Articles by Richard Mumford, Microwave Journal European Editor

RF and Microwaves in Asia: Technological and Economic Diversity

Asia’s prominence and influence in the global marketplace continues to grow. This article considers the role that RF and microwave technology plays, its development and global impact.
In the commercial and technological arena, Asia is the continent that elicits strong opinions and provokes debate. Is it an all-consuming predator with an insatiable appetite, sustained by low-cost mass production, intent on devouring the lion’s share of the market? Or is it the goose that will lay and...
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Microwaves in Europe: Past Challenges, Future Prospects

How have the events of the last decade impacted on the European microwave industry? How has it emerged from the market downturn of the early 2000s, accommodated the expansion of the European Union and embraced the globalisation of the marketplace? And ...
European Microwave Week (EuMW) celebrates its first decade in October and the intervening 10 years have been eventful and consequential for the European RF and microwaves industry. Back in 1997 confidence was fairly high after what was seen as recovery from the recession that had hit the microwave community...
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RF & Microwaves in Asia: Technologies and Markets

Asia grabs the headlines when it comes to technological and economic development, but what is the reality? Is the continent an innovative leader or low cost mass producer? And what is its role and influence on the global RF and microwave market? This a...
The rapid growth and hunger for information technology and electronic media has created a ‘global village,’ as mass communication, combined with a need and willingness to exchange ideas, has ‘shrunk’ the modern world so that knowledge, expertise, investment and new markets are more easily accessible. Inhabiting a particularly vibrant...
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