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Following small shipment volumes in 2012 and a significant increase in shipments in 2013, IEEE 802.11ac will emerge as the dominant Wi-Fi protocol by 2014. Only a niche subset of 802.11ac will be single-band 802.11ac, using solely the five GHz band. Most will be 802.11n/802.11ac dual-band chipsets. Established Wi-Fi...

Analog Devices Inc. , (ADI) a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and leading supplier of RF ICs, announced the introduction of two VGA products that feature new levels of integration and performance for designers of broadband communications systems. With unprecedented levels of integration, the ADRF6516 VGA...

In a way, I have always considered September to be the unofficial start of the year. It has to do with the return of school, entering a new grade level, having new teachers, harder courses and of course the changing season. In our New England office, September means cooler...

We have to fix what is broken and worn out It is clear that tightening Department of Defense (DoD) budgets are on track to become reality in the near term. And with the extended deployment of military hardware and weapons systems, our military faces a situation where “our stuff”...

Notable highlights related to contract activity in August included news that the US government is deploying the vehicle and dismount exploitation radar (VADER) system designed by Northrop Grumman and incorporated on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' MQ-9 Reapers to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on the southwest border. Meanwhile,...

The 2011 Fall season is upon us and I've got my trade show cap on quite often lately. Microwave Journal is participating in eight shows between now and December. Here is my To-Do list for the coming weeks, which may be useful to some of you who are participating...

Microwave Journal Waveguide Newsletter View in Browser | View on Mobile September 13, 2011 Letter From the Publisher   MWJ Around the Globe Carl Sheffres, Publisher, Microwave Journal Well, I am off to China this week to work out final details of the MWJ China edition of the magazine,...

Plessey Semiconductors announced the opening of a new office in Futian, the heart of the Shenzhen Central Business District, Shenzhen, China, which is the first stage in an aggressive expansion plan for the company. “A third of our sales are already into the Asia Pacific region,” explained Derek Rye,...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. has received two large follow-on orders, valued at several million dollars, from a major operator in Brazil. The new orders follow the company’s selection for the next phase of a wide deployment project that consists of handling all microwave transmission for the Rio de Janeiro, Espírito...

Four out of the nine radar stations which Indra will deliver in India to enhance air traffic management have gone into service. The Chennai, Bellary, Bhopal and Porbandar radar stations are now equipped with mode S secondary radars. The systems passed the different tests established by the Airports Authority...