Industry News

RSS

In order to better serve customer demand for high-end crystals, voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO), temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO), oven controlled crystal oscillators (OXCO) and crystal filters, MSC Vertriebs GmbH has signed a distribution agreement for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the DACH region) with Precision Devices UK Ltd.

Anritsu Corp. and Signalion GmbH conducted a successful IOT for the 3GPP LTE-Advanced ‘carrier aggregation’ feature with an IP downlink throughput of 300 Mbps. Both companies are leaders in providing test solutions for the 3GPP LTE radio technology and as a result of this IOT collaboration, the two companies will supply dependable test solutions for 3GPP LTE-Advanced.

The Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), a project-funded research group operating in conjunction with the Department of Communications Engineering at the University of Oulu, Finland, is employing EB Propsim F8 radio channel emulator and EB MIMO OTA Application to provide wireless testing and research capabilities under the most realistic propagation conditions.

UK Broadband (UKB) has switched on its first 4G LTE system in London using Huawei’s Time Division Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) solution.

The U.S. Army Product Manager for Radars (PdM Radars) awarded a contract yesterday to Lockheed Martin for the AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Télécom ParisTech has selected the company’s SystemVue software for use in analog and mixed integrated systems research.

A level of software synergy is essential when designing circuits for use in today’s wireless systems (third- and fourth-generation) that employ higher-order modulation techniques together with advanced technologies, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and digital predistortion (DPD) circuits, to name a few.

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. announced it has made a strategic investment in Scintera Networks Inc. The partnership will enable rapid deployment of power-efficient small cell base stations with form factors and system cost points attractive to cellular infrastructure OEMs and network operators.

Skyworks Solutions Inc. expanded its family of antenna switch modules (ASM) for smartphones and tablets, offering solutions in up to 14 throw counts to meet various handset manufacturers’ layout preferences and design needs. Skyworks is also unveiling a full suite of complementary discrete LTE transmit and receive solutions covering single pole double throw (SPDT) through single pole eight throw (SP8T) applications in a compact 2 x 2 millimeter footprint.