How Satellite Communication Works: Key Concepts, Technologies, and Business Opportunities The first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched in 1978, pioneering the concept of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Twenty years later, Iridium launched a satellite-based telephony service, the first to use handsets the size of cell phones rather than briefcases. And in 2022, 3GPP Release 17 ushered in the era...
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4G vs. LTE vs. 5G: How Mobile Technology is Evolving Every generation aspires to outdo its ancestors. That’s true for both people and cellular technologies. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defines the criteria that each new technology must meet in order to wear the label of 3G, 4G, and now 5G. For example, 4G devices...
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GNSS Antennas: How to Choose Between Directional and Omnidirectional Designs Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas can be grouped into two types: directional and omnidirectional. They’re important concepts because they play a major role in the reliability and performance of the positioning and timing applications that use GNSS. One way to understand these concepts is in...
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Antenna Integrator Expands with UWB Support and Enhanced Insights The Taoglas Antenna Integrator has been significantly upgraded – introducing new antenna options and deeper performance data to support more precise and efficient design. Now Featuring UWB Antennas Five new antennas have been added to the tool’s library, including two Ultra-Wideband (UWB) models – the first...
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Get Out of a Jam: How GNSS Antennas Help Thwart Jamming Attacks Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are a fundamental part of thousands of consumer, government, and business applications ranging from aviation to navigation to time-stamping transactions. That makes GNSS an attractive target for hackers, rogue nation states, industrial espionage, and other attackers that want...
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Exciting new features in nRF Connect SDK 3.0.0 In this webinar, talk about the exciting new features of the nRF Connect SDK version 3.0.0 release, including showing demos. nRF Connect SDK is Nordic's software development kit for Bluetooth® Low Energy, ANT, Bluetooth® Mesh, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi, Matter and cellular IoT applications. nRF Connect SDK is...
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Qorvo ACT72350 160 V 3-phase BLDC Motor Driver with Integrated Power Manager and Configurable AFE Key Features 160 V buck DC/DC controller with external NCH FET 5 V / 200 mA system supply 3 high-side 160 V 2 A (source) / 2 A (sink) gate drivers 3 low-side 20 V 2 A (source) / 2...
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Understanding Antenna Spatial Diversity and How It Affects Device Performance Do more antennas increase a cellular device’s performance? Yes — but with a few important considerations.With 2G and early 3G, phones and other cellular devices used a single antenna for transmitting and receiving. As 3G technology matured, devices began adding a second antenna strictly for...
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0603AF-39NXJR_ RF Inductor by Coilcraft The 0603AF-39NXJR_ from Coilcraft is a RF Inductor with Inductance 0.039 µH, DC Resistance 0.12 Ohms, DC Current 1 A(Irms), Self Resonant Frequency 2200 MHz, Operating Temperature -40 to 85 Degree C. Tags: Chip Inductor, Wire Wound Inductor. More details for 0603AF-39NXJR_ can be seen below. Product Details Part Number: 0603AF-39NXJR_ Manufacturer:...
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Fundamentals of Measuring Wideband RF Signals Modern Wideband RF Waveforms The ongoing drive to transmit and receive more information wirelessly in a given bandwidth forces modern RF systems to continually increase their spectral efficiency. Some of the earliest commercial wireless systems from several decades ago utilized channel bandwidths of a just few kHz. With more...
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