Wireless

On the 5th International E-Waste Day, a study by WEEE Forum (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling), has found that the number of small waste items, like mobile phones, being hoarded by consumers potentially runs into the billions.

ETSI is joining the international standardisation community in celebrating World Standards Day. This year’s edition focuses on a ‘shared vision for a better world’, where the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are key enablers. Standards help to reach these goals.

Total worldwide telecoms revenues from mobile and fixed broadband services will grow 14% between 2022 and 2027 to reach €1.2 trillion according to latest research from Omdia.

KP Performance Antennas, an Infinite Electronics brand and a manufacturer of wireless network antennas, just introduced a new series of VHF/UHF dipole, collinear and Yagi antennas for land mobile radio (LMR), public safety, military communications, trunking and amateur radio applications.

Saelig has introduced the Amplicon Impact-P 100A Series of controllers – ultra-small form-factor IoT Edge-ready embedded computers that utilise the advanced Intel Atom x5-E3940 Apollo Lake processor.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced publication of ‘In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity: Improving Passenger Experience, Engagement and Uptake’, a report that explores how airlines, service providers and other stakeholders can make it faster and easier for travellers to get and stay connected onboard aircraft.

NeoCortec, manufacturer of ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has announced the release of Version 1.5 of its NeoMesh protocol.

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the QPF4656 and QPF4730 Wi-Fi 6 and 6E (802.11ax) front-end modules (FEMs) from Qorvo.

Senet, a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT) has announced it will be presenting a session on LoRaWAN Device-to-Device Multicast Communication at the LoRa Alliance LoRaWAN LIVE event taking place 11 – 13 October 2022, in San Francisco, California.

Broadcast, Live Entertainment and AV installation are among a host of markets that will benefit from Skylark BLE, a Bluetooth Low Energy digital wireless module that has been launched by Belfast-based Audio Codecs Ltd and New Zealand-based RF consultancy Virscient.