Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

Narda , an L-3 Communications company, introduced the Model 4572B phase trimmer, which provides a fixed amount of phase shift for electrically adjusting the length of coaxial cables between two devices. The Model 4572B provides phase adjustment of ±2° between 3 and 18 GHz with linearity of ±2° from...

Visitors to the Maury Microwave booth at the IMS 2008 Exhibition in Atlanta, GA last month saw a demonstration of Agilent 's new PNA-X network analyzer using Maury tuners to measure non-linear load pull with X-parameters/time domain and full noise parameters. The seamless integration of the Maury automated tuners...

Industry News Cobham plc announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 M on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham’s existing cash and debt facilities. The goodwill arising on...

Cost of Living • Yearly inflation rate US 2.73% • Yearly inflation rate UK 2.7% • Average cost of new house $12,750.00 • Average monthly rent $92.00 • Average yearly wages $4600.00 • Cost of a gallon of gas is 25 cents Popular Films • The Bridge on the...

There is a new home networking industry alliance on the block. The HomeGrid Forum aims to promote the work of the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn working group in developing a new triple-wire standard for home networking. But many in the industry have been wondering where a new standard would...

Honeywell announced the availability of its Honeywell In-flight Messaging Service accessible via Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry® smartphones from Research in Motion through Honeywell’s OneLink™ satellite communications services. The Honeywell In-flight Messaging Service can configure Swift64 or SwiftBroadband SATCOM and router equipment to enable customers with Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry smartphones to...

After many months of delay, there are now eight officially certified 802.16e, or WiMAX products. The WiMAX Forum made this announcement at its WiMAX Forum Congress in Singapore. Samsung, Sequans Communications, POSTDATA and Runcom Technologies all gained certification for a subscriber device and a base station. All four certified...

Members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the development of Bluetooth over 802.11, giving Bluetooth a boost in data rate transfer and helping to quench consumer demand for added speed. Consequently, the Ultra-wideband (UWB) market worries that this announcement may slow down or even suspend its relationship...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, to provide the Nilesat-201 broadcasting communication satellite and associated services and ground stations. As prime contractor, the company will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, test and in-orbit acceptance of the satellite. In addition, Thales...

Vincotech has been announced as a new name in the world of power and navigation electronics, but it holds a long and successful tradition. Originating from the former Electronic Modules division of Tyco Electronics, Vincotech is now a stand-alone company focussing on telematics applications, industrial drives and solar power...