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For the first quarter of 2014, vendors reported revenue affected by certain component shortages which are forecast to lift towards the end of the second quarter or the beginning of the third quarter this year.

By the end of 2013, global LTE-related cellular subscriptions surpassed 230.9 million, 3.3 percrent of mobile subs, and will continue to grow at a CAGR of 36.6 perent between 2014 and 2019, exceeding 2 billion. The extensive presence of LTE networks is also stimulating the deployment of VoLTE. By the end of 2014, there are expected to be 59.6 million VoLTE subscriptions in place, and it is expected that nearly 56 percent of LTE-related cellular subscriptions will be using VoLTE services by the end of 2019.

In a deal worth $1.6 million NEC Corporation is upgrading microwave links on behalf of the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited, connecting six key rural and island locations.

P3 Communications, a worldwide technical engineering, testing and consulting services company for the telecommunications industry, has selected the R&S PR100 portable receiver from Rohde & Schwarz as their instrument of choice for identifying and eliminating RF interference in 3G and 4G/LTE mobile networks. With units deployed across key mobile markets in the U.S., P3 Communications’ mobile network maintenance and engineering team is able to quickly and effectively identify RF interference negatively impacting customer quality of experience (QoE).

The MoI of Qatar and Airbus Defence and Space have agreed to partner to develop a Terrestrial Trunked Radio Group Communication over LTE service using the existing LTE and Professional Mobile Radio communication networks of the MoI.

NEC Corporation’s subsidiary, CJSC NEC Neva Communications, has supplied Rostelecom OJSC with NEC's iPASOLINK EX outdoor, integrated, ultra-compact microwave communications system.

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced the appointment of Upstar Technology as its new distributor in China for TriQuint high-performance mobile products.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, announced that its advanced filtering solutions and multi-band, multi-mode PA modules (MMPAs) for LTE smartphones have captured nearly 20 reference design wins with all six major chipset providers in greater China.

The global point to point (PTP) radio market declined by 13.6% in 2013, according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled “Global Digital PTP Radio Market Analysis and Forecast, 2014-2018 10th Edition.”

A top four US wireless carrier customers has placed a $4 million dollar follow-on order with Ceragon Networks Ltd to continue its network modernization rollout. The planned deployments will include hundreds of wireless backhaul links throughout the US.