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Louis E. Frenzel, Communications Editor
While carriers and manufacturers may promote their phones and services as 4G, the truth is that today’s technologies are still in 3G—maybe 3.9G. Driven by LTE-A, 4G will involve a bigger leap to 1-Gbit/s data rates.
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William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
IPv4 is running out of steam, and companies are finally starting to switch to IPv6. So what’s the difference between the two, and why should you be using IPv6?
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Jackie Cross, Associate Editor
Despite Apple’s absence at the 2012 International CES, its presence was still felt by many companies competing with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and rumored upcoming iPhone 5. If you’re thinking about jumping off the Apple bandwagon, one of these new phones might be a good fit.
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Louis E. Frenzel, Communications Editor
Is RS-232 really dead? Yes and no. USB, which is superior, has replaced it for PC peripherals. But when you need pure reliability and ruggedness, you can’t beat a basic serial COM port for connecting one thing to another, especially if speed isn’t an issue.
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Chris Loberg and Daniel van der Weide, Tektronix
The move is underway to coherent optical fiber for long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). Here's what you need to know to test and optimize these optical networks.
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David Maliniak, EDA/Test Editor
It’s not just the instruments on your bench that make for good measurements, but also what you surround them with in terms of accessories.
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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor
Cables and connectors are often taken for granted in a communications system, radar, or test system—that is, until they fail to perform. Fortunately, the RF/microwave industry boasts a long list of high-quality suppliers of coaxial cables, connectors, and cable assemblies in a variety of diameters and materials.
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ED News Staff
Do you have a simple and practical solution to a common design problem? We want to hear about it! And so do our readers, making our Ideas for Design one of the most popular departments in Electronic Design. Submit your idea, and you may see it in an upcoming issue. Contributors receive $150. For details, check out our submission guidelines.
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At a starting MSRP below $19,000, Toyota’s Prius c provides an affordable gateway into hybrid vehicle ownership. Toyota's David Lee discusses what technology the company used to bring the price point down yet maintain the efficiency of its proven Hybrid Synergy Drive system.
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Herbert Kohler of Daimler discusses the powertrain in the Mercedes B-Class E-CELL PLUS, which features a Range Extender to enable journeys of up to 600 km.
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