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5G
06
Apr

Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

April 6, 2021
Source: Georgia Tech News Center https://www.news.gatech.edu/2021/03/25/leveraging-5g-network-wirelessly-power-iot-devices Rotman Lens-based ‘Rectenna’ Capable of Millimeter-wave Harvesting at 28-GHz With High Efficiency From All Directions for First Time. By Anne Wainscott-Sargent | MARCH 25, 2021 • ATLANTA, GA No more device batteries? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology’s ATHENA lab discuss an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks,...
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06
Apr

SPECIAL REPORT: 5G opens the gates for surveillance on steroids

April 6, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: 5G opens the gates for surveillance on steroids https://t.co/S5d2CZ4uhy— Daily Maverick (@dailymaverick) April 6, 2021 By Heidi Swart • 6 April 2021 Heidi Swart is a journalist who reports on surveillance and data privacy. This story was commissioned by the Media Policy and Democracy Project, an initiative of the University of Johannesburg’s Department of...
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05
Apr

UK 5G faces £7.4bn delay amid landlord disputes

April 5, 2021
Landlords could miss out on £50m per year, according to research Source: The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/04/04/uk-5g-faces-74bn-delay-amid-landlord-disputes/ By Ben Gartside and Matthew Field, 4 April 2021 The economy will take a hit of £7.4bn due to the slow rollout of 5G if a dispute between landlords and telecoms companies continues to hold back the technology. Economists have warned reforms...
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05
Apr

Health concerns don’t matter, say feds, when it comes to regulating 5G installations

April 5, 2021
Source: https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/medford-transcript/2021/04/05/medford-officials-residents-opposed-5-g-despite-concerns-over-health/7066907002/ Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com Published April 5th, 2021 City officials are imposing some conditions on Verizon on installations of 5G telecommunications equipment on utility poles around the city, but will be required to approve the vast majority of the 44 applications, most of which are in Medford Square, South Medford and the Hillside...
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05
Apr

Kenya becomes the second African country to roll out 5G

April 5, 2021
Source: Quartz Africa https://tinyurl.com/wt9wxup9 By Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent April 1, 2021 Mobile network operator Safaricom has launched a 5G network in Kenya. This makes it the second country in Africa to roll out the technology to customers, according to GSMA, an organization representing mobile network operators worldwide. The company is trialling the technology in...
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27
Mar

South Africa will pay R218 billion for electricity from powerships – CSIR

March 27, 2021
Bloomberg 27 March 2021 https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/391091-south-africa-will-pay-r218-billion-for-electricity-from-powerships-csir.html Karpowership, a unit of the Turkish Karadeniz Energy Group, is on track for its longest contract to date to supply power from vessels to South Africa in a deal worth as much as R218 billion ($15 billion). The company that advertises a “fast, flexible, reliable” solution of floating electricity generation was named...
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26
Mar

The smart city tech most at risk for cyberattacks: report

March 26, 2021
Source: SMARTCITIESDIVE https://tinyurl.com/3w5b4y56 By Chris Teale Published March 26, 2021 Dive Brief: Some smart city technologies are more at risk of a cyberattack than others, according to recent research from the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), meaning local leaders must be more conscious of the technology’s associated risks. Researchers found that emergency alert systems, street video surveillance and...
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26
Mar

ICASA EXTENDS TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ASSIGNMENTS FOR LICENSEES

March 26, 2021
26 March 2021 Pretoria – The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ( ICASA/the Authority) has resolved to review the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) COVID-19 National Disaster Regulations (The Regulations) and extend the temporary radio frequency spectrum assignments issued to licensees for another two months (from 1 April 2021 to 31...
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25
Mar

OFCOM licence: changes announced due to EMF concerns

March 25, 2021
New requirements have been introduced for the OFCOM licence for all licensable radio equipment due to concerns about the risk of exposure to electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions.Source: Yachting Monthly https://tinyurl.com/xtbz265r Katy Stickland, March 23, 2021 New requirements have been introduced for the OFCOM licence for all licensable radio equipment due to concerns about the risk...
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25
Mar

A new Stanford initiative aims to ensure 5G networks are reliable and secure

March 25, 2021
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/2021/03/24/new-initiative-aims-keep-5g-networks-reliable-secure/ MARCH 24, 2021 The transition to 5G will affect every device connected to the internet, including drones. A team of scholars is working to protect the technology from vulnerabilities. BY TOM ABATE Later this year, in a lab in the Durand Building at Stanford University School of Engineering, a team of researchers will...
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