Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive - April 2020

Technology Headline News Archives - RF Cafe

If you came to RF Cafe looking for a certain news item you remember seeing or found on a search engine, there is a good chance it is no longer on the homepage. Headlines change daily (except Saturdays). Here are links to all the headline archives.

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4/30/2020

• Report to Congress on Space Acquisition Expected to be "Groundbreaking"

• German Carriers to Expand 5G Coverage via DSS

• Cyberattack Can Steal Data via Cooling Fan Vibrations

Central States VHF Society Conference Canceled Thanks to Wuhan Virus

• U.S. Space Force's Next Missile Warning Satellite Set for 2021 Launch

4/29/2020

• China to Deploy 500,000 5G Base Stations in 2020

• Twitter Bans Tweets Inciting 5G Vandalism

Smartphone Sales to Fall 21% in 2020

• Boeing Completes Microsatellite Prototype for U.S. Space Force

AI Chip Market Will Hit $70B in 2026

4/28/2020

• FCC Opening 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6E

Japan's Radio Amateurs Gain Expanded Access to 160 and 80 Meters

• How Will the Wuhan Virus Impact New Tech?

• FTC Imposes Record $5B on Facebook over Privacy

USPS Collapse Could Be Nightmare for Some Businesses (philatelists take note)

4/27/2020

• FCC and Ligado Are Undermining GPS

FCC Proposes $200M Fine for Failure to Protect Consumer Location Data

• Quantum Computing Milestone with "Hot" Silicon Qubits

• ARRL Suggests Taking a Creative Approach to Field Day 2020

• Geochemical Tool Reveals Origin of Earth's Nitrogen

4/24/2020

• New Way to Track Semiconductor Technology

Elon Musk Calls out Fake News on Ventilator Non-Delivery Claims

China Turns to Japanese IoT Expertise to Reduce U.S. Dependency

• The West Must Do More to Stop China Buying up Technology

FCC Makes Further Spectrum Allocation to Accommodate 5G Deployment

4/23/2020

• Phone Maker Pays $100k Fine for Excessive SAR Emissions

• Trump Knows What Connects with the People – Radio

• Automation Key to Testing, Managing, Optimizing 5G Networks

Telco Revenues Forecast to Contract 3.4% Due to Wuhan Virus

• India Says Zoom "Not Safe Platform" for Video Conferencing

4/22/2020

• U.S. FCC Releases Home Network Tips in Time of Wuhan Virus

• South Korea Reaches Nearly 10% 5G Penetration

• FCC Chairman Wants to Green Light Ligado Nationwide Network

• Europe Faces Epidemic of Telecoms Mast Arson (benighted public burning witches)

• Apple Launches New iPhone for Budget-Minded

4/21/2020

European Smartphone Shipments down 50% for 2020

• Amazon to Add 75,000 Jobs as Online Orders Surge During Lockdowns (their trucks do 40-50 mph through my neighborhood)

Huawei Chip Unit Orders More Domestic Production

5G Arsonists Damage >20 Masts over Easter Break

• Crude Oil Futures Collapse to Historic Low of -$37 / Barrel

4/20/2020

RF FEM Market to Remain Stagnant in 2020 Due to COVID-19

• Critical Research Hit as COVID-19 Forces Physics Labs to Close (no apologies from China yet)

• FCC Grants NYFD Expanded T-Band Access

• Telco Shares Are Losers as Lockdown Drives Internet Boom

• Wuhan Virus Drives Global Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductor Recession

4/17/2020

Arson, Sabotage to Dutch Cell Towers as 5G Conspiracy Theories Spread

FCC Eyes Banning China Telecom from U.S. Market

Post-Lockdown China: Glimpses of the New Normal (coming to a world near you, compliments of Wuhan)

• U.S. Space Force Chooses VOX Space for $35M SmallSat Launches

• Dell'Oro Expects Robust Wireless Capex Growth in 2020

4/16/2020

• Telcos Promise Broadband Aid for NHS Workers

Engineering Salaries Remain Strong

• Semi Industry Ask Nations to Prioritize Semi Manufacturing Operations During Pandemic

• Release 16 for 5G to Address Integrated Access Backhaul

• DARPA Program to Build Travel Adapter for Human Body (cyborg pill)

4/15/2020

• Huawei, China Unicom Tout 5G Indoor Distributed Massive MIMO

• New 144 MHz Transatlantic Record Reported

Cobol Programmers Shore up Unemployment Benefits Systems (Y2K redux?)

