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Base station controller (BSC)

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Base station controller (BSC) • Manages a number of BTSs • Uses the Abis interface to connect to BTSs • BSCs reserve radio frequencies for communication and manage handovers between BTSs Base station controller (BSC) • A BSC along with the BTSs connected to it and the mobile stations managed through it forms a base station system (BSS) • Also connected to an MSC in the networking and switching layer using an interface A • Processing of signals • Controlling signals to the connected BTSs and control of handover of signals from one BTS to another within a BSS • Control and handover of the signals from BSC to MSC Important functions performed by the BSC • Mapping the signals of a channel─ at given instant receives signals from a BTS at 16 kbps through Abis and interfaces them to an MSC at 16 kbps • Alternatively, may have to interface to a PSTN switching centre at 64 kbps through a fixed line network─ mapped by assigning a 16 kbps channel for 64 kbps signals and vice versa • Reserv...

Microsoft Wants to Use TV Frequencies for the Internet Using white space technology,

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Microsoft Wants to Use TV Frequencies for the Internet Using white space technology, which has its critics.   "White spaces" are intentional gaps between television channels on the wireless spectrum below 700 MHz put in place for buffering purposes, so important bands with actual traffic have some breathing room between each other. But if put to use for internet purposes, these bands have superior reach over regular Wi-Fi with the ability to get a connection over 6 miles away (10 kilometers), and can easily move through buildings or vegetation, two factors that make it intriguing for rural use. Microsoft has promoted the technology for years, launching trials in England , Kenya , Colombia and the Philippine s . Microsoft also hopes to invest in 12 projects in 12 states over the next year, with the goal of bringing broadband connectivity to two million people in rural America by July 4, 2022. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , Microsoft P...

Car Accident Sparks Electrical Fire Light Show

Car Accident Sparks Electrical Fire Light Show.   Crashing your car is bad enough on its own, but this car crash in Ontario, Canada turned out worse than most. Even the police who arrived to the scene couldn't do much but move back from the aftermath. The utility pole which this minivan driver crashed into begin to emit electrical fire down the line like bursts of low-altitude lightning. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/news/a27248/car-accident-causes-midday-lightshow/

The Machines Are Learning To Gamble Like No Human Can

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The Machines Are Learning To Gamble Like No Human Can A British company wants you to trust its machine over your bookie. When it comes to betting, sports is all data. Since the 1970s, baseball has been revolutionized by the Society for American Baseball's (SABR) unique understanding of statistics. Now a company is attempting to utilize the vast wealth of data available in sports for gambling purposes, with an AI at the heart of its operation. Stratagem is a British company that takes bets on soccer games. Currently, it employs some 65 human experts who study matches across the globe and uses machine learning to automate parts of the process of betting, like figuring out when people like to gamble the most. But what's down the pike, founder Andreas Koukorinis tells potential investors and The Verge , is an AI that can watch a game in real time, and, with thousands upon thousands of data points, predict who can win. "They're short duration, repe...

Global Information

“ICTs for Inclusive Growth”, The Global Information Technology Report 2015 showcases solutions to allow everyone to benefit from and participate in the ICT revolution and to contribute to a more prosperous and inclusive world. Below are 3 key messages.   The Transformative Power of ICTs As a general-purpose technology, the impact of ICTs extends well beyond productivity gains. ICTs are vectors of economic and social transformation. By improving access to services, enhancing connectivity, creating business and employment opportunities, and changing the ways people communicate, interact, and engage among themselves and with their governments, ICTs can transform our world. Yet only widespread and systematic usage of ICTs by all stakeholders—individuals, businesses, and government—can trigger such transformation. The Networked Readiness Index (NRI) reveals the almost perfect correlation between a country’s level of ICT uptake and the economic and social impacts ICTs hav...

Wireless Mast – Self Install

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How to install Ubiquiti Service on a 30’ mast with supplies you can pick up at any hardware store   Overview of Install   • Clear a 60’ radius circle in your yard in an area where the radio will have clear view of Tower when 30’ mast is assembled.    • The distance from the radio atop the mast to the router or computer should be no more than 200’. • Dig a 6” hole in the center of the area for base of mast. • Locate three ground anchor locations 30 ‘ from hole equal distance apart as shown in the diagram.    Insert Ground Anchors. • Attach Guy Wire Rings to the top of the top mast and 2 nd   masts fluted end • Lay one end of bottom mast at center of hole with sac of concrete to   act as anchor when lift up the mast. • Connect 2 nd and top mast to bottom mast.   Lay the 3 connected sections equal distance between two of the ground anchor locations Step 1 – Dig hole for mast. Dig 6” deep hole with pi...