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Airbus maintains Beijing’s public safety Tetra network

Airbus has signed a three-year contract to maintain the operations of Beijing’s public safety Tetra network. The contract with Chinese operator Justtop until 2020 covers on-site support, maintenance services and a 24/7 emergency support with trouble shooting competences. The Beijing Government shared network serves various government authorities, including the municipal government, the emergency response office, ...

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KiCad is big news for schematic capture, says Digi-Key

Digi-Key Electronics has put a new library of nearly 1,000 common parts for use by the open source, KiCad schematic capture and printed circuit board tool on beta release on its website. The distributor has selected the most popular parts for users of KiCad and created a library that links the schematic symbols and printed ...

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LED lighting drives boom in vertical farms in China

LED lighting is having a major impact on the way plants are grown commercially in greenhouses. As a result the horticultural lighting market reached almost $3.8bn in 2017, according to market data from Yole Développement. But changes to the horticultural LED lighting market indicate that greenhouse applications may only be the tip of the iceberg. ...

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Anritsu 5G test set supports sub-6GHz New Radio

Anritsu says software for its Wireless Test Set MT8870A now supports the new 3GPP 5G Sub-6GHz New Radio (NR) measurement standards. The enhanced 5G Sub-6GHz NR Uplink Tx measurement and downlink waveform software options will support non-signalling based 5G Sub-6GHz TRx tests. In December 2017, release 15 of the 3GPP standard was announced which defines ...

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Prototyping board simplifies Zynq UltraScale+ multi-processor verification

Pro Design, the Germany-based firm using FPGAs in prototyping systems, has added three modules for Zynq UltraScale+ FPGAs. They will be part of the firm’s proFPGA product family of modular multi-FPGA prototyping boards. The Zynq UltraScale+ FPGAs, designated ZU11EG, ZU17EG and ZU19EG, can be mounted on the proFPGA uno, duo or quad motherboard and mixed ...

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Tech sector takes a lead in tackling modern slavery

TechUK moves to further drive out modern slavery from tech supply chains. A  report on modern slavery reporting standards in the tech sector from techUK makes recommendations for both businesses and Government to help improve the quality of reporting. The 2015 Modern Slavery Act is one of the world’s first national laws for combatting modern ...

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Anritsu provides calibration of RF handhelds in Holland through Trescal  

Anritsu has extended its partnership with Dutch certified service provider Trescal to provide calibration and repair services for its handheld RF instruments. This will include the Site Master range of handheld cable and antenna analysers, and the Master series of handheld vector network and spectrum analysers. Anritsu will also provide Trescal with ongoing training and ...

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Keysight and millimetre-wave start-up address 5G test challenges

Keysight Technologies has formed a partnership with millimetre-wave start-up Movandi for the testing of its RF front-end which incorporates antenna and beamforming for 5G small cell and basestations. California-based Movandi will use Keysight’s esting and measurement tools in the development, qualification, and manufacturing of mmWave RF and antenna technologies. Movandi will also provide antenna arrays ...

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5G set to adopt GaN, but military protectionism may hit supply

Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology looks like being a key element of future wireless infrastructure deployments including 5G. GaN is used in RF power devices that boost the power levels for wireless transceivers. By the end of 2017, the total RF GaN market was just $380m, but according to a new report by Yole Développement, ...

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Nokia helps French utility EDF test IoT device deployment

Nokia has been selected by French power utility EDF’s R&D unit to test the performance of its low power wireless networks for internet of things (IoT) device deployment. Thought to be one of first of its kind in the industry the firms will evaluate whether LPWA technologies can support real-world industrial applications. EDF R&D will use ...

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