Taking a deeper dive into Bluetooth 5

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor  The first in a series of blogs that will help educate on what is most important about Bluetooth 5 and take you deeper into the details of how it works and how you can benefit most from using it. Taking Bluetooth further, faster Bluetooth 5 has been with us for a…

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Bluetooth 5: What to expect

By John Leonard – Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor, April 6, 2017 Bluetooth 5 has been designed with the next era of connectivity firmly in mind. It promises to revolutionize the scope of how we experience smart connected products going forward, but there are important things to understand about the new specification. Half a billion new Bluetooth…

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New antennas meet NB-IoT standard

Narrowband IoT (NB‑IoT) is a new way of communicating with the “things” in Internet of Things that was standardized by 3GPP in June 2016. The latest mobile broadband standard, NB-IoT is aimed at devices that need to communicate small amounts of data over long periods in hard-to-reach places. It connects devices through existing GSM and…

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Qorvo’s New Products Announcement

Announcing the latest additions to Qorvo’s innovative RF portfolio of amplifiers and integrated switch-LNA modules, which serve a range of base station applications including massive MIMO, small cells and wireless infrastructure. These high-performance solutions simplify RF for designers worldwide and are available at Qorvo’s authorized channel partners. 2.3-2.7GHz Dual-Channel Switch-LNA Module QPB9318 Features Combines 2 LNAs…

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Qorvo QPA9501

5100 – 5900 MHz, 3-Stage LTE-U / LAA Power Amplifier Production > Product Data Sheet12/14/2016 Key Features 5.1 – 5.9 GHz operational bandwidth Fully integrated PA module with power detector Internally matched Input/Output -47dBc ACLR at Pout = 22 dBm 32 dB gain Temperature compensated bias network Integrated TTL Logic compatible shutdown pins 3.3V –…

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Taoglas 2G/3G/4G Flexible MIMO Antenna

FXUB71 Wide Band Flex 2xMIMO 150mm Ø1.37 The patent pending FXUB71 antenna is an industry leading embedded LTE 2*2 MIMO flexible polymer monopole type antenna for worldwide LTE applications, which also works equally well on 2G and 3G applications. The antenna comes with a micro coax cable and connector, and has good efficiency and isolation…

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Laird Launches Industry’s Thinnest, Smallest Ceiling-Mounted Wideband Antenna

29 Mar 2017 Ultra-thin sphere antenna delivers superior performance and reliability for in-building wireless connectivity The telecom industry’s thinnest, smallest ceiling mounted wideband antenna that is more efficient and meets the design needs of office and apartment buildings, hotels, airports, and other large coverage areas, was announced today by global technology leader Laird (LRD: London)….

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Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy allows clocks to keep synchronized time in healthcare and educational applications

‘Smart-Sync’ synchronized time system employs Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC to provide bi-directional wireless communication between clocks in ‘self-healing’ Bluetooth low energy mesh Oslo, Norway 2017/03/30 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Lake Geneva, WI-based Primex, Inc. has launched the Smart-Sync Bluetooth® low energy mesh-enabled synchronized time system, employing Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC), and designed for…

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Bluetooth technology

Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology that operates in the unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz radio frequency band. Robust connectivity in a globally deployed ecosystem Bluetooth is currently available in two variants:  BR/EDR (basic rate/enhanced data rate) for audio and streaming applications and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) for intermittent transmission of…

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