Industry News

Remcom Joins AGI's Business Partner Program

Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI), a producer of commercial off-the-shelf software for integrated analysis of space, defense and intelligence assets, announced its new partnership with Remcom , a provider of electromagnetic simulation software products. AGI is extending its STK/Communications software with Remcom’s rapid urban propagation models. The combination will model...
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Exalt Communications Awarded GSA Schedule Contract

Exalt Communications announced that it has been awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule contract, number GS-35F-0342V. The GSA is the Federal Government’s premier acquisition agency, and this contract gives federal, state and local government agencies special pricing for Exalt’s carrier-class, point-to-point microwave radio systems. “Securing a...
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Aeroflex Acquires VI Technology

Aeroflex has announced it is expanding its communications test capabilities with the strategic acquisition of VI Technology Inc. , a provider of integrated baseband test solutions, specializing in audio, video and multi-media test. “The acquisition of VI Technology is strategic as it strengthens our portfolio and enables us to...
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Agilent Extends Real-time Wireless Network Protocol Analysis to Support Femtocells

Agilent Technologies Inc. recently introduced its Signaling Analyzer Real Time (SART) for Femto. This technology extends the test industry's most complete, end-to-end wireless analysis and troubleshooting solution to femtocells, which access wireless networks via consumer broadband connections. The platform supports both standards-based and proprietary femtocell implementations. "Femtocell technology is...
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IMS 2009 to Offer Robust Technical Program

The program for this year’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the annual conference and exhibition of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), is now available. The IMS 2009 conference will feature 430 technical presentations, organized in four technical tracks: Microwave Modeling; Active Components; Passive Components; and Microwave Systems....
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Micronetics Receives $5 M for Microwave Subassemblies

Micronetics Inc. announced that its New Jersey-based subsidiary, Microwave Concepts (Micro-Con), has received advanced funding of approximately $5 M from a major defense OEM for highly integrated microwave subassemblies. These subassemblies are used as part of a complex jamming system. In addition to this advanced funding, full funding of...
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The III-V vs. Silicon Battle

Power amplifiers are important components in almost all wireless communication systems. They normally consume large amounts of power, and therefore play a critical role in battery life for mobile devices. As a rough estimate, in a typical WiMAX radio, the baseband and transceiver will consume about 600 mW, whereas...
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