NEC and Xilinx hook up for O-RAN RUs

Xilinx and NEC are co-operating on  5G radio units (RUs) for deployment in 2022.  Xilinx will be contributing its 7nm Versal AI Core series devices, which are currently shipping. These latest NEC 5G massive MIMO RUs utilise digital beamforming for more efficient communication and wider bandwidth. Designed to address worldwide markets, NEC RUs will support ...

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Danish drones guide OneWeb’s antenna testing

OneWeb, the satellite company partially owned by the UK government, is using drones to carry out an antenna validation campaign at the Telespazio teleport in Scanzano, Italy. The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company has turned to QuadSAT, a Danish startup that does the test and measurement of satellite antennas by the use of ...

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NASA selects Aerojet Rocketdyne for Orion spacecraft engine propulsion

NASA has chosen Aerojet Rocketdyne, the aerospace and defence rocket engine manufacturer, to build the primary propulsion element for its Orion spacecraft, the Orion Main Engine (OME). Under the terms of the contract, which runs to April 2032, with a maximum value of $600 million, Aerojet Rocketdyne will deliver up to 20 new OME engines ...

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Prototyping and development boards for NeoMESH networks

NeoCortec, the Copenhagen manufacturer  of  bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has announced a family of breakout prototyping and development boards that provide a simple and easy way for designers to begin working with NeoMESH, the self-forming wireless mesh network. Designed to operate either as a stand-alone development board, or in Feather Wing mode for compatibility ...

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NVIDIA and Open Robotics accelerate ROS 2 performance

NVIDIA and Open Robotics have entered into an agreement to accelerate ROS 2 performance on NVIDIA’s Jetson edge AI platform and GPU-based systems. These initiatives will reduce development time and improve performance for developers seeking to incorporate computer vision and AI/machine learning functionality into their ROS-based applications. Open Robotics will enhance ROS 2 to enable ...

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Farnell ships Arduino Nano and Raspberry Pi Pico development boards

The recently released Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico development boards are available from stock at Farnell. They are designed to accelerate development time and time-to-market. They are also competitively priced for deployment in production systems, adds Farnell. The new-to-market Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico provide differentiated development platforms for ...

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UK AI strategy

The UK has launched its first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy  with plans to launch a programme to support R&D, publish a white paper on the governance and regulation of AI to build confidence in its use and support organisations to capitalise on the power of AI technologies. The UK is ranked third in the world for ...

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Q4 DRAM ASPs head down

The Q4 DRAM ASP will likely drop 3-8% q-o-q, says TrendForce. PC DRAM is expected to drop 5-10% as  notebook production of  is expected to decline in 4Q21, propelling the sufficiency ratio of PC DRAM to 1.38%. The current spot prices of PC DRAM modules are far lower than their contract prices for 3Q21. Server ...

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Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport signs Astraius for horizontal launches

Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport has secured a launch partner for its development: the UK-based ‘horizontal’ launch service provider Astraius, which is promising to provide state of the art launch facilities. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with Astraius for the organisations to collaborate for the orbital launch of small satellites from 2023. They will ...

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Inmarsat researches Covid-19 impact on Industrial IoT

Inmarsat is highlighting research that suggests a rapid increase in adoption of industrial IoT in 2021 across global supply chains. According to its report, “Industrial IoT in the Time of Covid-19”, this applies in agriculture, electrical utilities, mining, oil and gas, and transport and logistics sectors. The company is involved in this area through its ...

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