Articles by Jof Enriquez

51. FCC Says Mobile Broadband No Substitute For Fixed, Vows To Hasten Broadband Deployment 1/23/2018

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reaffirmed that broadband deployment is the top priority to bridge the digital divide in America. The agency says its recent efforts to monitor and accelerate progress in both fixed and mobile services are consistent with its mandate under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, but adds it still has much work to do.

52. The Week In 5G: 1/19/2018 – Samsung And Ericsson Unveil New 5G Gear, AT&T Cuts Ties With Huawei 1/19/2018

    Samsung is planning to become the third major player in the 5G modem chip market when it reveals its first 5G modem chip for smartphones in the second half of this year.

53. DoD Wants Wirelessly Powered Drones That Mimic Animal Flight, Metamaterial-Based Antennas 1/16/2018

    The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is inviting industry and university-based collaborative teams to apply for grants to develop for the Air Force a new generation of drones and aircraft that copy the flight mechanics of insects and bats, and which draw power wirelessly at great distances.

54. The Week In 5G: 1/12/2018 – CES 2018: Qualcomm Expects 5G To Boost RF Chip Sales, Kia Unveils 5G-Connected Car; Sprint Zeroes In On Mobile 5G; UK and Africa Launch Trials 1/12/2018

    At CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Qualcomm says it is adopting a comprehensive approach with 5G, including developing RF chips and modems to support the first 5G phones hitting store shelves by 2019.

55. NASA Piggybacks Spectrograph On Comm Satellite To Study Ionosphere's RF Disruption 1/9/2018

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission to study Earth's near-space environment and better understand what disrupts radio signals and satellites used for communications and the Global Positioning System (GPS) for radio navigation.

56. The Week In 5G: 1/5/2018 - Verizon Taps Samsung For 5G Debut, AT&T Readies True 5G Network 1/5/2018

    Major U.S. carriers made a slew of announcements involving their ambitious 5G rollouts for the new year. Verizon said it has chosen Samsung to supply it with pre-standard 5G equipment for its first 5G service in Sacramento, sometime during the latter half of 2018. 

57. Fractal Antenna Inventor Secures Patent For Cloaking Technology 12/29/2017

    Dr. Nathan “Chip” Cohen, inventor of the fractal antenna and founder/CEO of Fractal Antenna Systems, recently received approval for a cloaking technology from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). 

58. IOTA Cryptocurrency Seeks To Become Backbone Of The IoT – Minus The Transactional Fees 12/28/2017

    The IOTA Foundation is launching a free, more secure, and scalable alternative to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Unlike current cryptocurrencies, which rely on blockchain technology, the organization's namesake virtual currency features a "tangle" ledger system that could more appropriately harness the data-driven business transactions enabled by the Internet of Things.

59. 12/22/2017 Week In 5G: First Implementable 5G NR Specification; 5G A National Security Priority 12/22/2017

    The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the collaborative body that manages telecommunications and cellular standards, has completed the first implementable 5G New Radio (NR) specification. The approval of the first 5G NR standard under 3GPP Release 15 signals full-scale trials and commercial deployments as early as 2019.

60. Air Force Makes First Flexible RF Gallium Nitride Devices 12/19/2017

    Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) report a breakthrough in materials science used to create flexible antennas and devices: a viable method to grow and transfer the exotic material known as Gallium Nitride (GaN) in a soft and flexible substrate.