Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

Electromagnetics Explained: A Handbook for Wireless/RF, EMC and High Speed Electronics Ron Schmitt Elsevier Science 359 pages; $34.99 ISBN: 0-7506 7403-2 This book is mainly intended as an introductory guide and reference for engineers and students who need to apply the concepts of electromagnetics to real-world problems in electrical...

The IEEE P802.15.3 standard for high rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), designed specifically for consumer electronic and portable multimedia devices, has completed IEEE 802.15 working group and sponsor ballot approval. One approval step remains within the consensus process followed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)...

A recently completed study by In-Stat/MDR finds that wireless data adoption is growing in the business environment - just not with the "hockey-stick" growth curve that continually has been projected. The high tech market research firm's study, which was based on more than 1500 surveys with IT decision makers...

With the absence of a currently available and standardized wireless technology that offers robust multimedia transport of multiple digital streams, Ultra-wideband (UWB) promises to be the technology that delivers the bandwidth and QoS that many consumer electronics companies have been looking for. In-Stat/MDR reports that, having seen the gap...

Within the framework of the @LIS programme, the European Commission has signed a €3.8 M contract with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for the promotion of cooperation between Europe and Latin America in the standardisation field. The main objectives being to achieve economies of scale and interoperability between...

Industry leaders, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens have announced the creation of a new industry cooperation, the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), which aims to define a publicly available specification for the key internal interface of radio base stations. The initiative will enable base station manufacturers to...

Against stiff competition, it has been announced that Temex will supply its ultra stable crystal oscillator products to the German SAR-Lupe satellite reconnaissance project. The contract was awarded by the prime contractor to SAR-Lupe, OHB System AG, who sought tenders from well-known potential suppliers throughout Europe and the US,...

In what is a multi-million dollar framework agreement Lucent Technologies has been selected by OSP Polpager, the operator of the SFERIA network, for the expansion and upgrade of its existing wireless network in Warsaw and surrounding areas. This will enable the operator to offer enhanced voice and data services...

The Australian and Danish defence contractors, Tenix Defence and Terma, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in Australia and elsewhere. The first result of the MoU is a teaming agreement for the Royal Australian Air Force Project AIR5416 - ECHIDNA, for which the Tenix/Terma team...

In Brazil, Siemens is setting up a GSM/EDGE mobile radio network for Telecom Americas. The company is delivering transmit and receive stations as well as microwave systems for the GSM1800 network and is equipping them with EDGE technology. The order encompasses the GSM mobile network around the metropolis of...