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NEC Corp. has announced that its wholly owned business, CJSC NEC Neva Communications Systems , has expanded its Russian operations with the opening of new regional headquarters in the Republic of Belarus. The move is in line with NEC’s regional strategy to develop its customer partnerships and recognizes the...

Thales has created Thales Communications & Security , a company combining the joint skills of Thales Communications and Thales Security Solutions & Services in the fields of defense, security and ground transportation. This merger reflects the growing convergence of information management issues in these areas. By combining these globally...

Indra has signed a framework agreement with Spain's Ministry of Defense for the maintenance of the satellite terminals of the Spanish Satellite Military Communications System (SECOMSAT). The agreement, for €17 M, awards the provision of these services exclusively to Indra for the next two years, extendable to two more...

MILMEGA showcased its new 80 MHz to 1 GHz amplifier range at the Beijing EMC exhibition where the products received significant interest from system integrators, local EMC laboratories and competitors. Particular interest focused on the company’s innovation, which enables the 500 W and 1,000 W solutions to be broken...

Iridium Communications Inc. announces that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will authorize aircraft operating in oceanic airspace to use its satellite data service for critical air traffic control communications. This marks completion of the FAA process evaluating aircraft flying in airspace under its jurisdiction to use Future Air...

Despite the 2008-2009 economic setbacks, the RFID market rebounded nicely in 2010, growing slightly more than 14 percent to reach roughly $5.3 B. When automobile immobilization hardware is extracted from the total, the market grew close to 18 percent, capturing nearly $4.4 B. ABI Research’s ongoing research and data...

Anritsu Co. announces that the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society has presented Bill Oldfield with the 2011 Microwave Application Award. The award was presented to Oldfield during a ceremony at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Baltimore, MD, in June. Every year, the MTT Society presents awards...

DYMAX Corp. has announced the appointment of Tony Ieraci as Marketing Communications Manager. He will report to Stephen LaCroce, Director of Strategic Marketing, and will be responsible for creation and implementation of the global communications programs that most effectively describe and promote DYMAX’s brand, products, and services. Prior to...

United Monolithic Semiconductors announced the availability of the majority of its design kits for various process technologies for use with Agilent’s recently released Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011.01 EDA software. “Agilent worked closely with us to make sure our PDK’s now support complete EM analysis,” said Eric Leclerc, Manager...

Components 100 W SP3T Switches Aeroflex introduces the MSW3200-320 and MSW3201-320 SP3Ts, covering frequencies of 10 to 1500 MHz and 200 to 4500 MHz, respectively. Both switches handle up to 100 W of CW input RF with an IIP3 of 65 dBm. Insertion loss is approximately 0.5 dB. For...