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EPDT March 2021 issue (inc. Displays & Communications features + EMS Outsourcing supplement) now available online

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- How LoRa opens up new opportunities in industrial IoT (01/03/2021)
  
  Over the past 5 years, wireless technology has grown in importance in the industrial sector. So why all this interest in wireless? Well, there are several key reasons – and in this tutorial, Yuan Lee, Product Sales Manager & Tim Taberner, Technical Sales Director at industrial IoT specialist, Advantech introduce us to wireless technologies & their applications in industrial automation, explaining why both interest & adoption have grown…
- Anritsu launches new modules to make production-line testing more efficient (01/03/2021)
  
  Anritsu has announced the simultaneous launch of its TRX Test Module MU887002A, designed to improve the efficiency of production-line inspection of wireless communications (including 5G) devices & its space-saving Universal Wireless Test Set MT8872A.
- 5G solution providers sign up to SONIC, a new joint programme between Ofcom & Digital Catapult (25/02/2021)
  
  Eight 5G solution providers have joined the SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC), a joint programme between Digital Catapult & Ofcom to test interoperability & integration of open networking solutions. SONIC begins with OpenRAN & focuses on open software-centric networking. SONIC will be operational from May 2021, coupling laboratory capabilities with real world indoor & outdoor deployments.
- Electrocomponents partners with Engineers Without Borders to put global responsibility high on the engineering agenda (09/02/2021)
  
  Electrocomponents backs the Engineering for People Design Challenge, boosting efforts to ensure young engineers prioritise sustainable & equitable design.
- Editor's comment: CES 2021 & what it holds for the electronics industry... (03/02/2021)
  
  As I write this column for EPDT's February issue in the first weeks of the new year, as usual, I’m following all the innovation being shown off at CES & thinking about what the coming year holds for our industry. While this year’s CES was, of course, a very different affair, it still offers a valuable insight into what consumers can expect from the electronics industry in the year ahead...
- World-first GCF certification for 5G RF mmWave demodulation/CSI conformance test achieved by Anritsu in collaboration with Qualcomm (03/02/2021)
  
  Anritsu Corporation in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it’s 5G RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR has achieved the world’s first approval from GCF for the mmWave (FR2) 3GPP TS38.521-4 Demodulation/CSI Conformance Testing (Performance Test hereafter), required for 5G NR RF conformance tests.
- EPDT February 2021 issue (inc. Embedded & Mil/Aero features) now available online (02/02/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Embedded technologies and Aerospace & Defence applications, as well as editorial reviewing CES 2021 and what 2021 holds for electronics & technology.
- Processing data on the frontline: designing embedded computing systems for mission-critical data processing (01/02/2021)
  
  Information & intelligence have long been the backbone of successful military & defence operations. Increasingly, that intelligence is driven by data collected by devices & systems in the air, on land & aboard naval vessels – which requires reliable, rugged embedded systems capable of handling vast quantities of data.
- R&S Demystifying EMC 2021: schedule announced for first-ever all-digital edition of annual EMC event (01/02/2021)
  
  R&S's annual Demystifying EMC conference will go all-digital in 2021 for the first time, offering participants the opportunity to engage with industry experts and featuring a mix of live, educational & interactive events, with a virtual exhibition. Digital content, both live & on-demand, will extend participation to the global EMC community; happening over 3 days from February 9-11, registration is now open.

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