Wireless telecom provider, NextWave Wireless, Inc. recently announced that it has retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of its extensive spectrum holdings in the United States. NextWave's U.S. footprint covers more than 251 million people in the United States and includes major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, … [Read more...]
Australia Launches Consultation on Future Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
In a move reminiscent of actions taking place around the globe, Australian telecom regulator ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) is seeking public and industry feedback on two documents that indicate ACMA's strategies for meeting the future demands for spectrum allocation. The two consultation papers, Spectrum Management and Principles and Five-Year Spectrum … [Read more...]
Ofcom Publishes List of Qualified L-Band Bidders
British telecom regulator Ofcom has published the list of approved bidders for the upcoming auction of L-Band spectrum. L-Band designates the spectrum from 1452 MHz to 1492 MHz. Ofcom has split the spectrum offerings, each of which is 1.7 MHz wide. One larger swathe at the top of the range is 12.5 MHz wide. As the UK media have pointed out, the list of bidders is not … [Read more...]
IEC Issues Three New EMC Standards on MV, HV, and EHV Power Supplies
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has issued three new standards on electromagnetic compatibility-specifically IEC 61000-3-6 Ed. 2.0; IEC 61000-3-7 Ed. 2.0; and IEC 61000-3-13 Ed. 1.0. All deal with the assessment of emission limits. The first 6100-3-6 is a technical report, informative in nature that provides guidance on principles that can be used as the … [Read more...]
FCC Issues Requirements for TCB Post-Market Surveillance
The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology has issued KDB Publication 610077 detailing the requirements of telecommunications bodies (TCBs) to conduct post market surveillance of products they have certified. The document details a typical procedure that fulfills the requirements and addresses several issues that may arise in implementing a … [Read more...]
“CERTIFIED TEST LABORATORY AUDITOR”
New Bern, NC, Jan 23, 2009 -- A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was executed between the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics, Inc. (iNARTE) and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board LLC (d.b.a. ACLASS). The MOA provides a framework for both organizations to cooperate in the development of training and professional certification … [Read more...]
Test Beyond the Specs: Why Test Higher in Frequency and Field Strength?
IEC 61000-4-3: 2006's frequency escalation Jason Smith and Pat Malloy AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation, Souderton, PA, USA An increasing number of new and proposed EMC standards are pushing the upper frequency test limits higher into the microwave spectrum. The latest EMC standard released, IEC 61000-4-3: 2006, is no exception. The upper frequency test limit has been increased … [Read more...]
New EMC Directive: 2004/1081 EC
Manufacturers should familiarize themselves with the additional requirements and the alterations found in the new EMC directive Manjula Bhati Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (West), Indian Ministry of Information Technology, Mumbai, India The current EMC directive 89/336/EEC, which was first published in 1989 and then succeeded by four amendments has been rewritten as … [Read more...]
Aussie Researcher Says Managing Crosstalk Will Speed DSL
Dr. John Papandriopoulos, an Australian researcher, has announced a technique to boost broadband speeds on ordinary DSL lines by up to ten times. The Ph.D. thesis Papandriopoulos wrote at the University of Melbourne outlines an algorithm that reduces crosstalk interference on copper phone lines. Dr. Papandriopoulos will soon join the staff of Silicon Valley-based ASSIA founded … [Read more...]
Lithium-Zinc Ferrite for the Suppression of Electromagnetic Noise
Studies show that Li-Zn ferrites can successfully suppress EMI. N.C. Joshi and S.S. Islam, Ph.D. Jamia Islamia University, Jamia Nagar, India Anjali Verma, Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India Recent technological development has been characterized by an unprecedented proliferation of digital technology in information and communications equipment. The … [Read more...]