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UQ Communications Inc., a nationwide Japanese telecommunications carrier capitalizing on mobile WiMAX technologies, has selected NEC Corp. to supply mobile WiMAX base stations. The company has chosen to adopt NEC's recently developed Paso-Wings BS202 mobile WiMAX base station, which is the first to be equipped with Uplink-Beam Forming (UL-BF)...

The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) has formed a collaborative partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to create a joint service exclusively for its members aimed at raising professional standards across the ICT sector. This joint ITP-IET mem-ber registration programme means that ITP members can apply...

Apprion has signed an OEM agreement with Motorola Inc. that enables the two companies to jointly develop and market integrated wireless application networks for industrial enterprises. By integrating Apprion's industrial-focused wireless appliances and applications with Motorola's comprehensive line of indoor and outdoor wireless networking solutions, industrial enterprises will now...

Worldwide revenues from backhaul leasing are expected to double over the next 30 months, according to a new study from ABI Research. The growth curve even accelerates after 2012, resulting in a fivefold revenue increase between 2009 and 2014. Why this powerful performance? According to ABI Research senior analyst...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, also known simply as the Stimulus Bill) will provide funding for a massive $6.8 B worth of wireless communications upgrades and new deployments over 2009-2010. The Act offers a significant one-off opportunity for wireless equipment vendors, an opportunity that is examined in...

The results of a recent consumer survey conducted in North America by ABI Research suggest that nearly half of those mobile consumers surveyed are somewhat likely or very likely to be influenced by suppliers' green credentials when purchasing services or devices. Respondents were asked whether they'd be more likely...

Although cellular handsets will continue to dominate shipments of devices with integrated GPS, the next growth spurt will come from mobile consumer electronics (CE) and mobile computing applications, reports In-Stat. Mobile computing and CE devices will comprise over 100 million units in 2013. "With growing attach rates and market...

Industry News Harris Corp. , an international communications and information technology company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems business (formerly known as M/A-COM), an established provider of mission-critical wireless communications systems for law enforcement, fire and rescue, and public service organizations. Tyco Electronics...

This article describes a handy design method for a long backfire antenna, called for short a backfire antenna (BFA). It consists of the following basic elements: A feed F (dipole or assembly of crossed dipoles), a surface wave (SW) structure S (dipole array, metal disk-on-rod, dielectric rod, dielectric-covered metal...

In today's global wireless industry, demands for semiconductor performance are becoming increasingly more challenging. Higher power and higher operating frequencies are two themes that permeate throughout this market space. Applications such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and UHF/VHF Tactical Radios require extremely high power handling PIN diodes at lower...