When cable television became widespread in New York City around 1980, it revolutionized the way we watch TV by bringing a dizzying selection of programming to our living rooms. With seemingly endless choices, the terms "couch potato" and "channel surfing" were coined. Today, however, the TV-viewing public has even more choices to make as a result of the 1996 government deregulation of the telecommunications and cable TV markets. As more and more companies enter the market, and technology improves, residents have many new options for internet, telephone and television access. From cable to fiber optics to satellites, telecommunications delivery is moving quickly into the 21st century. This is the time for co-op and condo boards and their residents to become acquainted with their options.
An Evolving Market
In the days before cable, most TVs were wired to a master antenna on the roof of the building, picking up a few local stations. But with cable, a multitude of channels were wired right into the TV, offering perfect reception and more choice. The first cable TV franchises appeared in Manhattan in 1970 through Sterling in Southern Manhattan and Teleprompter in Northern Manhattan. Time Warner was created in 1989 when Warner and Time, Inc. merged. Today there are a total of nine cable franchises in New York City, seven of which are controlled by Time Warner and affiliates covering about one-third of Brooklyn and all of Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. The other two are controlled by Cablevision in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
The 1996 deregulation of the industry allowed other companies to enter the market, breaking the monopoly held by cable franchise owners. The first company to attack the New York City market in a big way, offering non-franchised cable service, is Residential Communications Network (RCN), based in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded by chairman David McCourt, RCN offers customers all three core services of the multimedia age: cable TV, voice telephony and access to the Internet. Because it has modest overheads, RCN's prices are generally five to ten percent lower than the competition and as much as 30 percent lower if customers choose all three services. As of June 1998, RCN was reported to have barely 719,000 connections, but the firm is aggressively seeking new business in various residential markets from Boston to Washington, D.C. including New York City.
In the past year several other companies have stormed the market, offering TV viewers the satellite option. According to Helen Chee, marketing manager at SkyView, a nationwide provider of digital satellite TV systems with offices in New York City and throughout the country, satellite TV technology has existed in the United States for about 15 years, but the versatile mini-dishes, such as those used by SkyView, came to the market only about five years ago. They accomplish much the same purpose as the huge rotating satellite dish systems that can pick up 300 channels, but are smaller, less expensive and easier to install and maintain. Rather than picking up 300 channels, they offer about half as many, but still far more than cable delivers. SkyView, a division of Ethnic American Broadcasting, a Fort Lee, New Jersey-based firm, has been installing and maintaining digital satellite TV systems for five years. Ethnic American Broadcasting is an acquirer and producer of ethnic programming.
TV Programming Via Satellite
According to Chee, "SkyView can install a single satellite dish on the roof that receives a digital signal from two satellites, offering viewers access to more than 175 channels from DIRECTV and USSB. Our systems, which include a master antenna, also bring in local channels, as well as channels originating in eight foreign languages. So residents now really have more viewing choices available to them than ever before."
There is no upfront installation fee and the monthly subscription price is comparable to Time Warner and other competitors. Like cable television users, satellite TV users are equipped with a box in their apartments. While local stations are not transmitted via satellite—they are picked up by a master antenna on the roof—this behind-the-scenes arrangement is invisible to viewers who can control all programming, including local stations, with their remote controls. "Under the Telecommunications Deregulation Act of 1996, satellite-based broadcasters are not allowed to provide local channels," says Hauser. "The satellite companies get around this by offering a master antenna along with the dish. The local channels come in pretty well."
According to Herb Hauser, president and chief executive officer of Barnes Wentworth, Inc., a Manhattan firm that provides communications network and infrastructure design, installation and project management for residential and commercial buildings, the decision to prevent satellite providers from offering local broadcasts was made in order to level the playing field between the digital satellite TV providers and the land-based cable companies. Cable companies invested billions of dollars on infrastructure in the 1970s and 1980s. "If you could get all the choices, as well as local programming, there would be no reason to choose cable," says Hauser. "Everyone would want digital satellite TV." He points out that another option is to subscribe directly to DIRECTV by going to Radio Shack or any other authorized installer and purchasing a disk for your own use. "This way you can get 530 audio and visual channels," he says. Of course, you need to have access to a rooftop or other outdoor area to install the dish.
The Internet Connection
Until recently, Internet access at home was gained through a telephone modem hooked up to your personal computer. Unless you had a second telephone line installed, you tied up the phone line whenever you went "on line." Now, you can free up your phone line by receiving Internet access from your cable TV provider on the same line that your television is hooked up to. "We offer cable TV services, telephone and high-speed Internet access through a cable modem," explains Jim Maiella, RCN's director of public relations. RCN runs a branch of its existing fiber optic network into the basement of subscriber buildings. According to McCourt, the approach favored by some of his competitors—which is to increase the bandwidth of their copper lines—is not forward-thinking and will only give them one-tenth the capacity of the fiber optic technology he is a proponent of.
Once the wire is in place, each apartment owner can take as many of the services as he wants, or just one. "It's a la carte," explains Maiella. "Basic cable television is just $27.95 a month. RCN offers discounts when more than one service is used, and the more you sign up for, the greater the discount. All our deals are made on a building-by-building basis. There is no minimum number of people who have to sign up, and there's no charge for wiring the building." After the building is wired by a secondary provider such as RCN, the existing wiring for Time Warner remains on the premises and it remains an option for anyone who wishes to subscribe to Time Warner rather than RCN.
Currently, Time Warner offers subscribers only cable television but, according to Robert Jacobs, vice president of public relations, the firm will launch a cable modem product for high-speed Internet access in 1999. Telephone service may also be offered down the road, but no details are available right now. While the basic monthly service, excluding equipment and premium programming, is $31.22, Jacobs points out that Time Warner is an established company with a longstanding reputation for quality service. And New York One, a local news program developed by Time Warner, is not available through satellite or competing cable providers.
John Rossi and Damian McShane, marketing segment managers at Bell Atlantic Consumer Marketing, a division of Bell Atlantic Network Services located in Manhattan, have begun meeting with boards to discuss how they can transform their co-ops or condos into "smart" or "intelligent" buildings. They are also spreading the word among developers. With new construction, it makes sense to install an ethernet cable that will provide residents with constant access to a dedicated T1 line. T1, a term that refers to the speed of data transmission, can be provided through fiber optic or copper wiring if it is wide enough. Existing buildings can also become "smart" by installing the same type of network to allow high-speed Internet access.
"In a smart building that has a dedicated T1 line," says Rossi, "There's no more logging on and logging off. You're always on and always connected. The technology allows residents to share the one T1 line and everyone gets much better speed. The flat monthly rate for this service per subscriber would be approximately $70, depending upon the number of units in the building and the number of subscribers."Subscribers are billed individually by the provider. About 50 percent of the units in an 80-unit building would need to subscribe in order to have this service with Bell Atlantic.
DualStar Technologies Corp. in Long Island City delivers local and long distance telephone service, direct broadcast satellite TV service and high speed Internet technology to new and existing buildings. "Since 1996 we have had our trademarked CyberBuilding system running at the newly-constructed Grand Millenium, a 202-unit condo at 66th Street and Broadway," says Robert Birnbach, vice president and chief financial officer. "We now have a total of seven Manhattan buildings outfitted with the CyberBuilding system."
Under this program, "residents have access to traditional and enhanced telephone services, high-speed Internet access via our trademarked Building Area Network, a property web site, direct broadcast satellite TV, home office support, residence door monitoring, building security and surveillance and video teleconferencing," says Birnbach. "One of the things that differentiates us from the competition is our trademarked CyberConcierge, an on-site staff of two to three technical facilitators who help residents use the technology. This service is free of charge."
Residents can subscribe to one or more of these services (or none at all) which are transmitted through the building's infrastructure using a combination of fiber optic and copper wiring as well as coaxial cabling. Residents are billed directly for the services they select. DualStar can strike a deal with the board or the builder/developer to install the service at no cost and then re-coup from the residents who subscribe through their monthly charges. For each of the services, prices are competitive with other providers.
A Painless Process
When the board is impressed by the savings or package offered by a competing telecommunications provider and votes to do business with this firm, not everyone in the building must use the new provider. However, as part of the retrofit agreement—and as a way to keep the costs down—the board may be required by the service company to guarantee a certain number of users. According to Insignia account executive Chris Ryan, six months ago a 165-unit co-op on Third Avenue—that Insignia began managing in June—signed a contract with RCN and approximately 95 percent of the units now get cable through RCN.
"You get all the same channels as Time Warner, except for New York One," says Ryan, who adds that the co-op's management team did not suggest the switch. "Typically, RCN approaches the building and asks if they can give a presentation," explains Ryan. There was no up-front installation fee.
"A lot of people are talking about retrofitting their buildings with Internet capability, but not as many are actually doing it," points out Richard Malpica, a senior account executive at Insignia. However, while Malpica thinks the retrofit market is small, he has noticed that in the last six months more and more companies are positioning themselves to provide these services.
"The people asking for the newest technology now are generally stock brokers and people doing commerce, like the graphic designer who needs to move an electronic file back to his office," says Malpica. "As demographics change, and you find more of these residents in co-ops and condos, we'll see more of a demand for an Internet connection with the office."
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By Matt Cadwell
Is there anything more convenient than Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP?
This protocol allows zero-configuration devices to be on networks and to easily share device configuration data. UPnP announces its presence on the network, shares its name and capabilities to other devices, and as the name suggests is “plug and play”, requiring little to no user configuration.
UPnP is a protocol in devices ranging from printers, Wi-Fi access points, routers, DVRs, security cameras, smart locks and lighting systems to gaming consoles and countless other IoT devices. It is highly likely you have devices on your home network and almost certainly on your corporate network that are using UPnP.
However, this convenience and simplicity comes with a cost as it introduces security concerns. Most notably, UPnP does not require authentication. It assumes that every device on the network is trusted, regardless if it is safe or malicious.
That aspect of UPnP has been criticized since the protocol was introduced 12 years ago; recent news about UPnP has been bad. In December 2019, security researcher Yunus Çadirci discovered a critical security flaw within the UPnP protocol that affects billions of devices, of which an estimated 5.45 million are internet facing.
Cadirci has called this flaw CallStranger; it’s tracked as CVE-2020-12695.
CallStranger allows a remote and unauthenticated user to interact with devices that are supposed to be accessible only inside local networks. One use for the exploit is directing large amounts of junk traffic to destinations of the attacker’s choice. Because the output sent to attacker-designated destinations is much bigger than the request the attacker initiates, CallStranger provides a particularly powerful way to amplify the attacker’s resources. Other capabilities include enumerating all other UPnP devices on the local network and exfiltrating data stored on the network, in some cases even if it’s protected by data loss prevention tools.
The exploit works by abusing the UPnP SUBSCRIBE capability, which devices use to receive notifications from other devices when certain events—such as the playing of a video or music track—happen. Specifically, CallStranger sends subscription requests that forge the URL that’s to receive the resulting “callback.”
To perform DDoS attacks, CallStranger sends a flurry of subscription requests that spoof the address of a third-party site on the Internet. When the attack is performed in unison with other devices, the lengthy callbacks bombard the site with a torrent of junk traffic. In other cases the URL receiving the callback points to a device inside the internal network. The responses can create a condition similar to a server-side request forgery, which allows attackers to hack internal devices that are behind network firewalls.
Çadırcı reported his findings to the Open Connectivity Foundation, which maintains the UPnP protocol, and the foundation has updated the underlying specification to fix the flaw. Users can check with developers and manufacturers to find out if or when a patch will be available. A significant percentage of IoT devices never receive updates from manufacturers, which means the vulnerability will live on for some time to come.
As always, the best defense is to disable UPnP altogether. For those who insist on keeping UPnP turned on, use a router checker site to make sure the router isn't exposing sensitive ports. UPnP users with the experience and capability can also periodically check logs to detect exploits.
You can also reach out to the Security team at LRS IT Solutions; we can help you assess your vulnerability to new threats like CallStranger as well as many other security threats. Fill out the form below to request a consultation.
About the author
Matt Cadwell is an Information Security Architect for LRS IT Solutions. He holds a GPEN certification from Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) and is a member of the GIAC Advisory Board. Matt’s IT experience spans government, manufacturing, financial services, and other industries.


