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LEO Satellite Technology Should Be in All Schools, Gigabit Libraries Network Says : Broadband Breakfast

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July 13, 2021 - A battle rages in the heart of the atmosphere. And no, it's not the current heat wave. It is the wireless radio frequencies known as the 12 GigaHertz (GHz) spectrum. On Wednesday, July 14th, 2021, take part in the broadband breakfast live online event "Spectrum for 5G, LEOs and the Future of the 12 GigaHertz (GHz) Band". You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event. REGISTER HERE. The 12 GHz band is the name commonly used to identify a 500 megahertz frequency strip that spans the lower end of the so-called K band between 12.2 GHz and 12.7 GHz. The tape was mainly used for downlink satellite communications - most notably by the International Space Station SpaceX and Dish. But now the band has become a focal point in the debate on 5G services versus satellite technologies. Proponents of frequency sharing believe that now is the time to open up 12 GHz to more intense broadband usage. However, some

Forest schools flourish as youngsters log off and learn from nature | Schools

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After more than a year of bans with restricted access to nature, Magdalena Begh was delighted when her six-year-old daughter came home from the forest school and told her that she had found three rat skeletons. One of them, Alia told her, was "pretty fresh". "These little observations are very important to your learning - it's amazing," says Begh. Since Alia and her nine-year-old sister Hana went to the after-school club Urban Outdoors Adventures in Nature in North London in June, they have been using clay, learning about insects and making campfires, jam and bows and arrows. You are part of a wave of children across the UK who have been attending forest schools since the pandemic began, many since September. Of the more than 200 forest schools surveyed by the Forest School Association (FSA), around two-thirds said that demand for their services had increased since March 2020. Reasons cited were increased awareness of the benefits of being outdoors, particu