Is The 5G Race Part of The China-US Trade War?

Technological breakthrough are often than not influenced by the politics of the world. With 5G coming soon, will the China-US Trade War affect the development of 5G?

Microwave Filter in Satellite Communication

In the previous article, we learnt how microwave filters are used in military around the world in the form of electronic warfare. Today, lets look at how microwave filters are used in satellites. The emergence of satellite technologies in the 1970s has further driven the needs for microwave filters after the increase in importance during …

Microwave Filter in Electronic Warfare

It has been shown in the past article "The 5G Liver" that microwave filter plays an extremely and equally important role as the human liver which remove interference in any wireless communications. But besides than removing interference, microwave filter is also a key component in creating interference. When is that needed? you would say. It …

Why are Cell Towers Placed on Hilltops?

I'm sure we all notice it, on top of a hill, one would often see a lone solitary telecommunication tower stand amidst the surrounding vegetation and trees. Although not a must, a telecommunication tower is often built on higher elevations. This is due to the mode in which microwave propagate, which is called Line-of-Sight (LOS) …

Is 5G Dangerous for Health?

Recently in Penang, Malaysia, there was a protest against allegedly 5G Telco towers that were being set up inside residential areas. The concern was that with the new telco towers in so close proximity to the water supply and houses, it would pose a greater cancer risk to the residents in that area. The state …

Review of IMESS 2019

Beginning in the year 2016, the IMESS 2019 is the 4th iteration ever organized by Penang Skills Development Center (PSDC). Since the first ever IMESS, we have always participate as part of the sponsor and exhibitor of the event. We believe that IMESS is a great platform for local industry to connect. Who knows what …

5 Minutes Introduction to EM Wave

In the previous article, we mentioned that James Maxwell unified the electric and magnetic fields by combining the four Maxwell’s equations into a single wave equation which predicts the existence of the electromagnetic (EM) wave. The discovery of EM wave is a major breakthrough in modern physics because it let us understand the phenomena of …