In a release yesterday, BT CEO Gavin Patterson laid out a number of benchmarks his company will be aiming for as it rolls out broadband at increasing speeds in the United Kingdom. The promises made by Patterson start with the U.K. government’s plan from earlier this year to roll out 2 Mbps to all U.K. […]
Comcast Expands Internet Essentials Program to Low Income Community College Students
Comcast has announced that it is expanding Internet Essentials, a program meant to help lower income families and households gain internet access, to lower income community college students in Colorado. Comcast already rolled out the program in Illinois on a pilot basis as well. To be eligible, students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant […]
Comcast Creates New Services Unit to Target Big Businesses
Comcast Business has announced a new Enterprise Services Unit, which will target Fortune 1000 Companies and other large enterprises. This new unit will offer companies a portfolio of solutions that include Broadband, Ethernet, Voice, Router, Security, Business Continuity and Wi-Fi. “We’re committed to expanding and enhancing our offerings for businesses of all sizes, and having […]
Germany Promises 50Mbps Broadband To All Citizens By 2018
Germany has promised that all of its citizens will have access to 50 Mbps broadband by 2018, which is 10 times faster than the global average broadband speed, according to the Next Web. This would make Germany home to the fastest average Internet speed in the world. South Korea, which according to State of the […]
Test & Measurement August 2015 Handbook
No nostalgia for old test instruments The media constantly reminds us that the capabilities we can get in our laptop computers and PCs have grown exponentially over the past few decades. Though it has gotten much less press, the same phenomenon applies to electronic test instruments. For evidence, consider the Heathkit Model 10-4205 oscilloscope I…
Wireless and RF Handbook: an electronic engineering resource
In this issue: • Wireless charging for your coffee maker • How to spec inductive coils • How to sniff out EMC problems • Analyzing millimeter frequencies with external harmonic mixing • Cellular amps boost mobile and M2M applications • Better materials for better antennas • Testing wireless devices for electromagnetic compatibility • Basics of…
Power Electronics Handbook: A how-to electronics engineering resource
In this issue: • Power converters with GaN • How to evaluate cutting edge power semiconductors • Working with Wirewounds • Cool calculations – Thermal analysis • Choking off EMI/RFI in off-line switchers • Small batteries for wireless devices • Selecting power supply connector pins