The Smart Grid represents an unprecedented opportunity to move the energy industry into a new era of reliability, availability, and efficiency that will contribute to our economic and environmental health. The current electric grid is built to deliver electricity from power sources like dams, coal, nuclear, and gas plants to consumers directly at home. The […]

Organic electronics is a field of materials science centered around organic materials with desirable electronic properties such as conductivity. It’s the presence of carbon that makes an organic material, and therefore organic electronics, “organic.” In contrast with conventional electronics made from inorganic materials such as silicon or metals, organic electronics are made up of carbon-based […]

According to IEEE, organizations recognize non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) as a key component to provide cost-effective and high-capacity connectivity in future 6G networks. Next-generation wireless networks such as 6G are envisioned to break the boundaries of the current terrestrial-based systems and fully adopt the Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs). NTNs includes both earth orbit satellites and airborne vehicles. […]

  Deep learning is a method in artificial intelligence (AI) that teaches computers to process data in a way that is inspired by the human brain. Deep learning models can recognize complex patterns in pictures, text, sounds, and other data to produce accurate insights and predictions. Benefits for organizations from this realm of technology are numerous. […]

Quantum Computing will likely play a major role in this transition from 5G to 6G communications systems, consequently paving the way for smart systems and advanced computing. Until recently, quantum computing was thought to be purely theoretical. It is now expected to assist in overcoming some of wireless network technology’s most daunting problems. Experts in […]

You can view Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as a natural progression of systems engineering itself. Model Based Systems Engineering evolved on the mantra to look holistically at the collection of parts that make up systems, rather than part by part. The evolution of Model Based Systems Engineering has led to how the MBSE  approach […]

Effective HF (high frequency) communications is a skill to be mastered. An understanding of environmental conditions, antenna takeoff angle, signal amplification and frequency propagation are all elements to consider for successful communications over HF. When any one of these elements is miscalculated, communications will be unsuccessful — for instance, selecting a high-HF frequency with the […]

The use of phased array antennas in 5G systems in the Band 2 frequency is gaining traction in a number of DoD applications. Phased array antennas in 5G systems have considerable benefits, such as improved: Signal strength Gain Directivity Bandwidth performance A phased array uses an antenna element arrangement so that the relative phase of […]

Telecom Mini MBA While it’s been on the telecom drawing board for some time, this could be the year that private 5G goes mainstream. Private 5G is telecom’s wireless network technology that delivers cellular connectivity for private network use cases, such as private businesses, third-party providers and municipalities. Private 5G is an alternative to Wi-Fi, […]

One can make the argument that DevSecOps (development, security and operations) is important to every development project. The reason: DevSecOps is a an approach that produces shorter development cycles, and shorter development cycles allow teams to respond to and fix problems faster, increase efficiency, test new features, and keep users happy. Shorter development cycles also […]