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Aeroflex Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp., announced that it is actively working on developing technologies toward potential Fifth Generation (5G) wireless systems, and is a founding member of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) program, led by the University of Surrey, UK.

Worldwide LTE-related subscriptions reached 229.7 million in 2013, and will continually grow at a CAGR of 43.6% between 2013 and 2019, to exceed 2 billion. By the end of 2013, LTE-TDD subscribers accounted for 5% of the LTE market, while 94.2% of the LTE market was taken up by LTE-FDD.

ABI Research expects the market for in-building wireless equipment and deployments to grow to over $8 billion in 2019, up from a forecast $4.4 billion for 2014 representing a 14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the launch of the next generation of the TriQuint GaN Tech Hub, a micro-website featuring the latest news on gallium nitride (GaN) innovations and product releases from TriQuint.

By end-2018, half the African population will be covered by LTE networks, as LTE base station deployment swells at a CAGR of 40% over the next five years, finds ABI Research.

Ettus Research, a National Instruments company, introduced the USRP X300 and USRP X310 high-performance, modular software defined radio (SDR) platforms. Both platforms combine two RF transceivers covering DC–6 GHz with up to 120 MHz bandwidth and a large user-programmable Kintex-7 FPGA.

COMSOL Inc., announced the opening of a new office in Curitiba, Paraná, to provide multiphysics simulation and analysis software for the Brazilian market. By establishing direct operations in Brazil, COMSOL can fully serve the region's vibrant high-tech industry and research community. Users of the company’s flagship product – COMSOL Multiphysics – will benefit from local technical support, comprehensive training sessions, and opportunities for on-site seminars and company visits.

Wearable technology will be characterized by the diversity of products, but only the product categories with a clear use-case and therefore target audience will succeed. ABI Research projects the wearable device sales volumes in 2014 to come from healthcare and sports and activity trackers. While, the commercial launch of several smart glass products, including Google Glass will continue to drive interest in the wearable space, it will not be a significant commercial success in 2014.

EDI CON 2014 has announced that Dr. Song Junde, professor at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, will serve as the chairman emeritus of the second annual technical conference and trade exposition focused on RF, microwave and high-speed digital design. Junde, who held the role of honorary chair for the inaugural EDI CON in March of 2013, will once again provide guidance to the event organizers and technical program planning committee in the development of a technical conference focused on advancing microwave technology and the communications industry in China. 

Wi-Fi is a hot topic among car OEMs and a small number of luxury brands have already launched LTE-based Wi-Fi hotspot solutions during the past twelve months. Most major OEMs plan to follow suit with some, such as GM, claiming that it will start offering LTE-based Wi-Fi hotspot solutions in its vehicles in 2014.