Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive: January - December 2025

12/26

• FCC Simplifying Broadband "Nutrition Labels"

• GSMA Pleads for Yet More 6G Spectrum

• China Tech Giants to Replace Nvidia's AI Chips

• 700 Nokia Jobs Gone in Germany

• SSTV Images Beamed from ISS to Celebrate 25 Years

12/19

• Five Telecom Trends for 2026

• 2026 EV Future Entering Discharge Cycle

• FCC to Vote on C-Band Proposal

• RAN Market Flat But 5G SA Migrations Up

• Red Flag Waving over Chinese Tech Espionage

12/12

• Manufacturing down for 9th Month in November

• Regulatory Standards for EMC Compliance

• Murata Leads RF Front-End Patent Race

• NextGen Wi-Fi Is Blazing Fast

• China's Factory Activity Shrinks for 7th Straight Month

12/5

• FCC Accelerates Wireless Infrastructure Buildout

• European Q3 Semi Sales up 7.2% on Q2

• Silicon Catalyst Japan Founded

• 6G Capex Ramp to Begin Around 2030

• Silent Hedge: Why the Market Isn't Collapsing

11/28

• China's ½-price Silicon Wafers Shock Semi Industry

• SEMI Forecasts $1T Semiconductor Market by 2030

• Wi-Fi Industry Ruffled by Germany's 6 GHz Stance

• FCC Launches "Operation Clean Carts" for Security Threats

• Ties Deepen to India Semi Production

11/21

• FCC Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions

• Intel Retreat Shifts EU Semiconductor Reality

• GSA Reports Evolving Global Spectrum Strategies

• UK Telcos Secure mmWave Spectrum to Boost 5G

• 41% of Schools Report AI Cyber Incidents

11/14

• ARRL Foundation Scholarship Accepting Applications

• Smartphone Production ^4% in Q2

• U.S. Tech Layoffs Surge

• Analysts Bullish on Year-End Smartphone Growth

• UK 2026 Manufacturing Outlook

11/7

• "Dream Rig" Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators

• Vietnam Unlocks "Golden" Spectrum for 6G, Wi-Fi 7

• U.S. Invests $1B in Critical Minerals

• Intel Abandons Germany & Poland

• Processors Will Be $½T Market by 2030

10/31

• Satellite Constellations Replacing Cell Towers

• Cable Gear Spending Hits All-Time Low

• Materials Firms Eye India's Semiconductor Packaging

• AI Replacing 30,000 Amazon Corporate Positions

• U.S. Space Force Avoiding Space War

10/24

• Dutch Government Takes Control of China's Nexperia

• US-UK Tech Pact Promises £31B of Investment

• U.S. 6 GHz Wi-Fi Policy Unchanged

• SpaceX Scoops up EchoStar Spectrum for $17B

• AI's "Perfect" E-Mails Can Backfire

10/17

• ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications

• iPhone 17 Reduces Dependency on China

• U.S. Web Forums Sue Ofcom over Online Safety Act

• 500 Boost Network Jobs Axed over EchoStar

• AI's Water Usage Concerns

10/10

• Qualcomm Buys Arduino

• FCC Ends EchoStar 5G Build Investigation

• Europe's Semiconductor Plan

• Japan Data Center Boom to See 3x Power Demand by 2034

• Student's Guide to College and Career in AI Age

10/3

• Semi Back-End Equipment Sales Growing 6% CAGR

• GSA Reports Evolving Global Spectrum Strategies

• Korean Supreme Court Rules Everlight Stole Seoul Semi's LED

• 50x More CO₂ for a Single AI Question

• Your Supply Chain is Longer Than You Think

9/26

• U.S. Invests $1B in Critical Minerals

• Pirate Radio Operator (arrrr!) Settles with FCC

• Tech and Telecom Career Moves

• China Exports to U.S. down 33% YoY in August

• Self-Cleaning Glass Uses Electric Field

9/19

• FCC "Delete, Delete, Delete" Initiative

• Amateur Radio Operators Prepare for Hurricane Season

• Plessey Semiconductors Bought with Chinese Money

• Spain's Huawei Deal Exposes EU Security Faults

• Mineral Shortages Limit Low-Carbon Transition

9/12

• AT&T Wants out of Mexico

• Manufacturing Contraction Slows in August

• Hams Track Down Severe EMI Source

• FCC  Deregulatory Efforts Continue

• Radiation-Hardened Chips Large Hadron Collider

9/5

• ARRL and RRI (Radio Relay International) Sign Agreement

• U.S. Space Force Developing Global Secure Satcom Network

• OpenAI Users Not Happy About GPT-5

• Steel Quota Cuts Causing Supply Chain Disruption