LAMBDA with High-Z sensor is well suited for energies above 20 keV
We have developed versions of the LAMBDA system where the Silicon sensor is replaced with one of the “high-Z” materials – Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) or Cadmium Telluride (CdTe). These provide greater detection efficiency at high X-ray energies. The result:
- zero noise
- high spatial resolution
- high speed
The 2,000fps readout of a high-Z LAMBDA system is more than 1,000 times faster than a typical flat-panel detector. This allows time-resolved hard X-ray experiments on millisecond timescales.
Sensor material: Gallium Arsenide or
As shown in the photoelectric absorption graph, Cadmium Telluride has higher quantum efficiency than Gallium Arsenide at higher X-ray energies. This makes CdTe the natural choice for experiments at 60keV and above.
However, CdTe strongly re-emits fluorescence photons around 25–30keV when illuminated with higher-energy photons. This can reduce the detected signal and slightly blur the image.
So, GaAs is beneficial in the 25–50keV range. After flat-field correction, GaAs sensors also deliver better image uniformity.
If you’re considering using high-Z material, get in touch and we’ll find the best solution for your experiment.
Depending on the sensor material the following specifications are valid:
|Recommended option by energy range
||6 – 24keV
||8 – 75keV
||8 – 150keV
|Extendede energy range
||6 – 25keV
||25 – 50keV
|Adjustable threshold range
||4 – 40keV
||5 – 50keV
||5 – 75keV


ET-RC is a new 3.0 generation controller of inverters from EDECOA, which is upgraded with imaginable functions. This time there are 13 indicators on the screen. Besides the voltage and Amp of both input and output and the output frequency and output frequency, it displays the battery capacity, load volume, inverter internal temperature, and fans' working status in real-time figures. Different error codes and alarm statuses will be displayed on LCD as well. You know what's going on with your system at a glance.
ET-RC has an independent high-speed MCU, which ensures its real-time and accurate signal source. Working together with the multi-protection and imaginable alarm design, the controller provides you with an insight view of your system. For example, once the battery voltage is too low, the smart buzzer will be beeping, and the battery capacity figure will become empty and flash. From now on, system alert indicators are not only soundable but also visible.
If you are tired of belting down to find the USB port on an inverter or found it inconvenient to pass through cables before plugging in a USB socket, then you will definitely like the USB ports provided on the ET-RC controller board. Both USB ports are 5V 2.1A. They are compatible with most of the devices. The most important point is that the current for these ports is controlled by an independent MCU and transported through an independent line, directly from your battery supply. You will never have an interruption issue with ET-RC.


