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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp. , received $1 M in orders from a mobile operator to support the expansion of a satellite-based telecommunications network in Latin America. An assortment of ground station equipment was ordered, including modems, block up converters and...

Anritsu Co. introduces a software option for its MD8480C W-CDMA/GSM Signaling Tester that enables testing for the latest W-CDMA/GSM devices supporting simultaneous 64QAM and MIMO. This release builds on existing W-CDMA/HSPA support in the MD8480C, ranging from Release 99 to Release 8, as well as previous introductions of the...

Giga-tronics Inc. announced that it received a $1.2 M order from the United States Marines for its VXI synthesizer, the Giga-tronics model 5008A. John Regazzi, CEO of Giga-tronics stated, "We are committed to supporting the US Marine Corps Third Echelon Test Set and are honored to be selected once...

New research has found that the majority of traffic (63 percent) generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015. This means that the annual mobile data traffic offloaded from operators’ networks via WiFi and Femtocells is forecast to...

The International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the annual conference and exhibition of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), will increase the number of student competitions this year, with an eye on amplifying both the volume and caliber of collegiate entrants. Due to the popularity of the annual events...

TMD Technologies will display a full range of travelling wave tubes, power supplies, MPMs and amplifiers at this year's IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Baltimore, MD.  The UK company will be highlighting its pulsed and CW microwave power modules (MPM) for radar, EW and communications. These ultra-compact and lightweight modules...

NEC Corp. is strengthening its strategic operations by launching its new regional headquarters for Latin America. The decision forms part of an overall strategy of regionalization, which covers five main geographic areas outside of Japan; Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), North America and Latin America. NEC’s...

Link Microtek has set up a dedicated export sales team as part of a long-term strategy to develop overseas business for the RF, microwave and infra-red technology products the company designs and manufactures at its premises in Basingstoke, UK. Spearheaded by Chaxu Lad and Ed Yeap, the team aims...

Rohde & Schwarz has added new functions to its R&S®BBA100 broadband amplifier family to create a one-box solution. Integrated RF output switches and sample port switches allow the amplifiers to be used for many applications without the need for external switching matrices. Existing third-party amplifiers can also be integrated...

Siemens AG will increase its stake in the publicly listed Indian company Siemens Ltd. from 55.3 percent to 75 percent. During the offer period, which commenced on March 25, 2011 and closed on April 13, 2011, shareholders of Siemens Ltd. offered to sell Siemens AG a total of 29...