Industry News

LTE subscriber totals have surpassed WiMAX in 2Q12

In monitoring the early progress of LTE, many industry insiders closely watch countries where mobile operators are aggressively deploying new networks, and offering commercial LTE devices and services. In South Korea, the United States, and Japan, the number of LTE subscribers surpassed that of WiMAX subscribers in 4Q11, 1Q12, and 2Q12, respectively. The findings are part of new market data from market intelligence firm ABI Research detailing the mobile broadband transition.


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NoiseWave announces the NW2G-CS coaxial noise source

NoiseWave announces the immediate availability of the new NoiseWave NW2G-CS coaxial noise source. Available in 6, 15 and 30 dB ENRs (Excess Noise Ratios), the NW2G-CS is ideal for noise figure measurements and built in test applications. The unit features a small profile housing of 0.75 by 0.5 by 1.25 in excluding connectors, ideal when space is at a premium.


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Peregrine Semiconductor and RFMW announce global distribution agreement

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., a fabless provider of high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs),and RFMW Ltd. announced they have finalized a worldwide distribution agreement for Peregrine’s UltraCMOS® RFICs. RFMW Ltd. is a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components, as well as specialized component-engineering support.


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C4I’s new collection of perceptive, transportable communication systems are smaller, smarter, sleeker

Communication devices for the public safety, utilities, transportation, military, and other “second responder” sectors are often characterized by images of clunky, large instruments that look like they require a master’s degree to operate. Yet these are the type of urgent communication systems that should be quick and easy to operate in order to protect and save lives.


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RFaxis 2nd gen pure CMOS single-chip/single-die RFeICs Outperform GaAs/SiGe based RF front-end

RFaxis, a fabless semiconductor company focused on innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, announced it will start volume production of its second-generation, pure CMOS-based RFeICs in Q4 2012. The new solutions will serve rapidly growing markets including smartphone and tablets, WLAN 11a/n/ac, ZigBee, wireless audio, smart energy and home automation.


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