U.S. technology firm Orbit/RF Inc. and French technology firm SATIMO have entered into an agreement that will allow the firms to merge their technological efforts to serve a growing number of international customers. Both Orbit/RF and SATIMO provide antenna and electromagnetic measurement technology. SATIMO plans to use a "cross-fertilization" of SATIMO and Orbit/RF … [Read more...]
NextWave Wireless Moves to Sell Its U.S. Spectrum Holdings
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...]
EMI Causes Washington, DC Metro Trains to Switch to Manual Operation of Doors
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has announced that for the immediate future the opening of all doors on its trains will be controlled by train operators. On rare occasions, doors have opened on the wrong side of the car as the train comes to a stop at a station. This problem has occurred as Metro officials have been working to upgrade power substations and … [Read more...]
New Agers Protest Effects of WiFi
The UK’s Telegraph reports that new agers in Glastonbury have mounted protests against the town’s £34,000 free WiFi network. It seems that the electromagnetic fields associated with WiFi are being blamed for interfering with positive energy fields—i.e., chakras of the human body and ley lines of the earth. To counter this damage, astrologers, soothsayers, and alternative … [Read more...]
UNESCO Seminar Focused on Terrorism and Electromagnetics
Wired’s Blog Network reports that a UNESCO seminar that concluded last month was officially titled “Electromagnetic Fields: Mechanisms of Action and Health Effect” although its original title had been “Electromagnetic Fields: Mechanisms of Action and Potential Threat as a Terrorism Agent." The original subject matter for discussion is posted on the International Council for … [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...]
API Acquires BAE Systems’ TEMPEST Products Business
Columbia, MD-based Advanced Programs, Inc. (API) has announced the purchase of BAE Systems’ TEMPEST products business for an undisclosed sum. The TEMPEST products business develops and produces custom-engineered computers, workstations, and peripherals that meet the National Security Agency’s TEMPEST standard for safeguarding data by limiting electromagnetic emissions from … [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...]
Global Map of Magnetic Anomalies Compiled
An international team of researchers has assembled the first global map of magnetic peculiarities, or anomalies, dispersed around the globe. These magnetic anomalies are caused by differences in the magnetism of rocks within the crust of the Earth. This map is the result of many years of negotiations to gather confidential data from many governments and organizations. The … [Read more...]