How to Choose a Network Cabling Professional
You may not recognize the specifics of your network, but it is important to work with a licensed network cabling service provider. They will understand what to try to find in a good specialist and can assist you prevent expensive errors. They must be educated about the most recent networking methods. An interior IT division may not have the experience to do the task correctly. An outsourced IT company can use premium assistance and also solution. You should obtain a quote prior to you hire a network cabling contractor. The RCDD, or signed up qualified design professional, will collaborate with you to design a system that is efficient and economical. This includes authenticity to your project. For instance, Kace Communications will collaborate with you to produce an affordable, smart plan. This kind of task will assist you with organization and also connectivity. Search for a specialist with a wonderful BBB ranking. Search for testimonies and references from satisfied customers. A good network cabling professional ought to be updated on the current technologies. Qualified Network Cord Installer accreditation reveals competence in network cabling facilities. It is the criterion in the market and also is backed by major installation business, makers, and also organizations. This credential will certainly reveal customers that the network cabling specialist you select has the abilities and also training to do the task to the highest standard. A CNCI-certified network cable installer will see to it that all networks remain up and also running. As well as, if you are unsure how to select a competent network cabling service provider, you can constantly undergo the web site of the CNCI-certified professionals as well as ask for a reference. Negative cord administration will decrease the lifespan of wires. A tangled mess will make it challenging for service technicians to situate a harmed wire. This can be a costly blunder, as service technicians will have to brush with a tangle of cords in order to find the one that is damaged. It might take hours or even days to find the damaged cable television. Moreover, it might create significant downtime and disappointment. You will be compelled to pay high expenses if your network is regularly down due to the faulty cord. A large-scale national network cabling service provider can acquire battling neighborhood companies and also supply lower prices. This practice is called the “black box” result, and can be a red flag of a company that supplies much less than desirable solution. Such business may make use of affordable inexperienced labor, underbidding, as well as excessive modification orders. And they may even upsell you to a higher-end product. This is why you should only rely on a respectable network cabling service provider. The choice of network cabling is a big one. From the basic network cabling to the much more complicated fiber optic cabling, there are several alternatives as well as the kind you select will depend upon your spending plan, the expected amount of data, and also the range you will certainly be cabling. Copper cabling has been the market requirement for years, but classification 6 wires were created in order to suit faster as well as a lot more effective tools. Fiber optic cord has a much greater capacity than copper wire, and also can transfer sometimes extra information than copper.


Secure authentication without real-time internet access
Encrypted data strings can be delivered as QR codes, RFID or NFC tags, and authenticated without real-time internet access. All encryption methodologies—regardless of how they are delivered—require a decryption key to verify authenticity.
Traditional decryption keys must be kept hidden to protect against counterfeiters accessing and understanding the encryption methodology so that they might generate additional “genuine” codes. Because of this risk, traditional decryption keys are not stored on local devices—instead, they are kept hidden and require real-time internet or database access to decrypt the barcode and verify authenticity. To address this issue, Microtrace developed a new type of encryption data string which allows for secure QR codes, and RFID or NFC tags to be authenticated without real-time internet or database connectivity.
Sophisticated and secure methodology
Microtrace’s encryption modeling is done using sophisticated, technology so that decryption keys (AI models) can be preloaded on scanning devices and visible to counterfeiters without compromising security.
- AI decryption models can be stored on local device
- Instant field validation without internet access is possible (compared to traditional encryption methodologies, which require several seconds to reference a remote database)
- AI models have low memory requirements—you can decrypt millions of anti-counterfeit data strings without filling up storage space on a smart phone or OEM scanning device
Unlike traditional encryption keys, the Microtrace system uses patent-pending Alerion™ Classification, in which, if a counterfeiter is able to access the artificial-intelligence model, cannot discern the encryption methodology, and cannot gain information on how to make additional “genuine” barcodes or tags.
Peak performance with multiple technologies
When Microtrace’s encrypted data strings are paired with Spectral TaggantTM, using the Summit Authentication PlatformTM, you get the most secure anti-counterfeit system possible. A taggant signature features unique chemistries that are difficult to understand, analyze or replicate creating a two-part key authentication, or secure product fingerprint.


J.-C. Chiao received his B.S. degree in the Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University;M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at California Institute of Technology. He was a Research Scientist in the Optical Networking Systems and Testbeds Group at Bell Communications Research and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Hawaii, Manoa. Dr. Chiao was a Product Line Manager and Senior Technology Advisor at Chorum Technologies before he joined the University of Texas at Arlington in 2002. Currently, he is Janet and Mike Greene endowed Professor and Jenkins Garrett Professor of Electrical Engineering. Dr. Chiao has been general chair for several international conferences including IEEE IMBioC18. He served as Chair in the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 10 Biological Effect and Medical Applications of RF and Microwave and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. Dr. Chiao was the recipient of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award; Tech Titans Technology Innovator Award;Research in Medicine award in the Heroes of Healthcare; IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator award; IEEE MTT Distinguished Microwave Lecturer; IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer; 2017 SPIE Fellow;and 2011 O’Donnell Award in Engineering by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas.


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ISPs have warned netizens of possible slow internet in the Philippines following an under sea cable damage. The cable damages were caused by the typhoon that hit Hong Kong in August. PLDT Inc. and Converge ICT Solutions Inc, have warned their subscribers to expect lower speeds.
In a statement, PLDT said:
Due to the recent strong typhoon in Hong Kong, multiple international undersea cable links to the city were cut, causing slowdowns of internet connections to web and social media sites hosted there. This has affected the services of internet service providers (ISPs) of various Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines.
Converge ICT Solutions on the other hand said at least three undersea cables connecting the Philippines to Hong Kong were cut last Aug. 27, 2017.
“Three of our international submarine cables were affected by this incident. It is estimated that it will take four to six weeks to repair all the damaged cables,” it said in a social media post.
The companies have already started repair works and taken measures to increase its subscriber experience.
Converge ICT Solutions noted, “We have already added 10 Gbps of bandwidth since last week. Earlier this morning, an additional link of the same capacity has been activated. With this, you can expect significant improvements in your internet connection. By next week, we are expecting to activate another 10 Gbps of capacity so that your service will finally return to normal.”
Both companies remain optimistic that the repair will be completed within 3 – 6 weeks.
Slow Internet in the Philippines, really?
This shouldn’t surprise a filipino. The country has had a bad reputation for poor internet speeds compared to other countries in the region. The country was ranked 100th by Akamai in its Q1 2017 State of the Internet report. With an average speed of 5.5 Mbps, Philippines seems to be a long way from other APAC countries. South Korea ranked 1st from the region has an average internet speed of 28.6 Mbps.
However, the good news is the country has seen a 20% increase in the speed as per Akamai. The company reported the average internet speed of Philippines as 4.6 Mbps in its Q4 2016 report.
What it means for You, the Gamer and other netizens?
Well, don’t be surprised if you experience lower internet speed or quality in the coming weeks. And expect better speeds in the future. Globe recently announced a sea cable link to connect the Philippines directly to United States. Now that’s something we can look forward to. Isn’t it?


Thanks to our friend from the US for securing a communication hub
Updated: Apr 17, 2022
Internet connection in Kyiv is unstable. Getting even LTE equipment is complicated, as all the electronics shops are closed. Also even this unstable connection is at risk of going down. One of the first things the Russians do when they enter our cities is trying to destroy big communication hubs to leave Ukrainians detached from each other and the rest of the world.
We are very grateful to a friend from the US for providing us with the Starlink terminal. In the Ukrainian war context it became one of the most robust ways to stay connected.


