{"title":"My 10 metre bubble","authors":"M. Bowles","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070607","url":null,"abstract":"The author looks at how a new wireless technology can open up significant new applications and business models for mobile operators.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129509789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In a tight corner [Optical fibre cable management]","authors":"C. Storbeck","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070603","url":null,"abstract":"With the advent of reduced bend radius optical fibre, many engineers and technicians have become a little blase about the handling and management of fibre in the network. Reduced bend radius fibre is a huge innovation for optical networks because it allows more flexibility in bending fibre around tight corners without any discernible increase in attenuation. These fibres are often referred to as 'bend insensitive,' or 'bend resistant' - terms that can be somewhat misleading when it comes to the actual capabilities of the fibre. Service providers and network architects need to know the differences between the realities and myths surrounding the use of reduced bend radius fibre in their networks. This paper explains the myths and realities of reduced bend radius fibre and how it should be handled and installed for maximum service life.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124200114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A common design","authors":"D. Nicklin","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070609","url":null,"abstract":"Manufacturing and network costs can be reduced through adoption of a common platform approach to base station design, argues the author.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129070260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mountbatten of burma","authors":"A. Locker","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070513","url":null,"abstract":"From his early years as a wireless operator, Mountbatten had a great interest in technology.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131399014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Which way to convergence","authors":"John Craig","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070505","url":null,"abstract":"At the 2005 GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the telecommunications world was introduced to the concept of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), which is the ability to seamlessly transition calls between unlicensed Wi-Fi networks and licensed carrier networks. Based on the 3GPP/3GPP2 IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network architecture standards, FMC was touted as a hook to lure consumers and enterprises away from the incumbent cellular providers to landline-based Wi-Fi service providers, or for integrated carriers to stay competitive against the emerging Wi-Fi service providers.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123264643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Big brother is watching you","authors":"D. Vitaliev","doi":"10.1049/ce:20070502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ce:20070502","url":null,"abstract":"How did the Internet - a revolution in inclusiveness and understanding - turn into a tool for governments spying on citizens. In most countries ISPs are obliged to cooperate with the local government and provide details of who was browsing under what IP address.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115546786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Viewpoint: Never the twain shall meet","authors":"M. Hegarty","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070412","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between engineering and marketing departments has not always been a happy one.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"199 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115578422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If you ask me: Thanks for the memories","authors":"J. Mitchener","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070413","url":null,"abstract":"In the second in a series investigating communications devices and the technology behind them, Jonathan Mitchener looks into the issue of storage.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122016317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What exactly is airborne personal communications","authors":"I. Poole","doi":"10.1049/ce:20070408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ce:20070408","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses BGAN (broadband global area network) service from Inmarsat carried by their latest 14 satellites allows data rates of up to about 500kbps per channel in both uplink and downlink. In view of the greater capability and more flexible use, costs can be dramatically reduced, thereby bringing affordable access to many more people. The Thales satellite communications transmitter receiver for the satellite link. The equipment is designed to be compact while providing the required capability for the Inmarsat BGAN system.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126850127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A self-taught genius","authors":"A. Locker","doi":"10.1049/CE:20070409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/CE:20070409","url":null,"abstract":"Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was a reclusive figure, who did most of his research at home. His recognition as a scientific figure came about from his work on an important scientific text: 'Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism'. Heaviside applied Maxwell's theories to the practical problem of sending an electric signal down a wire, central to the growing telecommunications industry. Over long distances, such as underwater cables, the speed and clarity of the signal was compromised due to the effects of induction. Heaviside proposed that distortion could be reduced by adding induction coils to 'load' the cable. Among Heaviside's many other scientific achievements, he correctly predicted the existence of a layer of ionised gas high in the Earth's atmosphere, which permits radio waves to follow the curvature of the Earth. In mathematics, he developed the Heaviside Step Function, equal to 0 for a negative argument, but 1 for a positive argument, whose characteristic step-like shape can be used to describe a current or signal being turned on.","PeriodicalId":371133,"journal":{"name":"Communications Engineer","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125065726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}