Communications

ACEINNA has announced that it has reduced the cost for developers creating mission critical guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles - robots, drones, industrial, construction, and agricultural machinery. This new ACEINNA OPENRTK330L can replace the expensive and bulky precision RTK/INS systems used in today’s autonomous systems.

A newly established consortium is going to develop a network for low Earth orbit satellites delivering ice chart data to ships at sea. This hopes to significantly improve navigation for ships in rough seas and raise security for the crew on board. The network will also allow the satellite operator Sternula to launch its first out of a total of fifty small satellites.

Back in 2016, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers were being spoofed by an unexpected cohort of security users: Pokémon Go players. By tricking their smartphones into believing that they were moving around, these players had found a way to win points - and online prestige - without even getting off their seats.

The IWR6843ISK intelligent TI mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module and IWR6843ISK-ODS intelligent TI mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module from Texas Instruments (TI) are in stock at Mouser Electronics.

Marvell has introduced a dual 400GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) PHY transceiver with 100GbE serial electrical I/O capabilities, designed to drive next-generation, secured high-density optical infrastructure. Data growth continues to put unprecedented demand on data centres and cloud providers, spurring the need for innovative technologies that can provide higher throughputs with enhanced energy efficiency.

Würth Elektronik has presented the Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1 module Proteus-III and the proprietary version Thyone-I for safe industrial radio applications. The modules, measuring only 8x12x2mm, with integrated antenna, encryption technology and six configurable IO pins, are based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 chipset.

Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has announced its mature development of modular antenna platforms so that RFS designers can quickly react to solve challenges faced by operators with 5G roll outs.

Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a provider of RF, microwave and millimetre wave products, has expanded its offering of mmWave waveguide antennas to address the growing number of 5G and other high-frequency applications.

Renesas Electronics has expanded its portfolio of mmWave solutions with the introduction of two new IC families for satellite communications (Satcom), radar, and phased array applications. 

KP Performance Antennas, an Infinite Electronics brand and a manufacturer of wireless network antennas, has just debuted a new UBNT parabolic adapter and antenna kits ideal for the WISP industry. KP’s new UBNT parabolic adapter and antenna kits connect the Ubiquiti: PrismStation 5AC, IsoStation 5AC and IsoStation M5 to the KP two-foot and one-foot 5 GHz ProLine parabolic antennas.