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Wireless Industry Day will be a full day seminar co-located with IMS2013 showcasing emerging wireless technologies in the Pacific Northwest. From components to systems, the seminar will provide practical, application-oriented information to Symposium attendees as well as to the growing wireless community in the Pacific Northwest. Wireless Industry Day at IMS2013 provides a unique opportunity for the regional community and Symposium attendees to network, share their expertise, and learn about this rapidly growing market.
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Wireless Industry Day Speakers and Topics:
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Abstract: Imagine a future where all wireless applications deploy confidently on every wireless operating system and device. Envision developers creating just one version of an app; and devices playing all video formats, thanks to a more harmonious network architecture. As consumers devour more gigs on mobile devices over LTE networks, conversations about the potential of an emerging IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Core to fundamentally alter the wireless landscape are growing. Is it too much hype? Learn more about Verizon’s take on IMS at wireless industry day.
By Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii, IEEE Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract: The collective works of many scientists and engineers were captured in Maxwell, Hertz, Marconi and Shannon’s pioneering contributions to modern communications technologies. This has resulted in a widespread awareness of the critical role wireless services play in today’s communications-centered marketplace. Among many components critical in optimizing the efficient performance of modern communication devices, antennas play paramount role. In this presentation the following topics will be touched upon: (a) The age of personal and space communications, (b) modern electromagnetic numerical and evolutionary optimization techniques in antenna system designs, (c) personal communications antennas including human interactions and reconfigurable designs, (d) medical applications including wearable, RFID, implantable and ingestible systems, and (e) recent developments in meta-materials in electromagnetics system applications. Representative examples will be shown and future trends will be highlighted.
By Dr. Julio Navarro, Senior Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA
Abstract: The aerospace industry and many companies in the Northwest continue to adapt to the continuous technological advances, trends and challenges shaping the markets. One key area which has nearly limitless potential is in wireless technology. Due to a wide diversity in devices, device content, varying standards and various methods of delivery – choosing the correct approach for the application is a significant challenge. The wrong path not only delays one’s progress and expends valuable resources but also places us at a disadvantage with our competitors. This talk will discuss some on-going challenges which drive the bottom line of the aerospace industry and its suppliers.
Abstract: One of the toughest issues facing portable medical devices, especially as they make their way from the hospital to the home, is power consumption. Power needs for the wireless connections constrain architecture and limit applications to those capable of the battery needs of the technology. That is all about to change with the introduction of Bluetooth low energy technology specified in Bluetooth v4.0 that is making its way to designers and consumers today. Recent announcements by Microsoft and Apple supporting this new technology show its wide ranging deployment in standard computing and communications platforms. The stage is set to deploy truly low power wireless medical applications that have relied on custom components and platforms until now. This presentation discusses the available standardized wireless technologies available today and the potential applications. Further discussion introduces Bluetooth low energy and compares and contrasts its strengths and weaknesses in the typical medical application scenarios.
Prospects and Challenges for GHz to THz Technologies/Architectures for Future Wireless Communications
By Dr. Debabani Choudhury, IEEE Fellow, Senior Technologist, Intel Labs, Hillsboro, OR and Mr. Harry Skinner, Senior Principal Engineer, Intel Labs, Hillsboro, OR
Abstract: Proliferation of diverse wireless communication services as well as anytime, anywhere connectivity are becoming a norm in our day to day life. Communications using Machine-To-Machine (M2M), Peer-To-Peer (P2P) approaches are set to be the major growth areas and require high co-ordination between different wireless nodes. There is a major consensus that new wireless services based on new ways of using wireless technologies will grow exponentially in next few years. The need for high bandwidth wireless applications has also fuelled research into mobile communication systems capable of high data rate throughputs at short ranges. Researchers worldwide are working on various architectures including different variations of MIMO, MU-MIMO approaches to enhance the data rate. MM-wave and THz research communities are also projecting technologies for addressing the needs for ultra-high-data rate applications. Although some of the approaches look very interesting, implementation challenges remain for real usage cases. This presentation will discuss opportunities and challenges for some of the key technological advances and approaches at GHz to THz frequencies that are now emerging as possible components for wireless solutions of the future.
Radiated Performance Assessment of Wireless Communications Devices - An Operator’s Perspective
By Mr. Scott Prather, Lead Product Development Engineer, AT&T, Redmond, WA
Abstract: Wireless telecommunications have come a long way from the days of voice-only handsets. Today’s universe of wireless devices spans a diverse range of products; from handsets, smartphones, notebooks and tablet computers to medical monitoring devices and remote telemetry equipment. Looking forward, the applications for wireless technology seem almost unlimited. Since the wireless airlink is essential to the operation of these devices, it’s extremely important that their radiated performance meet certain minimum requirements in order to ensure a satisfactory customer experience while maintaining network capacity. However, because of the diversity of these devices, the assessment of radiated performance is not always straightforward and may require special considerations and techniques. This presentation addresses the radiated performance aspects of today’s wireless devices from a mobile network operator’s perspective. It focuses on the unique challenges associated with establishing radiated performance test requirements that allow for product design flexibility while ensuring that devices will meet customer expectations and maintain high network capacity.
Evaluating Over-The-Air Performance of MIMO Wireless Devices
By Dr. Michael Foegelle, Director of Technology Development, ETS-Lindgren, Cedar Park, TX
Abstract: Modern wireless devices utilize multiple antenna technologies including MIMO to improve the overall performance and available communication bandwidth in the same wireless spectrum. Traditional techniques for evaluating over-the-air radiated performance of wireless devices are not suitable for testing these technologies or evaluating the performance gain offered by the additional antennas. Instead, emerging techniques for testing these technologies rely on generating simulated multi-path environments that can replicate the interaction that the device under test would typically see in a real world environment. However, there are a range of different techniques vying for a standardized approach for industry certification of MIMO devices, each with its own pros and cons. This presentation will demonstrate the differences in a number of these concepts and provide a range of measured results showing the variation between good and bad wireless devices.


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The ARINC 664 test instruments can be used in test and simulation applications that are required to transmit and receive data over the ARINC 664 avionics databus. The instruments use two soft-form pluggables (SFP) and support copper or fiber optic physical network interfaces.
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All of the ARINC 664 instruments are delivered with full software support, inlcuding device drivers and high level API's for Windows, Linux, VxWorks, and LabVIEW Real-Time (others provided on request). Additionally, complex End System configurations are made simple iwth AIT's intuitive and easy to use ARINC 664 ES XML based configuration tools.


