ICT regulation should support innovation - not stifle it
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers The latest edition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s comprehensive report on global ICT regulatory developments, Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2015, reveals a fast-evolving ICT landscape, as devices and... ( more) |
In conversation with Barlow Manilal, TIA
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) was established in terms of the TIA Act, 2008 (Act No. 26 of 2008), with the objective of stimulating and intensifying technological innovation in order to improve economic growth and the quality... ( more) |
 Q&A: Measurement uncertainty
with John Wilson, Accreditation and Metering Services
Whether we like it or not, every measurement has an uncertainty associated with it! In a previous Q&A (EngineerIT, June 2014), we did a section of measurement traceability which showed that to have accurate measurements they need to be... ( more)
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by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers
According to Wikipedia, the internet of things (IoT, sometimes internet of everything) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electroncs, software, sensors and, and connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other... ( more) |
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by Markus Bregulla, Turck
Radar technology was initially used only in special applications in the field of defence technology and road traffic applications. However, modern radar sensors are mastering an increasing number of application fields in industry, from position detection to collision avoidance. In 1886... (more) |
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Laser velocimeters for tolerance and consistency in casters
by Peter M. Nawfel, Polytec Inc, USA
For more than six years, mills have been installing non-contact laser velocimeters to replace existing contact length measurement systems with continuous casters. Installations exist on billet, bloom, beam blank and slab casters and have proven to measure length and speed... ( more)
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Integrated measuring technology for energy management
by Michael Möller, Krohne
Given the rising costs of raw materials and energy, companies must now come to terms with the issue of energy management more than ever before. An essential building block here is in-house energy balancing. It helps reduce energy costs while saving over the long term... (more)
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Important factors for choosing an optical time domain reflectometer
Information from JDSU
This article provides key information about OTDRs and guidance to newcomers in the telecommunication fibre optic market to select an OTDR appropriate to their testing needs. What is an OTDR? An OTDR is a fibre optic tester for the characterisation of optical networks... ( more)
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Battery-charging considerations for high-power portable devices
by Tahar Allag and Wenjia Liu, Texas Instruments, USA
Cell phones are a good example of how functionality and performance have both increased significantly in portable devices over the last few decades. They have become more complex and can do many basic tasks as well as any computer. The extra functionality that has... (more)
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A green touch on the cloud
by Chris Janson, Alcatel-Lucent
Computing platforms and applications continue to change the way we work and live, increasing the need to store and manipulate data. Data centres, once a stack of equipment confined in corporate basements, now fill facilities spread among far-flung geographical locations... (more)
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Green power: Energy storage remains the weakest link
by Hans van de Groenendaaal, EE Publishers
Of all the new technologies being developed across the globe, batteries - or rather, energy storage - remains the weakest link in any system. Researchers are continually improving the efficacy of solar cells and wind generators but the question of how to store it for when it is... (more)
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Power distribution at the rack level
Information from Austin Hughes
The rapid increase in digital information has seen a huge demand for computing devices particularly enterprise servers that are generally housed in data centres or co-location facilities. Data centres alone consume approximately 3% of the world's electricity and... (more)
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When is a data centre truly vendor-neutral? Does it really matter?
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers
When Teraco opened the doors of its first data centre in Cape Town in 2010 the company claimed to be the first vendor-neutral data centre in South Africa. Since then the industry has seen other data centres claiming to be vendor-neutral. It raises the question, if a telco opens a... ( more) |
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Compiled by Aimée Clarke, EE Publishers
- Internet opportunities in Africa
- Free UK to Nigeria money transfers
- Four new tech start-ups for Rwanda
- Angola to receive improved internet experience
- Digital switch causes chaos in Kenya
- Metrotaxis in Lagos get free WiFi
- Telecoms drive African investment
- Ghana: Mobile data users on the rise... (more)
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Gadgets 4 Geeks
Compiled by Hans van de Groenendaal, EE Publishers
- Get creative with flash
- New Lumia camera app
- Combination ultrabook
- Sensitive touch screen and long battery life
- The torch of all torches... (more)
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Amateur radio: Bloemfontein 5 MHz beacon boosts propagation research project
by Hans van de Groenendaaal, president SA AMSAT
"Amateur radio - your ticket to space communication". This appears on the last page just before the index of the first amateur radio satellite handbook authored by Martin Davidoff, K2UBC (published by the ARRL in 1985). He wrote "Amateur radio by its very nature is space... (more)
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