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Receiver module adds broadcast radio to designs

Redding Traiger — Mon, 20 May 2024 18:17:51 +0000

CML Micro has announced the global availability of the DRM1000 module – a complete Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcast receiver implementation that will enable consumer radio manufacturers to connect communities with low-cost, low-power DRM radio designs. The module is a joint development by CML Micro and Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini Invent, combining CML Micro’s…

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RF terminations improve signal integrity

Redding Traiger — Fri, 17 May 2024 20:24:17 +0000

Fairview Microwave has announced the launch of its high-power RF terminations. They are designed to enhance signal integrity in demanding applications across telecommunications, aerospace, and defense sectors. The newly unveiled terminations feature cutting-edge 4.3-10, 7/16 DIN, and N-type connectorized designs, supporting a maximum frequency range of up to 6 GHz and power levels of up…

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Dual-band positioning IC boosts accuracy in urban areas

Redding Traiger — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:04:35 +0000

u-blox has announced F10, the company’s first dual-band GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) platform combining L1 and L5 bands to offer enhanced multipath resistance and meter-level positioning accuracy. The platform caters to urban mobility applications, such as aftermarket telematics and micromobility. Applications that use GNSS receivers for accurate positioning are on the rise. Yet, current…

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GPS at 50: Now what?

Martin Rowe — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:59:02 +0000

EE World interviewed Microchip’s David Chandler and Duke Buckner on the status and future of GPS, a technology we rely on for location tracking and network timing. Ethernet isn’t the only ubiquitous technology invented in 1973. GPS, the network of satellites that provide location and timing information, was also born that year. GPS has come…

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How RF measurements verify satellite links

Bob Buxton, Wireless Telecom Group — Tue, 23 May 2023 04:06:17 +0000

Noise measurement, LO substitution, receiver stress testing, power measurement, CCDF and PAPR characterization, and antenna-pattern measurement play critical roles in link budget, bit-error rate, and SNR requirements. Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems are being deployed for mission-critical use cases at an accelerating rate. This brings associated critical test requirements that, if not performed accurately, could…

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MWC demo highlights near-future satellite internet

Martin Rowe — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:40:19 +0000

Mobile World Congress 2023 will feature a demonstration of satellite internet services by SES. On December 16, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried two SES O3b mPower satellites into Earth’s orbit. EE World was there for the launch. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 (February 27 to March 2) SES will perform a live…

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Satellites launch 4G/5G service to remote regions

Martin Rowe — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:49:07 +0000

The first two O3b mPOWER satellites operated by SES have launched. Once fully deployed, 11 satellites will significantly improve throughput and latency to areas all over the world. EE World was there for a firsthand video view of the launch.

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