15/2021
• WISPA Urges Using
2 License Sizes for 3.45 GHz Auction
• Results Available for
ARRL Contests
• Concerns Grow over
Verizon's Acquisition of TracFone
• Adding
570M Smart Electricity Meters to Asia by 2025
• Polymer Film Can
Limit Electromagnetic Interference
3/12/2021
• Long-Distance Powerline Communications Testing
(Hams take note)
• Apple Investing €1B in
Munich Chip Design Centre
• Looking for
Cracks in the World's Supply Chains
• Samsung's 3-nm Tech Shows
Nanosheet Transistor Advantage
• iPhone 12 Puts
5G Smartphone Rollout into High Gear
3/11/2021
• Boost for
Quantum Computing Using Photons
• Supply Shrinks
Boost Revenue per Wafer
• Mother Nature Exposes
U.S. Electrical Infrastructure Weakness
• China Only Major Country to Increase Pollution Levels in 2020
• Major Exploitation of MS Exchange Mail Worldwide
3/10/2021
• January
Semi Sales up 13.2%
• Debate over 12 GHz Intensifies after C-Band Jackpot
• Space Force Launches Experimental Research Payload
• Hardening Fragile GPS Through Real-World Testing
• Private 5G Injects Innovation
3/9/2021
• The Politics of
Rare Earth Metals
• January 2021
Volunteer RF Monitor Program Report
• 5G Automotive Association Discusses C-V2X at MWC Shanghai
2021
• Improved Resilience and Electrical Performance in
Thin Metal Film Electrodes
• U.S. Utilities Collaborate to
Build Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
3/8/2021
• ARISS, NASA, and ESA Probe
Amateur Radio Problems on ISS
• Indian Government
Overprices 700 MHz Spectrum Again
• U.S. Space Force Working on Declassification Strategy
• Kentucky Firm Plans
Mini Space Station in 2 Years
• Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Server Software
3/5/2021
• EW Market to Be Worth $20B by 2025
• Vehicle-to-Everything is Next Wave after Telematics
• Xi Mobilizes China
Revolution to Cut Dependence on West
(now that they have our tech)
• Preservation of
250 kW Voice of America Transmitter
• Call for Massive
AI Investments to Counter China
3/4/2021
• U.S. Space Force Is Seeking Engineers
• IMS 2021 to Take Place Both Physically and Virtually
• Untapped
Potential of the 26 GHz Band
• James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests (it's about time)
•
Chip Sales Remain Strong in Challenging Year
3/3/2021
• Top 10
Foundries to Grow 20% in Q1
• GSA Publishes
1st Global 4G-5G FWA Device Ecosystem Directory
• China Launches Cloud-Based Quantum Computing OS to Challenge
U.S. Technology
• Shipping Industry Is
Betting Big on Ammonia
• Light-Emitting Tattoo Engineered for 1st Time
3/2/2021
• Global LPWAN Market to Cross $80B by 2027
• Can Europe Become a
World Leader in 6G?
• RF GaN Market Growing at 30% CAGR to $3B by 2026
• Pandemic Impact on Semiconductor Chip Supply
• China's
Huawei Plans Foray into EVs
3/1/2021
• 5G Vendor Ranking Shows
Ericsson Leading the Pack
• IEEE WAMICON Will Be Held Virtually April 28-29
• Impact of 5G on Location Accuracy & Lawful Interception
• Brazil Will Not Ban Huawei from 5G
• Satellite Designed & Built by MSU Students Sent to Space
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