FCC Adopts Technical Rules for FirstNet

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 10.31.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others." ~ Blaise Pascal On this Day: In 2001, Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department reached a tentative antitrust settlement. FCC Adopts Technical Rules for FirstNet Power levels will be limited to "3,000 microwatts per square meter on the ground within 1,000 meters of the base of an antenna for any signal transmitted in excess of 1,000 watts effective radiated power." Study: Market Saturation Slows Mobile Phone Growth More than 3.4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, own at least one mobile phone in 2013. As of 2010, more than 90 percent of people worldwide were covered by a mobile phone signal, according to a new Vital Signs Online trend released by the Worldwatch Institute. NBC Fires Up Olympics Website NBC lit up NBCOlympics.com, its Games-dedicated website, 100 days from the start of the Sochi Winter Games, which begin Feb. 6. The site will serve as the preeminent destination for Olympics content and the exclusive home of Olympic video coverage, featuring, for the first time, live streaming coverage of all Winter Games competition, plus event rewinds and extensive video highlights. News & Technology NAB 2014: Univision Signs On as Founding Corporate Member of NAB Show's SprockIT PEOPLE: Broadcast Networks Adds Malcolm Robinson SPORTS: BT Sport Deploys LiveU Technology KUDOS: Frost & Sullivan Recognize Harmonic AUDIO: A School for the Arts Chooses Shure Industry Roundup Clear Channel and Sandy (Radio World) Verizon Leads With Double-Wide 4G (Light Reading) The Status of Moore's Law: It's Complicated (IEEE Spectrum) Google Could Start Mass Production of its Smartwatch Within Months, Says WSJ (engadget) DARPA Seeks Self-Healing Networks (IEEE Spectrum) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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