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MegaFon , a Russian mobile operator, has selected NEC Corp. ’s femtocell solution to enhance the indoor mobile experience of its residential and enterprise customers in the Volga, Ural and Far-East regions of Russia. The NEC femtocell solution was successfully tested and trialed with MegaFon subscribers at the North-West...

By setting up the subsidiary – Spinner Comercio e Indústria do Brasil Ltda. – Spinner has continued its commitment to providing ‘High Frequency Performance Worldwide’ by expanding its network of subsidiaries for manufacture, sales and service. Together with production sites in Germany, Hungary, China and the US, the new...

Yoigo , a subsidiary of TeliaSonera and Spain's fourth-largest operator, has entered a new agreement with Ericsson to extend its current 3G HSPA mobile broadband network. The agreement makes Ericsson Yoigo's single vendor of the latest technology in the radio access and core network and the only managed services...

As one of the first major global events of the year the 2011 Mobile World Congress was eagerly awaited. Largely perceived as the platform for the mobile communications sector to discuss and evaluate the issues impacting the industry and a vital marketplace for showcasing the latest technological developments, the...

Aeroflex announced that its TM500 Test Mobile has added support for the 3GPP DC-HSDPA Release 9 standard to the multiple UE (user equipment, or handset) emulation product. Release 9 provides a maximum data rate of 84 Mbps by enabling concurrent operation of MIMO and DC-HSDPA. The TM500 Rel-9 DC-HSDPA...

Responding to rising market demand for femtocell and picocell technology, ANADIGICS Inc. introduced a new highly linear and efficient power amplifier. The AWB7227, designed to enable a new class of wireless infrastructure equipment, extends the company’s portfolio of PAs for use in small-cell base stations. The PA is claimed...

Arkivator Telecom announced the release of the 0.9 m antenna, which is specifically designed to be light and slim with high gain, which makes it easy to handle and reduces transportation costs. It has been designed to complement the company's existing portfolio of antennas in 0.3, 0.6 and 1.2...

Aviat Networks introduced the Aviat WTM 3000 outdoor networked radio, a new class of product for wireless transmission applications. For the first time in a single radio, the WTM 3000 combines full IP/Ethernet aggregation and switching, along with the latest in advanced radio transmission features to maximize frequency efficiency...

Emerging Connectivity The big story of day one…. or rather one of the big stories was the announcement that Nokia had opted for Microsoft’s WP7 platform as its primary Smartphone OS over the Android OS, rejecting Google’s effort to win the company over to their platform. According to CEO...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) introduced a highly integrated, low power RF transceiver for operation in the global 2.4 GHz ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) frequency band. As the latest addition to ADI’s extensive RF IC product portfolio, the ADF7241 RF transceiver is designed with emphasis on flexibility, ease-of-use characteristics...