Mains adapter with USB to Micro USB charging cable
This high power Samsung Galaxy S7 compatible charger features a mains charger with USB port, so you can use the included USB charging cable to provide the juice your Galaxy S7 needs. You also have the option of powering your device from a PC or laptop by using the USB cable.
Ideal to charge your Samsung Galaxy S7
The mains charger is fitted with a Micro USB connector, which is compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S7 - so you have everything you need to keep your smartphone topped up. The metre long cable gives you the freedom to charge your phone while keeping it in sight, so you'll never miss that call or alert.
High power 2.5A output will charge your Galaxy S7 quickly
The charger features a 2.5 Amp output, which means it will charge your Samsung Galaxy S7 quickly. This means you'll spend less time waiting around for your phone to charge and more time doing what you want to do.
Energy Efficiency Level VI rating for reduced power consumption
This high power mains charger has been designed to meet the latest power consumption targets. With VI Level Energy Efficiency, the Olixar Mains Charger uses far less power when not connected to your device to less than 0.1W.
What's in the box?
- 1 x Micro USB 2.5A Mains Charger
- 1 x USB to Micro USB Charging Cable
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The FCC’s newest spectrum coverage announcement, which preserves 500MHz of the 12GHz band for satellite tv for pc use whereas designating one other 500MHz for terrestrial radios, is a recognition that satellite tv for pc web suppliers like Starlink are being heard, based on consultants.
The fee’s newest discover of proposed rulemaking, posted Could 18, displays a extra even-handed strategy than has been adopted prior to now. In carving up the airwaves for C-band utilization, substantial quantities of spectrum had been taken away from incumbent satellite tv for pc customers and handed off to terrestrial operators, most notably main telecom suppliers.
It’s additionally a decision of the long-brewing disagreement between Dish Community and the satellite tv for pc business — the previous firm had sought to make use of the 12.2GHz to 12.7GHz vary for fastened wi-fi connectivity, over objections from satellite tv for pc suppliers.
“Starlink and OneWeb truly requested that the FCC not enable that terrestrial two-way communications on the identical band they’re operating satellite tv for pc,” mentioned Octavio Garcia, a senior analyst at Forrester Analysis. “Their declare was that there can be interference.”
Starlink specifically, now boasts 1.5 million prospects and due to this fact carries extra weight than different satellite tv for pc stakeholders might have had prior to now, famous analyst Invoice Ray of Gartner Analysis. The corporate, backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, affords residential and enterprise protection of a lot of the continental US, through a community of low-earth-orbit satellites, promoting between 25ms-50ms of latency for obtain speeds of between 20Mbps and 100Mbps.
It is also a possible enterprise ISP, promising larger speeds —between 40 and 200Mbps — because of precedence community entry. It’s not alone in that space, both, with UK-based OneWeb positioning itself as a attainable enterprise connectivity choice.
“OneWeb’s pitching itself as knowledgeable platform,” based on Ray. “It’s much more costly than Starlink, and it solely has 650 to 800 satellites, nevertheless it doesn’t want that many as a result of it’s not offering the identical type of service — it offers SLAs and issues like that.”
The concept, based on IDC analysis supervisor Pat Filkins, is to offer a broadband-like connectivity choice for websites in rural areas or wherever which could want pop-up Web as a consequence of main climate occasions or large-scale terrestrial outages.
“[The FCC] tried to make all people pleased,” he mentioned. “The terrestrial of us wished that spectrum for 6G, since wherever from 7 to twenty[GHz] is a goal.”
Will 6G face points?
Spectrum shortage has been an oft-cited subject for future community growth. Auctions for 5G-relevant spectrum have introduced in titanic sums for the FCC, demonstrating its worth to community operators. It’s much less clear whether or not this explicit 500MHz of spectrum being parceled out to the satellite tv for pc suppliers can be a web unfavourable for the event of next-generation terrestrial networks, nevertheless.
“5G has demonstrated that the demand for bandwidth will not be insatiable,” mentioned Ray. “The concept that 6G will push up increasingly demand is simply not the way it’s going to go — it’s going to be much more agile and isn’t simply going to devour bandwidth ceaselessly.”
Moreover, Ray added, significantly excessive frequencies for terrestrial networks — the 12GHz band in query right here isn’t fairly millimeter-wave, nevertheless it’s significantly larger than the frequencies broadly utilized in current networks — haven’t seen huge uptake.
“US millimeter-wave has been a horrible factor, and the remainder of the world hasn’t even deployed it,” he mentioned.
That truth, mixed with the simultaneous designation of 500MHz for terrestrial use, means that the safety of some spectrum for satellite tv for pc suppliers isn’t prone to materially influence the deployment of 6G networks, that are nonetheless far off.
“We anticipate 6G in 2028, 2029 and even 2030,” mentioned Forrester’s Garcia. “Probably this can be a band that 6G might be focusing on … [but] I don’t imagine enterprise customers must be involved.”
Furthermore, the safety of those frequencies for satellite tv for pc use might make satellites a extra convincing second choice for enterprise prospects, based on IDC’s Filkins.
“There’s positively a enterprise story there,” he mentioned. “Satellites being much less apt to be disrupted means their potential to develop the enterprise is considerably extra protected.”
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The Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus) is an international collaborative research network that uses coordinated automated radio telemetry to facilitate research and education on the ecology and conservation of migratory animals. Motus is a program of Birds Canada in partnership with collaborating researchers and organizations.
Automated radio telemetry uses receivers that automatically record signals from radio transmitters. It is used in various ecological applications, particularly for tracking small animals’ migration or determining fine-scale temporal information about movement or behaviour. It is particularly well suited for studies of aquatic organisms and small flying animals. Collaborative automated radio telemetry uses coordinated arrays of automated stations that monitor the same frequency to detect tagged animals over broader spatial scales. It maximizes the use of
equipment operated by many researchers that traditionally may not have had the opportunity to collaborate. Tagged animals are detected on their local array, as well as any other station in the network. Automated radio telemetry harnesses many independent researchers’ collective resources into a much greater collaborative effort that expands the scale and scope of everyone’s work while maximizing scarce research and conservation dollars. Motus is the world’s most extensive collaborative automated radio telemetry array. Motus is the central hub for detection data from more than 750 receiving stations and metadata from stations (e.g., location, deployment dates, height, antenna bearing) and tags (e.g., species, location and date deployed).
Data from across the network is then provided to researchers and a condensed version shared with the public. VARC is using the new Motus technology in two projects at its Colony Farm banding station, one to continue research on molt migration in Swainson’s Thrushes and the other to determine migration movements of Northern Saw-whet Owls. These studies are in collaboration between the VARC, Metro Vancouver, and Motus and we look forward to uncovering new data that will ultimately help bird species survive and thrive.
Full project descriptions are in the links below:
Swainson’s Thrush – Project Description


Dave Winer, often called the 'father of RSS' recently posted about a new Google service PubSubHubbub, that provides near real-time updates of RSS/Atom feeds. Per David it:
makes it possible to build a distributed Twitter-like system with components that are not made by a single company, and with servers not run by a single company. It makes it possible to build a Twitter without the limitations of Twitter. (For example, no 140-character limit, the ability to handle enclosures, categories without #hashtags.)
The protocol is free; anyone can run a hub or subscribe.


You must have heard or read a lot about IPv4 running out and IPv6 hosting adoption, but may not know their importance and the impact they have in our day to day activities.
First let us talk a little about IPv4, the 4th version of IP addresses. Currently, there are very few addresses left with RIRs (Regional Internet Registries). However, IPv4s are still available in the open marketplace through official and registered IP brokers.
What is IPv6?
Due to the explosion of the internet, IPv4 addresses which were just over 4 million was nearing exhaustion. And hence IPv6 was introduced, the 6th version of IP addresses with unlimited addresses.
Why is IPv6 important? How will it affect me?
Wherever the internet is used, IPv4 and IPv6 will exist. When you do an IPv6 vs IPv4 analysis, you will know that it is high time businesses do the transition to IPv6 to stay up-to-date. And so that all devices can connect and communicate with each other without delays and interruptions.
Since, in the coming years almost all ISPs, devices – mobiles, desktops, internet of things, etc. will be completely adopting IPv6. And in some years you will only see IPv6 websites.
The main point to be noted here is that currently, a device on IPv6 cannot communicate with an IPv4 device. Hence, adopting IPv6 is crucial and a necessity. If you want to communicate with already IPv6 shifted customers and grow your business in the future, switch from IPv4 to IPv6 today.
Dual stack, tunneling, and translation are transition technologies that are available. But they are complicated and require more expensive software and hardware upgrades for an enterprise and ISPs. Hence, IPv6 adoption by companies of all sizes is paramount and is essential for future-generation device connectivity.
How do I change from IPv4 to IPv6?
Now that you know that the future of internet networking is dependent on transitioning to IPv6. It is time you join other companies to take part in this transition exercise. The best way to go ahead with this is to first get your website checked for IPv6 compatibility test (fill the Contact form to proceed). You will see a better performing website, higher website ranking on search engines and low-maintenance IPs.
So, what happens with your IPv4s?
Once you have completed hosting your website on Linux IPv6 servers, your IPv4s can be converted into revenue by selling your IPv4s them on a trusted IP marketplace through a reputed IP Broker.
What are the features of IPv6?
- Unlimited IPs or approximately 340 undecillion IP addresses to help in future internet innovations
- Automated stateless IP configuration and address management
- Automatic creation of unique IPv6 address
- No need for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
- Automatic renumbering of IPs
- Allocation of /48 subnet prefix length
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On November 10, 1951, the first long distance call was made without an operator's assistance. Mayor M. Leslie Downing of Englewood, NJ picked up the telephone and dialed ten digits. Ten seconds later he reached Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda, CA. The call, using the new system of 3-digit area codes, provided a much quicker way to dial long distance. The rotary dial telephone was a step forward from the old fashioned phone with just an ear and mouthpiece. The most prestigious area codes tended to be those that required the least time to dial – New York's 212 was the fastest.
Telephone exchange names figured in popular songs and film: PEnnsylvania 6-5000 (Glen Miller), BEechwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes), and BUtterfield 8, the 1935 John O'Hara novel that was adapted into a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor (who won an Oscar).


