Friday, March 24, 2023

SpaceX launches 56 earlier-gen Starlink satellites

On Friday, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.According to media reports, the batch of satellites were an earlier generation and the not the Starlink V2 version.This was the tenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and...

China's Fibocom releases 5G Sub-6GHz module with multi-MIMO

Shenzhen-based Fibocom Wireless introduced a private 5G Sub-6GHz module compliant with 3GPP Release 16 and offering support for NR CA as well as CBRS.Powered by Snapdragon X62, FM160-PN adopts a 4nm process which makes it optimized power performance. Packed in a standard M.2 form factor, the module also supports PCIe 4.0 and USB 3.1 high-speed interfaces. Compliant with 3GPP R16, the Fibocom FM160-PN delivers maximum 2.5Gbps (DL) and 0.9Gbps (UL)...

Gordon Moore, 1929-2023

Gordon Moore passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023. He was 94.“Gordon Moore defined the technology industry through his insight and vision. He was instrumental in revealing the power of transistors, and inspired technologists and entrepreneurs across the decades. We at Intel remain inspired by Moore’s Law and intend to pursue it until the periodic table is exhausted. Gordon’s vision lives on as our true north as we use the power of technology to...