Telecommunications
Microsoft says taking ‘mitigation actions’ after service issues
US tech giant Microsoft said Friday it was taking “mitigation actions” after service disruptions.This post was originally published on this site.
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Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters
Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.This post was originally […]
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Satnav enables medical and emergency response
Satellite navigation is not just about travel directions; its applications extend to search and rescue operations, agriculture, autonomous vehicles, sports and perhaps surprisingly, even health. ESA’s NAVISP program supports European companies in the creation of […]
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From floats to fixes: Unifying ambiguity resolution in satellite navigation
Accurate Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning is essential for various applications, but traditional methods like Full Ambiguity Resolution (FAR) and Partial Ambiguity Resolution (PAR) have limitations in precision and speed. These techniques often require […]
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Optical ground stations capture satellite laser signals, paving way for 1,000-fold faster communications from space
The University of Western Australia’s “TeraNet,” a network of optical ground stations specializing in high-speed space communications, has successfully received laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit. This breakthrough paves the way […]
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Germany to ban Chinese telecom giants from 5G network
Germany said Thursday it will phase out the use of components from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks in the coming years due to national security concerns.This post was originally published […]
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New model predicts impact of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces on radio wave propagation
A method to analytically express the performance of wireless communication systems when using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) has been successfully developed by researchers at Tohoku University, the University of Surrey, and the University of Nottingham.This […]
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A backscatter communication technique for low-power internet of things communication
Backscatter communication (BackCom) is a promising low-power method for the widespread adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, where connected devices reflect and modulate existing signals by altering their load impedance, rather than generating […]
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International team creates high-frequency switch for future 6G networks
UAB (University of Barcelona) researchers were involved in the development of a switch, an essential device in telecommunications, capable of operating at very high frequency with lower power consumption than conventional technologies. The technology has […]
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Better understanding of wave propagation processes could boost 5G and 6G networks
Researchers from the Smart and Wireless Applications and Technologies Group (SWAT-UGR) have conducted two scientific studies aimed at answering a common question: understanding how electromagnetic waves propagate in the medium.This post was originally published on […]