Industry News

Harris LMST Hailed as “Communications Pipeline” by US Marines

Highly mobile, multi-band satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals from Harris Corp. are providing US Marine Corps forces deployed around the world with highly reliable satellite-based voice, video, data and Internet connectivity between headquarters operations and the battlefield. The lightweight multi-band satellite terminal (LMST) and other SATCOM solutions from Harris were...
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Alcatel SCOREs with European Satellite Project

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) consortium has chosen Alcatel Space as the prime contractor for the European research and development project SCORE (Service of Coordinated Operational Emergency and Rescue using EGNOS). The project will run for 24 months, and is budgeted at €2 M, including €1.1 M financed by...
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Expansion Plans for Infineon Technologies in Virginia

Infineon Technologies has announced a $1 B expansion project at its Virginia subsidiary semiconductor plant, Infineon Technologies Richmond, LP. The expansion will begin with initial equipment introduction to enable the start of production of advanced DRAM chips on 300 mm wafers beginning in early 2005. This will increase the...
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Latest Bluetooth Test Capability for RFI

Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd. (RFI) has announced its capability to provide testing to Version 1.2, the latest Bluetooth Core Specification adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in November last year. Version 1.2 represents a major upgrade adding a number of important features to ensure ease of use...
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East Meets West to Keep Up Standards

The truly global nature of the evolving 3rd Generation mobile technologies was reinforced in a signing ceremony that formally brought standards organizations from China and the US into an international partnership. The ceremony, which welcomed the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) and the US’s Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions...
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Hungary Gets Microwave Radio Solution with a Plus

Nokia has signed a deal with Vodafone Hungary for the supply of its FlexiHopper Plus microwave radio solution to increase the capacity of the company’s existing nationwide network. This new variant of the successful microwave family enables operators to reduce the occupied frequency spectrum by half, resulting in significant...
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€30 M Russian Contract for Siemens

Russian mobile provider, ZAO SMARTS, has commissioned Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens Mobile) to deliver telecommunications equipment worth €30 M. The order encompasses delivery, installation and start-up of GSM technology (transmission, reception and switching systems), microwave systems, and GPRS network elements for the company’s subsidiary in central and...
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