• Three More Private 5G Projects

8/29

• NGMN Intros Common Language for Base Station Antennas

• FCC Notice of Unlicensed Radio and Harmful Interference

• Cloud Giants Raking in $100B Per Quarter

• Reasons to Deploy Private 5G Network

• 1st Female Astronomer Royal Appointed by UK

8/22

• €631B "Made for Germany" Investment Initiative

• 5G Core Network to Grow 6%

• FCC Seeks to Expand Satellite Spectrum

• Cadence Guilty of Illegally Supplying China Military

• High Labour Costs & Skills Shortages Crippling UK Growth

8/15

• FCC Finally Gets Its Auction Authority Back

• Cadence Guilty of Illegally Supplying China Military

• Telecom Blockchain Market to Reach $25.2B by 2030

• Ham Radio Helps Locate Missing Mother and Son

• UK Space Agency Reports on Health of UK Space Industry

8/8

• OpenAI Launches GPT-5

• Japan Vying for Quantum Computing Leadership

• Businesses Adapt to Shifting Supply Chain Risks

• T-Mobile Wipes out DEI Programs

• Solar Flares Kick off Summer 2025

8/1

• FCC Expands Oversight of Foreign Licensees

• China to Have 30% Foundry Capacity by 2030

• TSMC Q2 up 39% YoY

• Cell Phone Satisfaction at 10-Year Low

• Electronics Supply Chain Playbook

7/25

• Huawei Claims 1 Generation Behind U.S. Chip Tech

• China Weaponizes Rare Earths

• Genesis of European Semi Manufacturing Clean-up

• Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty for FCC

• Smartphone Production at 289M Units in Q1

7/18

• Broadband Access Market Flat on China Weakness

• FCC Builds Firewall Around U.S.-Bound Electronics

• Wi-Fi 7 Gains as WLAN Market Grows 11%

• imec Breaks New Ground in GaN-on-Silicon RF Transistors

• AI Chip Controls, Smuggling, and Geopolitics

7/11

• FCC Power Shift Underway

• Global Foundry Market Sees Milder Dip in 2025

• U.S. Renegotiating Chips Act Awards

• Recalls Can Create a Multitude of Legal Problems

• Why ChatGPT's Essays Don't Fool the Experts - Yet

7/4

• 5 Trends Set to Redefine Global Telecoms

• RAN Sales Grow in U.S., Decline Globally

• U.S. Restricts EDA Software Sales to China

• FCC To Close Robocaller Network Loophole

• NI Highlights Role of AI in SDR Solutions for SIGINT

6/27

• 2025 ARRL Field Day June 27-28

• Iridium Banks on Proven Network to Break into D2D

• U.S. Manufacturing Contraction Continues in May

• FCC to Clear Backlog of Inactive Proceedings

• Apple Sets Sights on 6G with New Hires

6/20

• FCC Accuses EU Regulators of Harbouring Anti-American Biases

• GlobalFoundries Pledges $16B U.S. Investment

• Wireless Providers Dominating Broadband

• Q1 Mobile Core Market up 32% YoY

• Supply Chain Must Confront Divergence

6/13

• FCC's 37 GHz Sharing Rules

• ARRL Teachers Institute Set for Record Year

• EU Sets Plan to Be AI Tech Global Leader

• Intelsat Vehicle Satellite Connectivity Test

• Canada Needs Strategy to Scale Chip Talent

6/6

• Supply Chains Becoming Security Weak Link

• AI, Layoffs Fuel Surge in Job Scams

• Ericsson Commits €200M to Irish R&D

• Ambient Energy Harvesting IoT Devices $1.1B in 2030

• India Guidelines for Electronics Components Manufacturing

5/30

• Amateur Spectrum Addressed in U.S. House

• Boosters Could Fully Replace Main Transmitters

• Taiwan Tightens Tech Export Law

• Intel Financial Risks, Massive Layoffs

• Google AI Overviews Hurting Click-Through Rates

5/23

• GaN HEMT Hits 85.2% PAE at 2.45GHz

• NAB Submits Sweeping Broadcast Deregulation to FCC

• Ham Radio Open House Events Making Headlines

• Waivers Sought for UWB System Rules

• Telcos Struggling to Go Gully Autonomous

5/16

• ARRL Responds to FCC Request for Input

• Next-Gen Copper Alloy Pushes Past Limits

• FCC to Investigate CCP-Aligned Entities

• Beware the Open-Source Licensing Gap

• Tesla Backlash Helps EVs Finally Go Mainstream?

5/9

• Industry Call for Joint Action on Subsea Cable Security

• Shifting Sands in Silicon by Global Supply Chains

• $23B Korea Subsidy to Chip Industry

• EV Making ICE Engineers Obsolete?