The Smart Charger 8000 charges all USB devices exceptionally fast. With 8,000 mA it delivers enough output to fast charge 3 tablets and 2 smartphones – all at once. In order to keep the device cool and your electricity bill at bay, it works with an efficiency of 83 – 86 %.
Every one of the five ports is managed independently by a Smart IC, which does not just guarantee fast charge, but also stabilizes the voltage more accurately than in generic USB chargers. Therefore, higher percentages of the 5 V arrive at your tablet and thus charge it faster.
Not just Smart, but also Safe
The Smart Charger 8000 comes with a series of sophisticated protection features which make it as reliable as a Swiss watch. The charger cannot draw too much power or overheat. If the input voltage from your wall outlet goes out of control, the Smart Charger simply switches off and thus protects your precious Smartphone. A controller on every USB port guarantees that the voltage will never be too low or too high. Should one of your USB devices malfunction and draw too much power, it won’t endanger your other devices or the cable. The Smart Charger will stop for a moment, let you know by an LED signal and restart automatically.


Released on = August 27, 2007, 8:42 am
Press Release Author = Skype
Industry = Internet & Online
Press Release Summary = Skype announce a new way to call anyone in the world with Skype To Go
Press Release Body = Skype have launched a new way to call anyone in the world with the new Skype To Go service. As part of the global roll-out of Skype Pro, users can talk to their best friend abroad from their mobile phone for as long as they want without it costing an arm and a leg.
A simple Skype (http://www.skype.com/) download and sign up to the Skype Pro (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/products/skypepro/) service means that Skype Pro customer’s will receive a Skype To Go number at no additional cost. To activate the Skype To Go number, users must choose the friend or family member they want to call who lives abroad. Then simply enter their international number and in return, Skype To Go will give users a local number to use instead.
With the Skype To Go (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/products/skypetogo/) number, users can call their friend from any phone, anytime they want. Customers can also store their Skype To Go number on their mobile phone and talk to that special friend no matter where they happen to be.
Having a Skype To Go number makes international calling from a mobile cheap. For instance, calling friends in Australia now costs the same as calling from across the street plus the SkypeOut (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/products/skypeout/) rate for Australia, which for landlines is as little as 1.7 Euro cents per minute.
РІР‚СљMillions of Skypers around the world already make cheap international calls from their computers. With Skype To Go, you donРІР‚в„ўt have to think twice about the cost of making an international call from your mobile phone. If you have a friend living abroad, you can now talk to him or her anytime and anywhere you want.РІР‚Сњ says Stefan Oberg, VP & GM Telecoms at Skype.
Skype Pro was originally launched at the beginning of this year and is now available world-wide. Skype Pro is a fixed fee product priced at 2РІвЂљВ¬ (2.30РІвЂљВ¬ VAT incl.) per month and includes a range of features that varies depending on the country, for instance, zero per minute calls to local and national landlines, free voicemail and a range of discounts on Skype products and services.
SkypeРІР‚в„ўs popular features such as video calls from one Skyper to another, sending instant messages, transferring files, conference calls for up to 10 participants or public chats remain free to all Skypers across the world. Customers can also use Skype to make free calls from one Skype account to another.
As the worldРІР‚в„ўs largest internet communications community, Skype is committed to giving people the ability to set their conversations free at home, at work and on the move. It is focused on further developing its ecosystem of more than 50 hardware partners and more than 190 Skype Certified devices to broaden the appeal of Skype to a wider base of users who want to use Skype away from the PC, no matter where they happen to be.
About Skype Pro:
Skype Pro users can choose to pay a low monthly fee and receive a range of exclusive features and benefits, such as:
– Zero cents per minute calling to domestic landlines within the same country. Connection fee applies. Now available in 28 countries
– One Skype To Go number – International calls from your mobile/landline at local rates (available in 10 countries). Calls will be charged at standard local SkypeOut rates, along with local mobile/landline tariffs
– Skype Voicemail (normally РІвЂљВ¬15 excl. VAT per year)
– РІвЂљВ¬30 discount on SkypeIn (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/products/skypein/) numbers (standard cost is РІвЂљВ¬50 excl. VAT)
– Exclusive discounts on hardware for Skype
– Additional discounts on a series of Skype Extras are also available including call recording, desktop sharing, new ringtones and emoticons.
Web Site = http://www.skype.com/
Contact Details = Skype PR Contact:
2 Stephen Street
+44 (0)121 288 3779


