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There are many predictions that the RF GaN industry has been, and will continue, to experience substantial growth over the next several years. Predictions estimate that the currently nearly US$ 400 million RF GaN market (2017 close) will likely grow to, or beyond, US$ 1 billion by 2023 [1, 2]. With the defense industry consuming ..

There are a multitude of layers, protocols, and wireless standards for IoT applications. The following blog gives a brief description of these layers and lists (with links!) to a variety of the leading protocols and standards relevant for IoT applications. IoT Application Protocols The Application layer protocols are typically responsible for data formatting and presentation, ..

IoT Network Categories The previous post in the IoT 101 series described the types of system architectures common with IoT. This post will describe the network categories and topologies. The network categories are divided mainly by the region they enable access, and often interface with other networks to provide additional features and services. For example, ..

This blog series is an extension of an earlier released blog, “IoT Wireless Standards in a Nutshell”. This post focuses more on the basic background of IoT systems architecture and network categories. Future blogs will cover more detailed information about network topologies and IoT protocols, standards, and wireless communication technologies. IoT System Architecture Generally, IoT ..

Many countries have yet to release, or license, mm-Wave spectrum for service providers to use or lease. The US, via the FCC, just auctioned seven 100 MHz blocks of spectrum in the FCC Auction 102. This mm-Wave spectrum covers the lower and upper 24 GHz spectrum, between 24.25 GHz and 24.45 GHz, and 24.75 GHz ..