The IW612 from NXP lets you add three radios to IoT devices. Support for Matter provides a universal API.
2022: The 5G predictions
Several standouts for 2022 reached our editorial offices. We present them here. As one year ends and another begins, so come the predictions. Over the past two years, we’ve seen how predicting the upcoming year is harder than ever. That doesn’t stop anyone from trying, though. How many of us throught we’ve still be dealing…
5G altimeter interference: aviation versus telecoms
The auctioning of the C-band for 5G use has raised concerns in North America that signals could interfere with aircraft altimeter operations. 5GTW asked a filter engineer and a test expert if there’s a problem and how to fix it.
5G transceiver doubles Tx/Rx channels and bandwidth
The ADRV9040 SoC from Analog Devices provides 400 MHz channel bandwidth across eight transmit and receive channels
Cellular LTE Cat 1 modules support 4G and 5G
The Calliope 2 GC02S1 module from Sequans lets you take advantage of wide coverages for IoT devices with data rates to 10 Mb/sec. Sequans Communications series of Cat 1 IoT modules based on its second generation, LTE Cat 1bis chip, Calliope 2, are now available. The Calliope 2 GC02S1 low-cost, low-power, IoT-optimized modules that support…
GaN transistors power telecom equipment and phone chargers
STMicroelectronics adds to it’s STPOWER portfolio with 15 A, 650 V power devices.
LTE chip gets iSIM security certification
The Monarch 2 LTE chip from Sequans includes iSIM that’s now “IoT Safe” per GSMA. Sequans Communications announced that the industry’s first GSMA-compliant integrated SIM (iUICC) is now Common Criteria certified and available on its Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT chip. With iSIM, the SIM is integrated directly into the chip. That, according to Sequans, makes it…
IoT wireless modules shrink in size
Innophase Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules get 40% size reduction.
5G PHY fits into small cells
The PC802 PHY SoC from Picocom connects RFICs to access networks.
Cellular network connects autonomous sea vessel to land
As the tugboat Nellie Bly circumnavigated Denmark, engineers and a remote crew kept an eye on the vessel from a control room in Boston. A 4G connection provided the internet connectivity. These videos bring you into the control room. Autonomous sea vessels show promise as the next step in water navigation. Of course, such vessels…