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Sep

How Covid-19 has slowed down 5G standards development

September 28, 2020
Source: https://www.verdict.co.uk/3gpp-5g-covid-standards/ The body responsible for developing the standards governing 5G technology has signaled that its inability to meet in person is causing a slowdown in developing new technical standards. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) announced on 21 September that it is expecting a delay in 5G standards of a minimum six months –...
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28
Sep

Telecom regulator should look into lowering price of 5G at auction

September 28, 2020
Source https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/telecom-regulator-should-look-into-lowering-price-of-5g-at-auction-b81d0bb3-db3e-45f7-8d39-5b7ae432549a By Siphelele Dludla  JOHANNESBURG – World Wide Worx said on Friday that the telecommunications regulator should look into lowering the price of the 5G frequency spectrum auction so that South Africa could enjoy the best quality internet services. In a study released on Friday, World Wide Worx managing director Arthur Goldstuck said communications...
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25
Sep

Microwave News: 5G Waveforms in Dispute

September 25, 2020
Source: https://microwavenews.com/short-takes-archive/5g-waveforms-dispute 5G Waveforms: We Need To Know More – Controversy over Averaging Times Ken Foster & Niels Kuster Disagree on Averaging Times Very little has been written in the popular media about the waveforms used in 5G signals. Two outstanding questions are: How fast are the pulses? How powerful are they? In 2018, Esra Neufeld and Niels...
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25
Sep

Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/12/stars-astronomy-spacex-satellite-elon-musk Miniature satellites open up a world of technological possibility. But experts say they degrade the astronomical landscape. Stuart Clark, Sat 12 Sep 2020 17.00 BST The natural serenity of the night sky is a touchstone for all of us. Everyone alive today looks at the same stars no matter where they are located on the...
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25
Sep

Slovakia aiming to hold 5G auction before 2021

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/10037-slovakia-aiming-to-hold-5g-auction-before-2021.html JAMES BARTON 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 Slovakia’s government has stated that it plans to commence its delayed 5G spectrum auction before the end of 2020. Ivan Martak, chairman of regulator RU (Regulacny urad – Office for Regulation of Electronic Communications & Postal Services), was quoted in local news outlet Zive.sk as saying: “The priority...
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25
Sep

Greece launches €367.3m tender for 5G frequencies

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3826448/greece-launches-3673mn-tender-for-5g-frequencies Melanie Mingas The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) has launched Greece’s tender to award frequencies to operate the country’s 5G networks. Published Thursday, EETT said the auction concerns the 700-megahertz, the 2GHz, the 3,400-3,800 MHz and the 26 GHz bands. The starting price for the entire set of frequencies is set at...
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25
Sep

Swisscom runs 5G Start-up Challenge with Ericsson, Qualcomm

September 25, 2020
Thursday 24 September 2020 | 13:32 CET | News Swisscom said it has partnered with Ericsson and Qualcomm to pick start-ups to develop 5G applications through the 5G Start-up Challenge competition. The winners of the competition can test their applications in March 2021 at Swisscom’s 5G laboratory or other locations and regions and even on trains,...
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24
Sep

Column: The switch to 5G wireless could shut down SOS buttons in millions of cars

September 24, 2020
Source: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-24/column-5g-wireless-car-emergency-systems The switch to 5G wireless technology could leave millions of older vehicles cut off from emergency services unless manufacturers upgrade systems.(Cadillac) By DAVID LAZARUS, SEP. 24, 2020 Telecom companies want people to focus on the benefits of state-of-the-art 5G wireless technology: faster speeds, greater reliability. But for possibly millions of car owners, the transition...
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24
Sep

Pentagon’s AI center to field new psychological operations tool

September 24, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s clearinghouse on artificial intelligence is set to deliver a new tool to special operators to conduct psychological operations in near-real time in the information environment. The tool, called Entropy, is meant to reduce the cognitive burden on personnel performing military information support operations, an official said during a virtual presentation on...
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