Category: Telecom/Wireless

Illustration: iStockphoto Advertisement Editor’s Picks Millimeter waves aren’t just for 5G networks. The gigahertz frequencies could also be a boon for Wi-Fi. Routers like the Nighthawk

Photo: Verizon Advertisement Editor’s Picks Verizon’s rollout last week of its proprietary 5G home service was met with a fair amount of vociferous skepticism. While

Photo: Kanit Hantanasirisakul/Drexel University Advertisement Editor’s Picks Engineers are good at making miniscule antennas. Nowadays, we can cram antennas into our smartphones or smartwatches without

Photo: NIST Advertisement Editor’s Picks Starting in May 1920, the U.S. federal WWV radio stations have broadcast the official time without fail. For ham radio

Photo: VTT Advertisement Editor’s Picks VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and mobile giant Nokia have joined forces to see determine how 5G networks can transmit information

Photo: Xinyu Zhang/UC San DiegoThin, flexible LiveTags are shown here in comparison with a piece of photo paper (far left). Advertisement Editor’s Picks Despite the

Gif: MIT Media Lab Advertisement Editor’s Picks Submarines and radio don’t mix. Ever since World War I, engineers have struggled to find a way for

Image: iStockphoto Advertisement Editor’s Picks Internet of Things networks are different beasts than traditional communication networks. Many, though not all, IoT networks are characterized by

Advertisement Editor’s Picks In the world of emerging technologies, you often see industry and academic experts take on the roles of “good cop” or “bad

Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology Advertisement Editor’s Picks If there is one main driving force pushing 5G networks for mobile communications toward commercial reality, it