Tecno Spark Power 2 Specs and Price will be unveiled on this page. Just a month after Tecno released the Tecno Spark 5 smartphone, the spark power 2 was announced and released also.
The device was released purposely to succeed the Spark power that was introduced around November 2019, Although they both feature the same 6,000 mAh battery and Helio P22 SoC but got upgraded in the display and software departments.
Tecno Spark Power 2 Key Specs & Features
- 7.0 inch IPS LCD Display, 720 x 1640 pixels (256 PPI)
- Android 10; HIOS 6.1
- Octa-core Mediatek Helio P22 CPU
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB inbuilt storage, With Support for SD-Card
- 16MP + 5MP + 2MP + QVGA Quad Rear Camera
- 16 MP Front Camera
- Fingerprint Scanner (Rear)
- Fast Charging (18W Capacity)
- 6000 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po Battery
Design and Display
The design of the Spark Power 2 is not something new, although not expecting something really different. is a replica of what we had on the Tecno Pouvoir 4 and Tecno Pouvoir 4 Pro. The difference is very minute and only when place both devices side by side can reveal the differences.
It features a simple front glass with plastic unibody. The device comes in just two body colors – Ice Jadeite and Misty Grey.
The rear panel is home to a square camera module that houses four cameras and an LED flash. You will also find an optical fingerprint sensor and the Tecno branding which indicates its a Tecno smartphone.
Proceeding to the front panel, we discover a massive 7-inch display with a teardrop notch housing its front camera. This display has a screen resolution of 720 x 1640 and a screen density of 256 PPI.
Also, Read: Infinix S5 – Full Phone Specifications & Price
Hardware and Software
On the software department, The TECNO Spark Power 2 phone runs on HiOS 6.1 UI based on Android 10 operating system. The software comes with industry latest navigations, themes, and modes.
On the hardware department is an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor, a PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and a non-removable 6000mAh battery.
The camera compartment of the Tecno Spark Power 2 is nothing different. under the hood, it comes On the rear, with a 16MP primary camera, 5MP ultrawide camera, a 2MP macro camera and a QVGA camera which doubles as a depth camera. This setup is capable of shooting videos maxed at 1080p @ 30fps. You also get Panorama and HDR for photos.
Upfront is a 16MP front-facing camera that caters for selfie photos and videos. Video shot on this camera is also capped at 1080p @ 30fps. Plus you get the HDR mode of photos.
The Tecno Spark Power 2 features a 3.5mm jack and micro-USB 2.0 port. It also features Wifi and Bluetooth 5.0.
Internet connectivity on the Tecno Spark Power 2 is capped at 4G LTE, due to the absence of 5G support.
Tecno Spark Power 2 Price and Availability
The Price of the Tecno Spark Power 2 wasn’t confirmed as at the time this article was written, however, it is expected to go on sale for a price around $135, which is about 52,313 Nigerian Naira, 14,363 Kenyan Shillings and 784 Ghana Cedi.
The Tecno Spark Power 2 was announced on June 17th, 2020, and is expected to be on sale on June 23rd, 2020.
Tecno Spark Power 2 Full Specification
Here are a few specs of the Tecno Spark Power 2:
- Announced: June 2020
- Status: June 2020
Design [Build Factor], Display and Colour Options
- Dimension: Height- 174.9 mm * Width- 79.6 mm * Thickness- 9.2 mm
- Weight: 220 grams
- Build Quality: Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Screen Display Type: IPS LCD
- Screen Size: 7.0″
- Resolution: 720 x 1640
- Aspect Ratio: 20.5:9
- Display Protection: Glass
- Notch: Yes
- Multi-touch screen: Yes
- Colour Options: Ice Jadeite, Misty Grey, Fascinating Purple
Operating System and Memory
- Operating System: Android 10 (HiOS 6.1)
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio P22
- CPU: Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- RAM: 4GB
- Built-in Storage Capacity: 64GB
- Card Slot: Yes, up to 256GB
Rear and Front Camera Rating
- Rear Camera Sensor: 16MP + 5MP + 2MP + AI lens
- Selfie Camera Sensor: 16MP
- Camera Features: quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video Recording: [email protected]
Wireless Network Bands and Connectivity Options
- Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 5G Network Bands: N/A
- 4G Network Bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
- 3G Network Bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 2G Network Bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- SIM Type: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- USB: micro USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, hotspot
- FM Radio: FM radio
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC: N/A
Sound Quality and Multimedia Support
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Speaker Location: Dual Stereo Speaker
- Sound Enhancement Features: Yes
- Audio Jack Type: Yes, 3.5mm audio jack
- Video Support Formats: H.264 (Baseline / Main / High profile), MPEG4 (Simple profile / ASP) and other video formats
- Audio Support formats: PCM, AAC / AAC + / eAAC +, MP3, AMR – NB and WB, APE, WAV
- Battery Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 6,000 mAh
- Wireless Charging: NO
- Fast Charging: 18W
- Rear-Mounted Fingerprint Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Electronic Compass


TL-USBCOM Driver for Windows
The TL-USBCOM driver provides a serial port emulation on Windows operating systems by implementing a serial emulation protocol on USB. The driver works with devices that are complaint to the USB CDC/ACM device class model and also supports non-compliant devices.
Free Demo, Licensing conditions, Prices
There are two variants of the TL-USBCOM driver available. To get a demo copy or prices, please select the operating system that you have to support:
TL-USBCOM Driver Features
- WDF (KMDF) compliant Windows USB device driver
- Exposes a virtual COM port with dynamic plug-and-play behavior
- Optionally exposes a static COM port to support legacy applications
- Supports all current 32 bit and 64 bit Windows operating systems
- Supports devices that are compliant with the USB CDC/ACM device class specification
- Supports devices that implement a subset of the CDC/ACM specification only
- Supports devices that implement a pair of bulk pipes but are not compliant with CDC/ACM otherwise
- Supports maximum throughput achievable with a given USB device while maintaining low CPU usage
- Supports unambiguous COM instance identification: applications can enumerate and open COM ports by GUID rather than name or number
- Optionally supports advanced USB power management including selective suspend
- Optional device co-installer which supports automatic COM name assignment based on rules defined in an INI-style text file
Customization of the Driver
- The driver will be delivered fully customized for licensee’s product.
- Customization includes USB VID/PID, file names, text strings, etc.
- Windows 10 version of the driver is signed with Microsoft Attestation signing.
- Windows 7/8 version of the driver is signed with ToriLogic’s code signing certificate.
- Driver Customization Kit add-on: The Driver Customization Kit enables licensee to customize the driver by themselves.
Driver Installer add-on
- Supported scenarios: first-time installation, driver update, removal of driver software
- Interactive mode with graphical user interface
- Silent mode without user interface, enables integration into surrounding software installers
- Supports popup-free installation
- The driver is conform with current WHQL and Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) requirements
- To get a WHQL certification WHQL tests must be executed with licensee's device.
- The WHQL certification can be executed by licensee or ToriLogic.
- If you are interested in a WHQL certification, please contact ToriLogic for a quotation.
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Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. Encryption does not of itself prevent interception, but denies the message content to the interceptor.
In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm.
It is in principle possible to decrypt the message without possessing the key, but, for a well-designed encryption scheme, large computational resources and skill are required. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.
Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA) is a technology patented in 1984 that provides identification of users by means of the combination of two different components. These components may be something that the user knows, something that the user possesses or something that is inseparable from the user.
A good example from everyday life is the withdrawing of money from a cash machine. Only the correct combination of a bank card (something that the user possesses) and a PIN (personal identification number, i.e. something that the user knows) allows the transaction to be carried out.


