Remcom’s XFdid electromagnetic simulation software’s schematic editor now simulates diplex matched antennas.
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What? LORAN may be back? Why? How? Part 3
The defunct, obsolete LORAN navigation system is being revived with enhancements to overcome GNSS’s potential performance and availability risks. Congress debated whether to retain and upgrade the LORAN-C infrastructure to become enhanced LORAN (eLORAN), a national backup to GPS. In October 2009, Congress enacted a Department of Homeland Security appropriations measure allowing LORAN-C termination. […]
What? LORAN may be back? Why? How? Part 2
The defunct, obsolete LORAN navigation system is being revived with enhancements to overcome the potential performance and availability risks of GNSS. Before GNSS and GPS, and before INS systems were available, another type of RF-based position-determining system was in wide use: LORAN. Q: What is LORAN? A: LORAN is short for LOng RAnge Navigation. LORAN, […]
What? LORAN may be back? Why? How? Part 1
The defunct, obsolete LORAN navigation system is being revived with enhancements, to overcome the potential performance and availability risks of GNSS. There’s no need to tell the readers of this FAQ about the impact of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services from global, regional, or even localized perspectives. Billions […]
mmWave repeaters bring high data rates to city streets
Wireless infrastructure company Ubiquia puts mmWave repeaters on tor of streetlights, which can bring high-speed connectivity to urban areas and town centers.
Dual LNA targets 5G base stations
The QPB9378 from Qorvo covers 5G’s mid band, seen as the sweet spot for range and bandwidth.
Software-defined networking hardware features direct network port connections to CPU
A line of SolidWAN system-level solutions for software-defined wide area networks and network security applications is available in different form factors, with different wired and wireless networking configuration options for home office use, SMB and enterprise applications and deployment at the network’s edge. “Businesses across the world are evolving their network infrastructure to take advantage […]
5G antenna shrinks to fit smaller IoT devices
Antenova Ltd announces a new and smaller SMD antenna for 5G and 4G frequencies. The antenna is named Minima, part number SR4L075. At 40 x 10 x 3.3 mm, Minima is the smallest 5G antenna that Antenova has brought to market so far. Its small volume and low weight, below three grams, suit it for…
Open RAN test suite runs from the cloud
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the Keysight Open Radio Access Network Architect (KORA) test solutions are moving to cloud-based deployment for improved flexibility and rapid deployment. In addition, the company’s LoadCore software for testing 5G Core (5GC), is now available as a metered, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solution in AWS Marketplace to allow customers to scale costs with usage. AWS…
Cellular module with eSIM designed for size-constrained applications
u-blox has announced the SARA-R500E, its first cellular module with an embedded SIM chip (eSIM). Offering LTE-M connectivity, SARA-R500E is designed for size-constrained applications with high requirements in terms of robustness and security, such as connected healthcare and asset trackers. The first variant of the module will offer out-of-the-box connectivity on a North American LTE-M cellular […]