Archive for July 2026

Finland’s landline network has gone silent

The End of an Era in Finland: A massive chapter in telecommunications history of Finland has officially come to a close. On June 30, 2026, Elisa shut down its landline phone network, marking the formal end of over 140 years of landline history in Finland. Elisa’s Chief Technology Officer, Kalle Lehtinen, said: “Voice isn’t disappearing;

TI NE5532 product update fail

The NE5532 is a classic, highly regarded dual low-noise operational amplifier designed specifically for high-performance audio applications. NE5532 is a dual monolithic, bipolar, internally compensated operational amplifier (op amp) for audio applications introduced by Signetics (now part of NXP Semiconductors) in 1979. The 5532 is fully bipolar, with the exception of a sole JFET within