The biggest show of the year for the mobile industry converges every February in Barcelona—MWC Barcelona (formerly known as Mobile World Congress), held by the cellular industry group GSMA. This is my fourth year attending MWC as an industry analyst and the show always gives me a perspective on the state of the global cellular industry that I might not get otherwise.
At this year’s event, I expect to see smartphones with refreshing new form factors and, because AR and VR companies have become so focused on mobility lately, I predict some important announcements there, as well.
The main focus of the show, though, will be 5G—without a doubt. Expect announcements from every major network operator in virtually every region. Lots of these discussions will revolve around the non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR)deployments happening this year in the United States, South Korea, and Australia.
In fact, on paper, all three countries had already launched NSA 5G NR networks by the end of 2018. However, consumers won’t have access to these networks until probably mid- to late 2019, depending on the operator and region.
While the first phase of 5G will likely bring faster download speeds for users, many benefits are unlikely to arrive until the second phase rolls out in 2020 or 2021 (depending on whom you believe). The non-standalone version will quickly be followed by standalone (SA) 5G NR, which incorporates the full 3GPP specification that describes the entire suite of technologies that will transfer information from the network core to the RAN (radio access network).
MWC Barcelona should give us a glimpse of where various operators are in the process of launching 5G service, and how they are handling certain trade-offs along the way. For example, many NSA 5G networks will share some or all their infrastructure with existing 4G networks, which may hurt performance compared to that of SA 5G networks. Perhaps for this reason, China Mobile claims they will have an SA network ready in 2020 and will skip NSA entirely.
Over time, many believe that 5G will fundamentally change the way that we communicate, and how our devices communicate with each other. That’s why so many companies are investing heavily now. 5G’s data rates and ultralow latency could lead to devices and services that we still haven’t imagined, much like how 4G brought us services like Airbnb, Uber, and the gig and app economies.
In addition to the buzz around 5G, MWC Barcelona will also be brimming with announcements from smartphone makers. Huawei, LG, and Xiaomi will host press conferences at the show, as well as OPPO. One notable smartphone maker that’s missing from that list is Samsung, which hasn’t launched a phone at the show in years. Instead, Samsung is holding a Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco this week. I think this is a positive move for everyone because Samsung gets to keep the attention and buzz around its new products and other manufacturers don’t get drowned out by Samsung hype.
In the run-up to MWC Barcelona, there seems to be a general expectation that virtually every manufacturer will have a foldable device of some type, with some of them closer to commercialization than others. Many manufacturers will also have some sort of 5G phone on display, although I would be surprised if we saw any devices that are both foldable and 5G, because both pose technical challenges that I believe are currently too difficult to overcome at the same time.
While millimeter-wave antennas are indeed getting smaller, I don’t think they will allow for enough space in the frame of a foldable phone to actually make for a consumer-friendly device. Batteries will also have to be more dense before a foldable 5G phone can become a reality. It isn’t totally impossible; I just think it would be a surprise to see this soon.
Both the first-generation foldable devices and original 5G smartphones will likely carry a premium price, which may sour some consumers. The biggest challenge with these devices won’t necessarily be in making them work but rather designing software that makes them useful, and more than just gimmicks.
I also think we’re going to see a comeback of phones with keyboards at this year’s show. Blackberry started the trend with the KeyOne and Key2 and may even continue it by debuting a Key3 at the show. But this year, they won’t be alone.
Companies like Planet Computers have already announced keyboard-sporting devices like the Gemini and are expected to announce their next-generation Cosmos device at the show, as well. I think we’ll see more devices and announcements in this category, and I’m quite pleased about it. I loved having a keyboard on my phone and used one extensively in high school with Windows Mobile on my HTC. Gradually, I could see devices such as foldable phones with keyboards replacing some laptops and convertible tablets, much like phablets did to tablets.
In terms of AR and VR, I’ve found that MWC Barcelona tends to focus more on announcements about mobility, and I believe that this year will be no different. Both AR and VR will be crucial to the growth of 5G, and operators know it. Almost all the 5G demos I see today from operators involve AR or VR, or both.
I expect that we’ll probably see the next generation of AR and VR headsets from companies like HTC, which already has its own standalone VR headset in addition to its PC-tethered Vive headsets. I expect that soon, HTC and other headset makers will update this gear again to incorporate the latest chipsets and, at that point, possibly add 5G connectivity.
The biggest announcement for AR and VR this year, I believe, will come from Microsoft, with CEO Satya Nadella scheduled to present at the show. Microsoft is widely expected to announce the next generation of its HoloLens AR headset at the show, which will likely be called HoloLens 2.
Many people have waited a long time for a new HoloLens, especially considering how many developers are already familiar with the company’s platform. I’ve recommended that people wait until Microsoft releases the HoloLens 2 to make any decisions about purchasing the Magic Leap One, because I believe that HoloLens has the most mature development platform.
If HoloLens 2 ends up being a good product, with a wider field of vision, better comfort, and faster processing capabilities, it could be a shot in the arm for the AR industry this year. Such a development would be welcome considering that this year started with so many recent high-profile failures.
Overall, I believe the technologies at the center of this year’s MWC Barcelona announcements could change the way we communicate for decades to come. At its core, the show truly is about helping people to communicate. In a nutshell, I think the 2019 show will be the one where 5G becomes real, AR gets its groove back, and Microsoft finally receives proper credit for all the work it has put into the HoloLens and the Windows Holographic platform.
Anshel Sag is a consumer technology and chip analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. Prior to becoming an analyst, he worked in the IT industry for nine years. Sag now lives in San Diego, and you can also find him on Twitter.


Aberdeen businesses prepare for digital revolution with IFB and the Aberdeen CORE
23 April 2015
Big names from the Aberdeen business community have thrown their weight behind the dedicated state-of-the-art pure fibre network that will provide access to some of the fastest internet connectivity in the world. Construction of the Aberdeen CORE network is well underway, with the first customers due to be connected in May through service provider Internet For Business (IFB). Over 250 businesses from the financial, education, retail, oil and gas sectors have registered their interest in accessing ultra-fast internet connectivity over the CORE. Stuart Clarkson, managing director of Aberdeen’s newest bar venue, So, in Union Street is delighted to be one of the first in the city to connect and offer ultra-fast wifi to his customers. He said: “We want our venues to be the best connected in Aberdeen. Customers these days have come to expect to be able to access their emails and browse the internet over their lunch, or check in to social media when socialising with friends. “Soon our customers will be able to get online and browse more easily and efficiently than ever before and we are excited to see their response. We will also be rolling the Aberdeen CORE out to our other venue, Soul bar, in due course.” In addition to connectivity, the network will enable off-site data backup, hosted voice, cloud access and faster connection to national and international networks. John Clark Motor Group IT Manager Stewart Herd was among the first to sign up, having recognised that faster connections between sites and improved IT efficiency is crucial in the car sales, leasing and servicing sector. Stewart foresees the faster systems not only making it easier for business, but also bringing benefits for customers. He said: “The ultra-fast network will mean we can process customer orders quickly and efficiently and provide better customer service. “For example, our team members can now use online video with customers, showing them vehicles in more detail rather than just static images. We can also use video in aftersales – showing work required on vehicles in the workshop for the customer to authorise digitally.” John Clark will have managed lines between sites and to the internet, so they have a reliable communications link between their showrooms and a Gigabit line back to IFB’s Data Centre. Aberdeen-based charity, Cornerstone, is also looking forward to the benefits that will be delivered by Aberdeen CORE – helping them provide services for people with disabilities and support needs. Cornerstone’s systems manager John Cameron says: “As a charity organisation that need to justify every penny, it’s a fantastic opportunity to access world class connectivity at a reasonable price. “The high speed link will allow us to take full advantage of VOIP Telephony which will vastly improve communications throughout our organisation.” By being part of the Aberdeen CORE network, Cornerstone will have the fastest possible link to their hosted environment in IFB’s Data Centre. Trinity International Services is an off-shore catering company with headquarters in Bon Accord Square Aberdeen and offices worldwide. As a global operation working round the clock, they depend on reliable 24/7 internet connectivity to communicate with off-shore customers and their international offices. Trinity International Services director, Christopher MacBride, says: “We wouldn’t consider missing out on this – the need for higher speed is forever increasing with more data being shared via the Internet, so upgrading the fibre link is greatly needed. “It’s a competitive climate and we need to make sure we’re one step ahead of our competitors, both at home and abroad.” Improved IT efficiency could be as much as 100 times faster than existing networks for some businesses, according to Graeme Gordon, CEO of IFB. Graeme says, “With the first phase of the network now underway, we are on our way to delivering world-class standards in digital infrastructure to Aberdeen. “There’s been a fantastic response from local businesses, who as a result of being part of Aberdeen CORE, will be well positioned to take full advantage of all the benefits that Gigabit technology will bring. “By drawing services together over the network, we can facilitate growth and innovation, allowing businesses to maintain the highest performance, efficiency and reliability.” Other firms can join the technology revolution and influence the demand-led route of Aberdeen CORE by registering their interest at www.aberdeencore.com There is also a video outlining what the CORE network will mean for business, with words from some of those who have already signed up.


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ECS4620-28F is a compact but high-performance Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 switch featuring 28 ports; with 22 100/1000 SFP ports, 2 x 10/100/1000 Combo Ports, 2 x 10G SFP+ ports, and one 10G dual port expansion slot. ECS4620-28F has with 1 x RJ45 console port, 1 x USB type A storage port, RPU connector and Stack up to 4 units.
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