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Understanding The Challenges Telco's Have Faced During COVID-19

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Dan kicked things off by stating that all the difficulties seen by the telecommunications industry during the COVID-19 period have been unprecedented. ’ In the early stages of the pandemic, Hayes shared – telecommunications networks around the world struggled.

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Relativity Space raises $500M to speed up plan to build and launch 3D-printed rockets

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That rise to unicorn status has sparked comparisons to another California-based space venture, SpaceX, even though Relativity has yet to launch a rocket. Air Force for a launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, with the Iridium satellite telecommunications company among its anchor customers.

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Understanding POLQA

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The quality prediction for new and old codecs is improved and allows the direct comparison of AMR and EVRC. Spearline's platform proactively tests inbound telecommunications services, as well as dial-out. What does Spearline recommend? Please send us a brief message, and we will be in contact with you shortly.

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

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GeekWire Photo / Curt Milton) Locoh-Donou joined F5 as president and CEO in 2017 after serving in various executive roles at telecommunications equipment and software supplier Ciena. He has helped steer F5 beyond its roots as a hardware company, expanding into application security and delivery software through multiple acquisitions.

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How one of Google’s massive undersea cables detects earthquakes

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There’s already this telecommunication cable infrastructure out there. In comparison, this new approach saves money because it doesn’t require any new infrastructure. Can we find a less expensive way to cover the ocean with geophysical sensors? Can we find a less expensive way to cover the ocean with geophysical sensors?

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‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network

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. “I’d be remiss if I didn’t contrast it to a Kindle here,” said Dave Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, who helpfully made the comparison today during the big reveal at the Satellite 2023 conference in Washington, D.C. The anticipated manufacturing cost? Less than $400 per terminal.

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What are the best ways to measure audio quality in a telecoms network?

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PESQ (Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality) is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standard for measuring audio quality. It’s a ‘full reference’ (FR) algorithm, meaning that it uses a reference signal for comparison against the test (ie a difference analysis). PCM encoded. 16-bit mono. Call volume.

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