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Anritsu Co. and Renesas Mobile Corp. , a premier supplier of advanced cellular platforms, announce that their collaboration in certification has resulted in the development and validation of MIMO test cases that have been accepted by 3GPP (RAN5). With this approval, product acceptance by the mobile industry and operators...

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. , a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a fabless provider of high performance radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), announced that MagnaChip has ramped to mass production of Peregrine’s RF switch products utilizing the latest generation...

Cassidian has extended its contract with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) for the further development of the RAKEL nationwide TETRA radio communication network. The network currently serves around 35,000 users and with its extension the number is slated to rise to 70,000 within a few years. “By signing...

UK-based millimeter waveband and wireless point-to-point specialists, Sub10 Systems , has reached an agreement with HUBER+SUHNER to take over production and sales of its SENCITY®Link 100, 160, 320 Mbps product line. Under the terms of the agreement, Sub10 Systems will assume responsibility for the continued production and delivery of...

SES S.A. and the satellite communications technology specialist Newtec have signed an agreement to provide Europe’s largest satellite broadband network, ASTRA2 Connect , with next generation Ka-band Sat3Play® terminals and related hub infrastructure. SES is currently delivering Broadband Internet and Voice-over-IP services to over 80,000 private households and small...

Rohde & Schwarz , the German radiocommunications specialist, has won one of its largest civil aviation orders for air traffic control (ATC) applications in Colombia. The state-owned air traffic control organization AeroCivil has ordered a total of 152 R&S Series4200 radios, which means that Rohde & Schwarz will serve...

Anritsu Co. introduces software for its MS269xA and MS2830A series Signal Analyzers, as well as its MG3700A Vector Signal Generator to create single-instrument solutions that support the IEEE802.11n/p/a/b/g/j wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. With the software installed, the instruments provide developers of WLAN devices, modules and boards used in home...

The outdoor picocell market, which is still in the early stages of development, is projected to reach $8 B in global revenues by 2016, according to ABI Research. Currently, while many outdoor microcells are in operation, outdoor picocells are undergoing operator trials, with several companies, including Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Bel-Air,...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $32.2 M U.S. Navy contract for the Global Positioning System-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Service program for Navy surface and subsurface platforms. GPNTS, designed to replace the current Navigation Sensor System Interface, supports mission-critical real-time positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data services, including...

Department of the Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center - Fort Eustis has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to provide training and technical services in support of the U.S. Army Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). The $388.4 M cost plus award fee contract includes a one-year base...