• FCC Commish Starks Steps Down

5/2

• Thales Seeks 8,000 People in 2025

• Huawei in European Parliament Bribery Scandal

• ZTE Revenues of $16.6B in 2024

• India Reaches 250M 5G Users

• FCC to Revoke EAs for China-Based Company

4/25

• 3% 2025 Chip Capex Growth

• Drink Coffee Every Day to Reduce Cancer Risk

• Deutsche Telekom Quantum Internet Record

• Satellite-Hungry Orange Taps Telesat

• UK Invests £23M in Telecoms R&D

4/18

• Biggest Telecoms Kit Market Decline in 20 Years

• Sleep Mode Cuts 5G Energy Bills by 1/3

• Quantum Market Has 32% CAGR 2024-35

• More Pirate Radio Enforcement Efforts

• Culham to Host Advanced Tritium Facility

4/11

• Regulatory Slash and Burn at FCC

• Nokia Bell Labs Charts Cellular Future on Space

• Reluctance to Adopt AI Among Business Leaders

• Telecoms Relatively Insulated from Tariff War

• Amazon Satellite Broadband in April

4/4

• FCC Toughens Stance on Pirate Radio

• Mobile Operators Bemoan $109B Infrastructure Cost

• 5G Adoption Grows, LTE Remains Strong

• China to Host World Radio Conference?

• Intel Delays Ohio Fab Till 2030

3/28

• 2025 Tech Jobs Expected to Take Off

• Semiconductor Industry Faces a Seismic Shift

• 76% of News Consumers Still Use AM/FM

• FCC Spectrum Rules to Support Advanced Flight Technologies

• Radio Attracts High Purchasing Power Consumers

3/21

• Semiconductor Devices Industry to Reach $1T by 2030

• FCC Issues PIRATE Radio Annual Report

• Sci-Fi Movie Spark Interest in Amateur Radio

• Electronic Product Sustainability Regulations

• NPR: "National Propaganda Radio"

3/14

• €1B European Chips Act Money for Infineon's Dresden Fab

• AM Radio Mandate Costs Low for Automakers

• Dayton Hamvention 2025 Award Winners

• FCC's Carr to Persuade Allies on new Subsea Cable Regs

• AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act up for Vote

3/7

• 2024 Wafer Revenues down 6.5%

• FCC Issues Annual Communications Marketplace Report

• Mexico Cancels Upcoming 5G Spectrum Auction

• European Telco Investment Drops, Connectivity Gap Remains

• Sony Kills Recordable Blu-Ray and Other Vintage Media

2/28

• AM Radio Act Reintroduced in Senate

• Arm to Cancel Qualcomm License

• Indichip to Construct $1.4B Silicon Carbide Fab

• FCC Investigating Audacy AM for Airing ICE Agents Locations

• 7 Troubling Tech Trends from 2024

2/21

• Is Net Neutrality Dead?

• High Praise Trump FCC Commish Nominee Olivia Trusty

• UK Working on CBRS-Style Dynamic Spectrum Assignment

• ARRL Club Grant Program Awards $½ Million

• 5G Private Networking Dominant in U.S. by 2027

2/14

• Wireless Broadband Alliance's 10 Predictions for Wi-Fi in 2025

• Fixed Wireless Access is Preferred Next Internet Connection (I use it)

• FCC Upholds Forfeiture Order Against Ham Operator

• European Commission Updates AI Act

• 345% News Radio Listening Surge for LA Wildfires

2/7

• EVs Stall, Hybrids Gain

• ARRL Launches Dream Station Sweepstakes

• FCC Spectrum Auction Pays for Huawei Rip-and-Replace

• 4G & 5G to Take off in 35 USAF Bases in 2025

• Magazine Highlights Achievements in 6G Research

1/31

• Wireless Telecom >2 Billion 5G Connections

• Top 10 Supply Chain Trends for 2025

• Hong Kong Carriers Secure 6/7 GHz Spectrum

• Trump Threatens Taiwan with Semiconductor Tariffs

• Chip Training Upscales Low-Income Workers

1/24

• Parents Pressured to Buy Young Children Smartphones

• Job Seekers Targeted by Mobile Phishing

• FCC Clarifies Satellite System Spectrum Sharing Rules

• Europe Is the Top Target for Hacktivists

• Qorvo RF Front-End Module for Wi-Fi 7

1/17

• 24% Growth for Semis in 2024

• EU Probes Gorilla Glass on Smartphone Monopoly

• Plea for AM Act Passage After Helene

• Cost Concerns & Confusion in Broadband Market

• Touchscreens Out; Buttons & Dials Back In (good!)

1/10

• Military and Aerospace Electronics Market in 2024

• CWops 2024 Advancing the Art of CW Award

• Electronics Sourcing Trends  in 2025

• AM/FM Still Critical for In-Car Ads

• November Semi Sales up 20.7% Y-o-Y

1/3

• 7 Troubling Tech Trends of 2024

• Private 5G Going Mainstream in 2025?

• Canadian Startup Strengthens Supply Chain

• ARRL Kids Day - January 4, 2025

• Wolfspeed Wins $750M Chips Act Award