Mobile networks

24 Apr 23

Review to investigate why some phones did not receive emergency alert

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

According to the Cabinet Office, while the “vast majority” of compatible phones received the alert, “a very small proportion” of mobile users on some networks did not receive it. The alert was broadcast at 3p.m. on Sunday and should have been received by every 4G and 5G device across the…

08 Mar 23

Still no in-service date for Emergency Services Network

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is intended to replace Airwave, the system currently used by emergency services in Great Britain to communicate. All of the UK’s emergency services and over 300 public safety organisations communicate using Airwave and its coverage is superior to any of the publicly available networks. But…

21 Feb 23

Base-Station Antenna System Design for 5G/6G Communications

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The fifth/sixth generation (5G/6G) mobile networks are designed and implemented to support the growth of many applications. From delivering a new entertainment experience, serving as the backbone of intelligent autonomous mobility, revolutionizing healthcare, and propelling manufacturing into a new era of smart connected factories and products tying together billions of…

22 Nov 22

Ericsson to open multi-million-pound UK research centre for 6G tech

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The Swedish telecommunications firm said it would invest “tens of millions of pounds” over the next decade in the new centre. The programme will employ 20 dedicated researchers with additional support for PhD students who will focus on research areas including network resilience and security, artificial intelligence, cognitive networks and…

31 Aug 22

Strict new rules for telecoms firms to prevent cyber-attacks on UK networks

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) said the security regulations will be “among the strongest in the world” and will provide protections designed to prevent network failure or the theft of sensitive data. This will include protections to the electronic equipment and software at phone mast sites…

06 Jun 22

Beam-steering antenna enables 6G speeds on 5G equipment

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Experimental results show the device can provide continuous ‘wide-angle’ beam steering, allowing it to track a moving mobile phone user in the same way that a satellite dish turns to track a moving object, but with significantly enhanced speeds. Devised by University of Birmingham researchers, the technology has demonstrated vast…

17 Jan 22

FAA clears 45 per cent of commercial plane fleet after 5G deployment

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Last week, the FAA disclosed a list of 50 US airports that will have buffer zones when wireless carriers turn on the new 5G services on January 19 2022, having previously warned that potential interference could affect sensitive aircraft instruments such as altimeters - which provide pilots with an accurate…

10 Jan 22

50 US airports get 5G buffer zones as controversy continues

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Early last week, AT&T and Verizon Communications agreed to buffer zones around 50 airports to reduce the risk of 5G-related disruption from potential interference to sensitive aircraft instruments such as altimeters. The two companies also agreed to delay deployment of their their 5G plans for two weeks, averting an aviation…

21 Dec 21

Three and EE to provide 4G across London Underground

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

TfL awarded a contract to BAI Communications earlier this year to build out the infrastructure needed to provide coverage through the tunnels and stations. Uninterrupted mobile coverage has already been introduced on the eastern half of the Jubilee line and will be expanded in phases to ticket halls, platforms and…

02 Nov 21

Japan and Finland collaborate to develop 6G

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

At a time when more people than ever have come to rely on telecommunications for various aspects of their lives, many feel we should accelerate the development of communications technology. A key aspect of this technology is the way people and machines communicate wirelessly. In order to usher in a…

Review to investigate why some phones did not receive emergency alert

Still no in-service date for Emergency Services Network

Base-Station Antenna System Design for 5G/6G Communications

Ericsson to open multi-million-pound UK research centre for 6G tech

Strict new rules for telecoms firms to prevent cyber-attacks on UK networks

Beam-steering antenna enables 6G speeds on 5G equipment

FAA clears 45 per cent of commercial plane fleet after 5G deployment

50 US airports get 5G buffer zones as controversy continues

Three and EE to provide 4G across London Underground

Japan and Finland collaborate to develop 6G

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