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European Parliament Recommends Stricter Safety Limits for Exposure to EMFS from Cell Phones

 

Last week the European Parliament voted 522 to 18 to recommend tighter safety for exposure to cell phone emissions. In their Mid-Term Review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan, members of the European Parliament expressed regret that their report was not based on a preventive policy and urged the adoption of a new dynamic approach based on precautionary … [Read more...]

A Unique Online Collaboration

 

The InterferenceTechnology.com website includes 11 Forums covering the major technologies and markets within the EMI/EMC sector. If you’ve a query, a problem, or an observation, just post it to the appropriate Forum. Join the “conversation”—it’s as simple as entering your email address and choosing a password. For example, the NEBS/Telecom Forum includes some intriguing … [Read more...]

Ofcom Proposes Band Manager for Airwaves Used by Wireless Mikes

 

British telecom regulator Ofcom has issued detailed proposals for selecting a band manager to protect the needs of wireless microphone users as the UK transitions to digital television broadcasting creating what is referred to as “interleaved spectrum” with both microphone users and digital television broadcasters using the airwaves. As the advent of digital television looms on … [Read more...]

Federal Commission Completes Report on Consequences of an EMP Attack

 

The Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse has issued a 208-page report detailing a grim scenario of cascading disasters as critical infrastructures fail. If terrorists were to obtain a nuclear weapon and to detonate it over the continental United States, every facet of modern life that depends on electricity would be impacted. The … [Read more...]

New Arrays Boost Capacitance Density in Mobile Phones and PCs

 

The new 032 size GNMOM2R5M capacitor array from Murata offers 1.0 µF per element. This twin element device helps conserve mounting service area and mounting costs as compared to the use of multiple monolithic capacitors. Relying on dielectric material technology, each element of this device can achieve 1 µF with higher capacitance than current technology allows for a single … [Read more...]

Surge Protectors Safeguard Sensitive Telecom Applications

 

The E289 Series from Citel are surge suppressors. When plugged into a Citel base, these suppressors have been crafted expressly to protect sensitive telephone, datacom, and instrumentation equipment against harmful lightning surges and electrical transients. These suppressors utilize a hybrid that combines a fast response time (website. The NEBS/Telecom Forum on … [Read more...]

Policy Institute and Labor Union Oppose Telecom Merger on Grounds of Peril to Workers

 

Both the EMR Policy Institute and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have filed formal protests with the Federal Communications Commission opposing the Alltel / Verizon Wireless merger. The basis for the Petition to Deny is that the FCC has failed to address the issue of the long term exposure to RF radiation on human health. The complaints allege an … [Read more...]

NEBS

 

NEBS (Network Equipment Building Standards) is the set of safety, spatial, and environmental design guidelines applied to telecommunications equipment in the United States. The NEBS concept was first introduced by Bell Labs in the 1970s. Telcordia, and its predecessor Bellcore have maintained the NEBS documents since the divestiture of the local Bells in 1984. Additional … [Read more...]

News from 2008 EMC Detroit: Teseq Announces Partership with Milan-Based NARDA

 

Well known EMC test systems firm Teseq announced a partnership with NARDA today, an Italian test solutions firm, to offer an expanded range of EMC components including field probes, measurement receivers, signal generators, and power meters to the North American consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications, medical, aerospace, and defense markets. With locations … [Read more...]

New ESD Simulator Features Reduced Feature Set and Full Compliance Performance

 

The new NSF 437 30-kV ESD simulator from Teseq boasts a reduced feature set and economical pricing while maintaining full compliance performance to meet major global standards. The new simulator guarantees optimized reproducibility of a test by meeting the holding time of at least five seconds as required by global ESD standards. Accuracy of the simulators voltage tip is … [Read more...]

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