Wuhan Virus Impact on Technical Standards Bigger Than Initially Reported

• FCC's "Keep America Connected" Pledge

4/14/2020

• The Pandemic's Toll on Privacy Laws (buh-bye Constitution)

Mobile Communication Antenna Market to Grow by $2B over 5 Years

DOD's Workforce May Shift Post-Wuhan Virus

March Wafer Sales Soar

1st Transatlantic Contact on 70 cm Reported

4/13/2020

Major Tech Companies and Industries Falling to the Wuhan Flu

• New ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program is up and Running

• CCA Blasts FCC's Rural 5G Fund Eligibility Maps

• DoD Issues 5G RFP for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Testbed

• Wuhan Flu to Slow Down 5G Adoption in China

4/10/2020

• FCC to Make 1200 MHz of Spectrum Available in 6 GHz Unlicensed Band

French Arcep Accepts 5G Bids, Postpones Spectrum Auction

• FCC Floats Options for Proposed $9B 5G Rural Fund

Smartphone vs Virus, Will Privacy Always Be the Loser?

Silicon Valley's Snoopiness Paying off, But Is It Moral?

4/9/2020

Wuhan Flu Threatens to Knock South Korea out of 5G Leadership

RF GaAs Device Revenue Declined 6% in 2019

5G Base Stations Use a Lot More Energy Than 4G

• FCC to Deliver $200M in Telehealth Relief to Strained Hospitals

Smartphone and Laptop Chargers Enabled by Navitas' GaNFast Technology

4/8/2020

• FCC Expected toOpen 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6

• COVID-19 Could Hamper National Security

Semi Materials Market Fell Last Year

• Huawei Says European 5G Delays as Spectrum Auctions Postponed

• U.S. Space Force Asks Raytheon to Swap GPS Computers from IBM to HP

4/7/2020

• $2T Rescue Bill Gives Defense Contractors Limited Relief

• Some Countries Permitting "STAYHOME"-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19

30% Reduction in Production of Smartphones Due to COVID-19

• AT&T Says Wi-Fi Call Traffic up 76%

• Microsoft "Teams" Usage Surged 775% in Italy

4/6/2020

Furloughs, Layoffs, CEO Pay Cuts Hit Radio

OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy as Due to COVID-19

• Verizon Makes Pitch for Licensing Part of 6 GHz Band

• To All ARRL Members and ARRL VEC Accredited VEs

• Analog Devices Withdraws Q2/2020 Guidance Due to COVID-19

4/3/2020

Huawei Hits Back at U.S.

• Vodafone UK Does Its Bit with Free Unlimited Mobile Data

Engineers in the Covid-19 Era

U.S. Chip Industry Lobbying to Stay Open Despite Virus Concerns

• FCC Extends 3.65 GHz CBRS Transition Deadline

4/2/2020

• Prolonged Outbreak Presents Significant Problems to Telcos

Ultra-Secure, Jam-Resistant GPS M-Code Signal Underway

• Atlas 5 Launch Deployment of Ultra-Secure Military Communications Network

• Ofcom, UK Telcos to Launch National "Stay Connected" Campaign

3GPP Delays 5G Standard Updates Due to COVID-19

4/1/2020

FCC Grants Temporary Emergency Authority to WISPs Operating in 5.8 GHz Band

Aging Tech Means Raises for Some Who Lose Jobs in Wuhan Flu Outbreak (read this and weep)

• Sell! Sell! BT to Offload French Operations

Power Level of High Frequency GaN Transistors Increased

• Router Phishing Scam Targets Global Fear over Coronavirus