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Q3 Certification News and Updates
United States – FCC Clarifies Antenna Gain Requirements Be advised, after August 25, 2022, ALL FCC Part 15 applications that use antenna gain as part of a conformity calculation [e.g., EIRP...
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Webinar Recap: An Engineer’s Guide to Practical FCC Compliance Pre-Scans
Navigating certifications and regulatory compliance can be a daunting task. Earlier this month EMC design experts from LSR, now a Laird business, hosted a live webinar and Q&A session on the...
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Recap of LSR’s Webinar: Certification Testing when Designing with RF Modules
Missed our webinar? Not to worry. You can watch the recording of our Designing for Success: Practical Advice on Certification Testing when Designing with RF Modules presentation, here . Hosted by...
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FCC's Wi-Fi Blocking Rules Apply to Hospitals
A few months ago, Marriott International made headlines when they blocked consumers’ Wi-Fi networks at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville. Following a complaint from an...
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FCC Increases Availability of Spectrum in the 5 GHz Band
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Establishing a reliable Wi-Fi connection in sports arenas, airports, and other large venues has traditionally proven to be a challenge. This is due in part to the...
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UPDATE: FCC NPRM
The FCC recently made a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding its announcement to free up unlicensed spectra to be used for a variety of technologies, most notably, Wi-Fi. (This topic is...
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FCC to Free Up Wi-Fi Spectrum: Part II
Our recent blog post, FCC to Free Up Wi-Fi Spectrum to Boost Speeds , discusses how the FCC plans to expand the unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for use by Wi-Fi® devices. While...
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Certification, EMC Testing, and Standards Update
North America (FCC, Industry Canada): The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) laboratory division released an update to KDB Publication Number 447498 on January 29th, 2013; which...
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FCC to Free Up Wi-Fi Spectrum to Boost Speeds
Wi-Fi operates in two unlicensed frequency bands: the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) band and the 5 GHz band: The 2.4 GHz band is divided into between 11 and 14 channels. Because the entire band is...
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Dont Forget: The 5 Basics of RF Design
If it's time to go wireless, don't forget the basics of RF Design . You may be excited about your new wireless project: innovative design, environmentally friendly, consumer demand, and the list...
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RF Design: Medical Body Area Network (MBAN): Regulatory & Technical Requirements
Continuing with our MBAN series this week, Robert Buczkiewicz provides us with a Regulatory & Techincal Requirement overview. Robert will wrap up his series next week with an important blog on...
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TV White Space
TV White Space has been called beachfront property as it represents the first new frequencies available for unlicensed use in some time. The frequencies are becoming available because the guard bands...
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FCC Allocates Spectrum for MBANs
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will allocate 40 MHz of spectrum for medical body-area networks (MBANs). The allocated spectrum, 2360 - 2400 MHz, is just...