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Industry Canada: New Issue on Electromagnetic Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Devices
Wireless power transfer is essentially the transmission of power (electrical) from a power source to a consuming device with no conductors or solid wires. A device transmits power through electromagnetic fields across an intervening space to a receiver device, where it gets converted back into electric power. All Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Devices are now under only one Industry Standard,…
Read MoreMedical Devices Under New Stringent Standards By European Union (EU) Regulatory Directive
Directive 93/42/EEC by the European Union stiffens the list of medical devices, including software for proper application to be used for human beings including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and alleviating disease, injury or handicap. An updated and revised list of standards to be used for medical devices to demonstrate conformity was issued by the Commission of the…
Read MoreQuestion: Has BMW Started A Trend by Silencing AM Radio In The New i3 EV (Electric Vehicle)?
Being called a revolutionary vehicle, the BMW i3 lacks a simple AM radio feature. A carbon-fiber reinforced plastic shell riding on an aluminum platform is blamed for the less-than optimal standards resulting in disabling of the AM radio in this BMW model. After spending close to $40,000 on the most energy efficient car sold in the U.S. this year, some…
Read MoreWarning: PITA Hacking Device – A Threat To Your Personal Computer’s Encrypted Key Strokes
This small device easily made from off-shelf parts can be a serious threat to your encrypted keystrokes. The “PITA” was named specifically after the popular pita bread, which the device can actually fit into. An economically made hacking device, named PITA (Portable Instrument for Trace Acquisition) is small enough to fit virtually anywhere, and can steal your encrypted information off…
Read MoreNew Certification Requirements By Industry Canada – Radio Standards Specification RSS-247
LE-LAN devices under new standards including expanded frequency bands, DFS procedures and emission limits. Certification requirements were added for Frequency Hopping Systems and Digital Transmission Systems. DTSs (Digital Transmission Systems) in bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and FHSs (Frequency Hopping Systems) in bands 902-928MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHZ have new standard specifications. Systems in these band widths are allowed…
Read MoreIndustry Canada Releases New Issue For Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment in 27.41-960 MHz Range
Issue 12, published will be used in conjunction with the (RSS-Gen) for Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the Frequency Range 27.41-960 MHz, and is subject to licensing in subsection 4(1) of the Radiocommunication Act. The new issue RSS-119 (Issue 12), published on May 28, 2015, replaces the previous Issue 11. The new issue addresses the following changes via…
Read MoreU-NII-3 Transition Requirement 15.37 (h) for 802.11 Specifications Postponed By The FCC
Wireless ISP’s generally use the upper edge of the 5.725-5.825 GHz U-NII-3, pushing the industry demand thus creating the need for more band width in this range. The U-NII-3 is also known as U-NII/ISM, due to the overlap with the industrial, scientific and medical bands. Long Range WiFi Antennas are one example of U-NII-3 devices. A previous mandatory effective date…
Read MoreEarly Development of The Radio To Today’s Wireless Communication Technology Integration
The amount of wireless of connectivity, and the options to do so, are abundant in today’s electronic gadgets. WiFi, Bluetooth, UHF and 4G are just a few of the connect options available to the global consumer. All of this wireless connectivity can all be traced back to a significant invention called “The Radio”. Radio is made possible by the transmission…
Read More802.11 5GHz WLAN DFS “Testing & Approvals” New HCT America Test Capabilities Now Online
2014 has brought about a resurgence in the high-tech industry. Wireless device technology is being integrated into most products these days. In order to allocate more frequency bands to accommodate this increased usage, some existing bands used by the FCC / government regulators (5 GHz band), have been opened for high-speed WiFi. Certain 5 GHz frequency bands overlap National Infrastructure…
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