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CES: Intel plays wearable card
Intel Curie Intel’s spin in wearable devices seems to be based on a hardware module and the microprocessor company’s first purpose-built system-on-chip (SoC) device. But the module, called Curie, is...
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UK power-line firm welcomes partners
Power-line comms chip start-up Xsilon (pronounced ‘ex-ill-on’) has launched an ‘early access partnership’ program (EAP) for companies interested in its silicon, which will sample in Q4. Unlike...
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12-way RF MEMS switch
French firm DelfMEMS has micromachined a 12-way RF switch, and will be showing prototypes at Mobile World Congress. “Until now, companies have tended towards the capacitive switch solution route. We...
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China commits to global 5G standard
Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology China wants to see a global standard for 5G, the next generation mobile phone standard which is expected to be introduced by 2020. China is...
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Ericsson demoes LTE-A super broadband in Africa
Ericsson has worked with operator Unitel to demonstration of the end-to-end LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) in a wireless network capable of supporting data speeds up to 450Mbit/s....
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Rohde & Schwarz simulates mixed carrier aggregation on LTE network
Rohde & Schwarz has simulated an LTE network with simultaneous time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) combining various frequency bands in mixed-mode TDD and FDD mixed...
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5G Millimetre wave platform uses Xilinx IP
BEE7 A 5G development platform for millimeter wave (mmWave) modems will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress, writes Richard Wilson. It is the result of a joint development between Xilinx and...
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French firm develops eco-friendly mobile networks
A French firm believes it is possible to build mobile phone and TV broadcast networks which have less of an impact on the environment. Arelis will present its present its eco-friendly networks project,...
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Chess champion Magnus Carlsen is a fan of Bluetooth Smart
Magnus Carlsen Nordic Semiconductor will have World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen on its stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month to challenge ten chess players in games of ‘blitz’ chess....
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Blu Wireless validates millimetre wave gigabit modem IP at 40nm
Blu Wireless Technology, which has developed baseband system IP for millimetre wave communications, has implemented its Hydra gigabit modem on a 40nm CMOS process. The modem, with associated firmware...
View ArticleHuawei launches first smart watch at MWC2015
Chinese mobile giant Huawei has launched a smart watch on the eve of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company has fittest bands – called the B1 – but this launch today is its first full spec...
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HTC is another company quick off the mark with its new smartphone announcement ahead of Samsung’s highly flagged unveiling of its S6 smartphone this evening. But it was the company’s plan to launch a...
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Samsung unveils S6 smartphones in Barcelona
Samsung Galaxy S6 A warmish evening in Barcelona saw Samsung finally unveil its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones. So guesswork has finished and we now have the specs for the smartphones which Samsung...
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Ethertronics goes for WiFi
Ethertronics is extending its active steering system to 5GHz WiFi. The product is in alpha mode and the company has engagements with leading box manufacturers according to COO Vahid Manian. The chip...
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Alcatel-Lucent says small cells are needed for data demand
Mike Schabel Mobile basestations are shrinking and it is all in the interests of meeting the needs of networks tottering under the strain of rapidly increasing mobile data usage. The radio masts and...
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MWC: Altera and Escape launch microwave comms modem
Altera and Escape Communications have produced a microwave modem design for microwave backhaul and fronthaul applications. It includes an Arria V FPGA, host processor, Ethernet PHY, and ADCs and DACs....
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MWC: Phone charger powered by water
Swedish power company myFC will introduce a mobile phone charger which is powered by a fuel cell charger at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona today. The card-shaped charger, which is called JAQ,...
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MWC: Firm uses VR headset to give mobiles 360 degree video
Oculus Rift headset Canadian firm Summit Tech has demonstrated 360 degree video calling using virtual reality (VR) headsets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today. The intention of this is to...
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Samsung confirms processor for S6 is its own design
Samsung Galaxy S6 unveiled at Mobile World Congress Samsung yesterday announced two new, highly anticipated, flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, at Mobile World Conference in...
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Mobile World Congress: Your Electronics Weekly guide
Mobile World Congress The annual Mobile World Congress highlights the latest trends in mobile technology and services. It runs from 2 – 5 March in Barcelona, this year, and is organised by the GSMA...
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