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Narda Delivers Modulator Driver for 40 Gb/s Lightwave Systems

Narda Microwave-East , an L-3 Communications company, announced the FO-MDA-40-25G-1, a low-cost, high-performance lithium niobate modulator driver that delivers exceptional performance in 300-pin MSA transponders employed in DPSK long-reach 40-Gb/s lightwave communication systems. FO-MDA-40-25G-1 combines monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) developed by Narda specifically for modulator driver applications along...
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Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions Brings Together Major Forces

Emerson has strengthened its Connectivity Solutions portfolio by bringing together the Midwest Microwave , Vitelec Electronics , Johnson Components and Stratos Optical brands under one new trading name, Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions Ltd. As part of Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions, the combined product lines will deliver cutting-edge...
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Comarch Constructs WiMAX Network in Montenegro

The last phase of a WiMAX project at Promonte, the prime GSM mobile service provider in Montenegro, has been completed by Comarch. The project introduces global activity taken within Telenor Group’s ‘Internet to the people’, taking advantage of the combination of the latest technologies like 3GHSPA, WiMAX and WiFi....
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3GPP Completes Rough Draft of LTE Spec

4G wireless set to take off with a more robust spec in place, but further work remains
Good news for those wireless operators with business plans not based on WiMAX: The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), an ITU-based standards organization, has completed its latest round of work clarifying the specifications for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless. While more work remains, it appears that the LTE spec will...
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NTT DOCOMO takes another step closer to LTE

Develops low-power LSI with MIMO signal detection and decoding
NTT DOCOMO has announced that it has successfully developed a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip that consumes less than 0.04 W of power yet supports multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signal detection and decoding for downlink transmissions at 100 Mbps, the speed required for the forthcoming mobile system known as Super 3G,...
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Ducommun Acquires DynaBil Industries

Ducommun Inc. announced that it has acquired DynaBil Industries Inc. , a privately held company based in Coxsackie, NY. DynaBil is a provider of titanium and aluminum structural components and assemblies for commercial and military aerospace applications. DynaBil’s sales in calendar year 2008 are expected to be approximately $43...
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A Look Forward into LTE

From the Microwave Journal November 2008 Supplement. While a large majority of owners use their mobile phones for voice calls and short message services (texting) only, a growing number are using bandwidth-hungry applications such as Web browsing, music downloads and streamed video. The current explosion in wireless data use...
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