RF Short for Jan. 2, 2014

By Doug Lung
published

MIT Technology Review writer David Talbot described the Best Communication Stories of 2013. The article contains links to the original stories. The top stories include the commercial use of television frequencies for Internet communication (TV white space devices). Aereo's use of miniature antennas to capture off-air TV signals and stream them over the Internet was mentioned as part of the disruption of traditional TV. Improvements in basic communication were listed, among them a new speed record for a version of 4G known as LTE-Advanced, an Alcatel-Lucent technology for gigabit speeds on last-mile copper networks, and Samsung's test of a new wireless technology Samsung calls 5G using 28 GHz spectrum.

Comments and RF related news items are welcome. Email me at dlung@transmitter.com.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.