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NXP Semiconductor has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. INSIDE Contactless and Infineon Technologies claimed the second and third spots in the company’s most recent evaluation of worldwide contactless transaction IC vendors. “This year, NXP retained its top position after 12...

Space Data Corp. recently conducted successful trials of its CDMA SkySite®, a major milestone in the development of economically practical wireless voice and data communications to vast areas with sparse population. It is expected that each SkySite will be able to provide coverage over approximately 20,000 square miles. During...

OEwaves opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) capability was highlighted in a recent significant event by Army RDECOM: “The Research and Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) Aviation & Missile Research & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Huntsville, AL working in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corp. is developing advanced technologies for future missile systems. Through...

Exalt Communications announced that Teton Communications Inc. , a network operator and two-way radio systems integrator in Eastern Idaho, has standardized on Exalt microwave radio systems to support its backbone network over a 20,000 square-mile service area stretching from Pocatello to Yellowstone. The company has deployed Exalt licensed 6...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service predicts that the market for power amplifiers (PA) in cellphones and related mobile devices will grow to $2.8 B over the next five years, in the report, “Cellular PA Forecast 2009 - 2014.” Demand for cellular PAs declined in...

The GSMA has produced a European Mobile Manifesto that sets out how the mobile industry will help achieve key European Union objectives to boost economic performance, improve efficiencies, protect consumers and increase the use of green technology. To do this, the mobile industry has undertaken to work more closely...

EADS Defence & Security (DS) has delivered the first five SIR (Regimental Information System) command systems to the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), which will equip the new generation of VBCI armoured vehicles. This delivery results from three years of development work conducted in close collaboration with the DGA...

The programme for the ARMMS RF & Microwave Society Conference that will be held on Monday 23 November and Tuesday 24 November at the Rockingham Forest Hotel, Northamptonshire, UK, has been announced. The ARMMS RF & Microwave Society is an independent professional society comprised of individuals with an interest...

Ultra Electronics Command & Control Systems (UECCS) has delivered a coastal surveillance system solution to Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH and passed site acceptance tests with the end-user in Romania. UECCS’s system is the main component that Raytheon Anschuetz integrates into its offering and its delivery gives Romania the capability to...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component service predicts slower growth ahead for CMOS silicon-on-sapphire RF switches in the report, “Peregrine Shipment Milestone Reflects Softer Handset Demand, RF Architecture Shifts.” CMOS silicon-on-sapphire RF switches are used in antenna switch modules for cellular handsets. In September 2009, Peregrine Semiconductor announced...