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Satellite Technology

Communications satellite

Satellite Communications Systems

Since the first satellites were launched into orbit, one of their major applications has been to provide communciations links. They have become particalarly valuable in providing communications in remote areas where terrestrial links are not viable as well as providing direct broadcast television. Read more . . .

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Antennas and Propagation

MIMO

MIMO Technology

MIMO - Multiple Input Multiple Output - is a system used to provide improvements in link quality and link data throughput. Now that the processing power is available, it is being used in everything from Wi-Fi to the 4G cellular system LTE. Read more . . .

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Cellular Telecommunications

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

The CDMA2000 cellular telecommunications system has seen a large degree of success, especially in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region. The CDMA2000 1xEV-DO system has seen many enhancements, providing performance equivalent to HSPA+.Read more . . .

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Cellular Telecoms

Mark Windle

Network APIs - the foundation of innovation

Mark Windle, Head of Marketing at OpenCloud, explains how operators can perfect the introduction of network API exposure. Read more...

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RF Topics

Electrical Noise

RF / Signal Noise Tutorial

Noise is present in all signal situations. It degrades the performance of a system, often causing data errors and other issues. Find out about its causes and how to minimise its effects. Read more . . .

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Electronics Components

SMD resistors

Resistor Types

Resistors are used in quantities of billions every day in electronics manufacture. While they may appear to be relatively "low tech" they are nevertheless important and they have been developed over many years to provide very high levels of performance and reliability. The choice of the correct resistor is often important in many electronic designs. Read more . . .

Power Management

PMBus - Power Management Bus

The Power Management Bus, PMBus, is used for communicating with power management systems. As power management becomes more sophisticated, so communication becomes more important. Read more . . .

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RF Topics

RF splitter

RF Combiners, Splitters and Hybrids

Couplers, combiners and splitters are widely used in RF applications enabling RF power to be split, combined, or small amounts to be extracted all within an impedance matched environment. they are essential to the operation of many RF circuits. Read more . . .

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Test and Measurement

AXIe, AdvancedTCA Extensions for Instrumentation and Test

AXIe is a relatively new standard for a modular test and instrumentation system which seems to be little known, although supported by many major test equipment manufacturers. It uses existing technologies such as PXI as a starting point for its development concepts, but it provides a greater level of capability, and instrument manufacturers are already showing their new AXIe products. Read more . . .

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Facts of the day

29 January 2012

History - It was on this day in 1907 that de Forest filed a patent for his new "grid type" Audion - a triode valve or vacuum tube. On a more humorous note it was on this day in 2004 that there was a case of an exploding whale in Taiwan. It was said that a buildup of gas inside a decomposing 56 foot long Sperm Whale caused it to explode while it was being transported to have a post-mortem performed.

Quote - How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean. - Arthur C Clarke, English science fiction author and the person who first thought of geostationary satellites

Fact - The first patent for a battery operated personal calculator where the computation was undertaken in a single chip was granted to Texas Instruments in 1974.