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4G
05
Nov

NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision”

November 5, 2020
Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasa-objects-to-new-megaconstellation-citing-risk-of-catastrophic-collison/ ERIC BERGER 11/3/2020 NASA has formally commented (PDF) on a request by a US company to build a mega-constellation of satellites at an altitude of 720km above the Earth’s surface, citing concerns about collisions. This appears to be the first time that NASA has publicly commented on such an application for market access, which is...
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18
Oct

In Addition to Terrestial Towers and Satellites: Aerial “Super Towers” and Balloons

October 18, 2020
The ST-Flex “SuperTower” This is an aerial tethered tower with a maximum flight altitude of a 1000 ft (305 m) and a helium top off interval of 7+ days. https://www.altaeros.com/ The “SuperTower” uses an aerostat platform, combined with automation and control software, to deploy radios and antennas over four times higher than traditional cell towers...
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15
Oct

Telkom lodges complaint against Vodacom and Rain’s partnership

October 15, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/371451-telkom-lodges-complaint-against-vodacom-and-rains-partnership.html Staff Writer 14 October 2020 Telkom approached the Competition Tribunal today to declare the suite of spectrum arrangements between Vodacom and Rain as a merger. According to Telkom, this merger should have been notifiable in terms of the Competition Act. Telkom contends that the merger is notifiable because the multiple agreements between Vodacom...
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07
Oct

The reason why Vumacam poles are much taller than the camera domes

October 7, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/369867-the-reason-why-vumacam-poles-are-much-taller-than-the-camera-domes.html?utm_source=newsletter Staff Writer 7 October 2020 Vumacam poles with grey camera domes have been rolled out across Johannesburg, and one thing which stands out is that the height of the poles far exceeds the height of the domes. The reason for this additional height is to make it possible to carry extra infrastructure such...
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04
Oct

South African Mobile Operators allowed to keep emergency spectrum

October 4, 2020
4th October 2020 Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash   In April 2020 ICASA made available International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3500 MHz bands for temporary assignment for the duration of the National State Disaster. This was supposed to help operators meet the spike in demand due...
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01
Oct

ICASA 4G,5G Auction: spectrum lots and respective reserve prices

October 1, 2020
30 September 2020 DR KEABETSWE MODIMOENG, ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR THE LICENSING OF HIGH DEMAND SPECTRUM AND THE WIRELESS OPEN-ACCESS NETWORK https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2020/plans-for-the-licensing-of-high-demand-spectrum-and-the-woan The following spectrum has been set aside for the Woan: IMT700: 1 x 20MHz;IMT2600: 1 x 30MHz; and ICASA announced that the Invitation to Apply (ITA) for both the WOAN and the IMT spectrum...
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29
Sep

ANFR 5G Simulation Study

September 29, 2020
Auto translated from French https://labo.fnac.com/actualite/exposition-ondes-5g-anfr-publie-simulation/ See the ANFR diagram at the above link. The French National Frequency Agency has published the results of its study on radiation exposure created by mobile telephony (Mobile telephony: wireless phones that connect to phone towers to perform calls). This simulation, which takes into account the evolution of 4G and the arrival of 5G, tends...
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29
Sep

Functional and network analyses of human exposure to long-term evolution signal.

September 29, 2020
Yang, L., Zhang, C., Chen, Z. et al. Functional and network analyses of human exposure to long-term evolution signal. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10728-w Abstract: Human exposure to the electromagnetic field emitted by wireless communication systems has raised public concerns. There were claims of the potential association of some neurophysiological disorders with the exposure, but the mechanism is yet...
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12
Sep

Video streaming: type of data transmission influences climate compatability

September 12, 2020
09/10/2020 | Press release No. 144/20 | digitalization, Joint press release with the Federal Environment Agency Green cloud computing: energy and resource requirements of digital infrastructures Auto translated from German For video streaming in HD quality, different amounts of greenhouse gas emissions arise depending on the transmission technology. The share of CO 2 emissions from data processing in the data center is relatively...
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03
Sep

City of Tucson & residents have zero control over cell pole placement

September 3, 2020
September 2, 2020 Allie Potter TUCSON (KVOA) – Looking at the small cell pole, it looks a lot like a light pole, but if you look a little closer, it is not. It is actually a wireless pole to provide faster speed internet and better cell reception. It sounds great right? Not exactly great news...
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