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The escalated Radio Access Network (RAN) data rates for 4G networks are placing new demands on infrastructure and supporting hardware, requiring significant bandwidth upgrades (anywhere from 50 to 200 Mbps) to base stations and the backhaul layer. Aside from capacity, another less apparent impact relates to the shift to...

Wi-Fi shipment forecast by product type. Global shipments of Wi-Fi ICs have experienced an extraordinary growth in recent years, due to the increasing demands for wireless-enabled devices and enterprise level applications. Wi-Fi IC shipments are forecast to surpass 770 million units in 2010, up almost 33 percent compared to...

The ZigBee® Alliance and the IPSO (IP for Smart Objects) Alliance announced an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) using the ZigBee IP specification and the ZigBee Smart Energy™ version 2.0 standard. The two alliances will collaborate on expanding HANs by using IP technology. The ZigBee...

ABI Research's Google Earth 4G deployment tracker. ABI Research has been tracking cities and population coverage for 4G for the past year. At the end of 2009 there were more than 170 802.16e carriers across 65 countries, covering 480 million people. That number is projected to cross the 1...

Before design software, microwave engineers spent their days with copper tape and soldering iron applying cut and try methods. Without software, the MMIC, the RFIC, the LTCC, the SoP and SiP would almost certainly not exist and we would not have today's smart phones or smart weapons. "How Design...

Advances in factory automation, process controls, and industrial instrumentation are contributing to higher manufacturing productivity and increased output. The sustainability of such advances is under threat, however, as the density of factory process control systems reaches levels where rising power consumption and thermal issues are beginning to undermine equipment...

Electro-Metrics is introduces the EM-6857 ultra-wideband, omni-directional, passive antenna. The EM-6857 performs over a frequency range from 20 MHz to 40 GHz and is the ideal antenna for TSCM and many SIGINT applications. The light 2.5 pound, 4 ½ inch diameter, 17 ½ inch long antenna reduces the number...

Anritsu Co. introduces four digital modulation options for its MS2712E/MS2713E Spectrum Master™ handheld spectrum analyzers that bring the inherent advantages of the Spectrum Master – including ease of use, functionality, best-in-class price/performance and rugged design – to P25 and NXDN applications. With the new options, field personnel can use...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its Lancaster division has been awarded a contract valued at more than $5.7 M from a US prime contractor for the production of flight termination transponders to be used in a US missile program. Howard M. Eckstein, Division President of Herley's Lancaster division, commented,...

Harris Corp. , an international communications and information technology company, has received a $23.5 M order from the US. Department of Defense for JTRS-approved Falcon III® AN/PRC-152(C) multiband hadheld radio systems and accessories. The order was awarded by the Joint Program Executive Office of the Joint Tactical Radio System...