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Two of the UK’s leading engineering institutions, the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), have announced that their members have voted to create a new institution, to be known as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which will come into being in...

In its Wireless Operator Benchmarking Report Q2 2005, Strategy Analytics reports that average margins per user (AMPU) in Central and Eastern Europe fell almost 30 percent in 2Q 2005. Operators are losing ground with AMPU levels 50 percent below the global average in the current quarter. “On face value,...

Northrop Grumman’s UK-based Sperry Marine has been awarded a $4.3 M contract to retrofit new-generation navigation radars on more than 100 German Navy warships from ET Marine Systeme GmbH, prime contractor for the navigation-systems modernisation programme. Under the four-year contract, the ships’ existing navigation radars will be replaced by...

MTN Nigeria has selected Harris Corp. to provide microwave radios that will increase the capacity of the existing Y’hello Bahn high capacity GSM network backbone by 75 percent. Orders of $4.1 M have been received for MegaStar 155 PX microwave radios that will augment what is already the largest...

Members of the Great Lakes Chapter of Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Chicago Public Schools-Education to Careers (CPS-ETC) Program reaffirmed their success and commitment to a program that has brought hands-on knowledge of electronic manufacturing into the classrooms of Chicago students eager for real-world experience and education....

Members of the Great Lakes Chapter of Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Chicago Public Schools-Education to Careers (CPS-ETC) Program reaffirmed their success and commitment to a program that has brought hands-on knowledge of electronic manufacturing into the classrooms of Chicago students eager for real-world experience and education....

In early supply chain RFID deployments, the information flowing back to suppliers has been fragmented and limited. But the recent joint announcement by Target and Wal-Mart that they will share EPC data gathered from their RFID systems with 13 manufacturers who supply them with consumer packaged goods (CPG) marks...

Seemingly, not a day goes by and another governmental organization is announcing plans to build a wireless mesh network. The value of these networks is clear — communities can cost effectively provide high speed wireless voice and data communication services to their employees, residents and visitors. The challenges associated...

With the building of a new technology center for €35 M, Rohde & Schwarz is taking an important step forward towards further growth and innovation. During the opening ceremony of the 16,000 m 2 site in Munich the emphasis was on a loyalty to and investment in Germany, coupled...

RFI Global Services Ltd. , ever alert to the specialized testing requirements for the cellular, wireless, electronics and smart card markets worldwide, has announced a joint venture agreement with Radio Sky , a commercial enterprise with investment by the Chinese State Radio Monitoring Centre (SRMC). RFI is a majority...