Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive - March 2021 |
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Mobile Devices • China Generated over ½ World's Coal-Fired Power in 2020 • DoD: U.S. Must Invest More in Innovation to Compete with China • Cooperative Effort to Resolve Potential 70-cm Interference • 2021 "Create the Future" Contest Begins 3/29/2021 • France Announces Ham Radio Exam Changes • NCVEC Question Pool Committee Seeks Input • Rocket Lab Launches Army Satellite • Gen Z Getting Screwed by Remote Work, Survey Finds • U.S. Navy Researchers Back on Cold Fusion Case 3/26/2021 • Israel Starts Research Center for GPS-Free Navigation (smart move) • Amateur Radio Gets Partial Reprieve on 3.5 GHz • U.K. Nets £1.36B ($1.89B) in 5G Spectrum Auction • Fire Destroys Part of Renesas Fab • New Material Paves Way to Faster Computing 3/25/2021 • Intel to Make More U.S. Microchips for Military • FCC Moves to Put More Midband Spectrum in Play • Stefanie Tompkins Appointed 23rd DARPA Director • FCC Not Yet Collecting $35 Ham Application Fee • China Delivers on Threats to Rein in Internet Economy (aka Big Tech) 3/24/2021 • Samsung and TSMC Set for World IC Domination • FCC Takes up Formal Discussion on Open RAN • Nokia Likely to Cut 10,000 Jobs in Next 2 Years • Physics Collaboration on Semiconductor Light Sources • Infineon Sees Quarterly Revenue Hit from Texas Outage 3/23/2021 • Open RF Association & MIPI Alliance Join to Optimize RF Front Ends • Domestic Manufacturing of Secure, Custom Chips for Defense • Lidar Sweepstakes Draws 15 RFQs, But No Frontrunner • UK Battles EU Regulations over "Notspot" Initiative • Air Force Curtails ABMS After Congressional Budget Slash 3/22/2021 • FCC to Forbid 3 More Chinese Telcos to Operate in U.S. • The Global Chip Shortage, Explained • Bidding in UK 5G Spectrum Auction Starts at £1B • Not All Critical Chips Suffering from Shortages • ISS Garbage Can Will Orbit 2-4 Years Before Burning Up 3/19/2021 • ARISS Ham Station in Columbus Module Now Operational • Smartphone Shipments to Grow 5.5% in 2021 • Microsoft, Huawei Out-Innovating Facebook, Apple • China's Long March 7A Rocket Puts Satellite in Orbit • India's Recent Spectrum Auction Opening Opportunities 3/18/2021 • Radio Still King of the Road • 6G Symposium to Focus on European 6G Leadership • AT&T to Spend up to $8B on C-Band Deployment • MWC Shanghai 2021 Had 25k Physical Attendees from 114 Countries • GaN Power Device Market to Grow 90.6% to $61M in 2021 3/17/2021 • Huawei Retains Title as Top Comms Equipment Vendor • China and Russia Plan Joint Moon Research Station • IEEE WAMICON Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers • 5G Deployments Boost China Tower's Business in 2020 3/16/2021 • Radio Amateurs in Israel Lose Access to Much Microwave Spectrum • Army and Universities Deploy New Warfighter Communication Technology • SouthEast Tech Put Together a Telecom Technician Program • China Telecom to Increase 5G Capex in 2021 to Double 5G Sites • 5 Contracts Awarded to Accelerate UK Space Technology 3/15/2021 • WISPA Urges Using 2 License Sizes for 3.45 GHz Auction • Results Available for ARRL Contests • Concerns Grow over Verizon's Acquisition of TracFone • Adding 570M Smart Electricity Meters to Asia by 2025 • Polymer Film Can Limit Electromagnetic Interference 3/12/2021 • Long-Distance Powerline Communications Testing (Hams take note) • Apple Investing €1B in Munich Chip Design Centre • Looking for Cracks in the World's Supply Chains • Samsung's 3-nm Tech Shows Nanosheet Transistor Advantage • iPhone 12 Puts 5G Smartphone Rollout into High Gear 3/11/2021 • Boost for Quantum Computing Using Photons • Supply Shrinks Boost Revenue per Wafer • Mother Nature Exposes U.S. Electrical Infrastructure Weakness • China Only Major Country to Increase Pollution Levels in 2020 • Major Exploitation of MS Exchange Mail Worldwide 3/10/2021 • January Semi Sales up 13.2% • Debate over 12 GHz Intensifies after C-Band Jackpot • Space Force Launches Experimental Research Payload • Hardening Fragile GPS Through Real-World Testing • Private 5G Injects Innovation 3/9/2021 • The Politics of Rare Earth Metals • January 2021 Volunteer RF Monitor Program Report • 5G Automotive Association Discusses C-V2X at MWC Shanghai 2021 • Improved Resilience and Electrical Performance in Thin Metal Film Electrodes • U.S. Utilities Collaborate to Build Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 3/8/2021 • ARISS, NASA, and ESA Probe Amateur Radio Problems on ISS • Indian Government Overprices 700 MHz Spectrum Again • U.S. Space Force Working on Declassification Strategy • Kentucky Firm Plans Mini Space Station in 2 Years • Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Server Software 3/5/2021 • EW Market to Be Worth $20B by 2025 • Vehicle-to-Everything is Next Wave after Telematics • Xi Mobilizes China Revolution to Cut Dependence on West (now that they have our tech) • Preservation of 250 kW Voice of America Transmitter • Call for Massive AI Investments to Counter China 3/4/2021 • U.S. Space Force Is Seeking Engineers • IMS 2021 to Take Place Both Physically and Virtually • Untapped Potential of the 26 GHz Band • James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests (it's about time) • Chip Sales Remain Strong in Challenging Year 3/3/2021 • Top 10 Foundries to Grow 20% in Q1 • GSA Publishes 1st Global 4G-5G FWA Device Ecosystem Directory • China Launches Cloud-Based Quantum Computing OS to Challenge U.S. Technology • Shipping Industry Is Betting Big on Ammonia • Light-Emitting Tattoo Engineered for 1st Time 3/2/2021 • Global LPWAN Market to Cross $80B by 2027 • Can Europe Become a World Leader in 6G? • RF GaN Market Growing at 30% CAGR to $3B by 2026 • Pandemic Impact on Semiconductor Chip Supply • China's Huawei Plans Foray into EVs 3/1/2021 • 5G Vendor Ranking Shows Ericsson Leading the Pack • IEEE WAMICON Will Be Held Virtually April 28-29 • Impact of 5G on Location Accuracy & Lawful Interception • Brazil Will Not Ban Huawei from 5G • Satellite Designed & Built by MSU Students Sent to Space Station |
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