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Untitled Page First Things First: The RF to Light 100 rose 2.3%, YTD +3.4% ending 2542 as of 2/2/07. NASDAQ up 2.5% YTD. The merger between Stratex and the microwave communications division of Harris Corp called Harris Stratex Networks (HSTX) created an about $ 650m company claiming to be...

NEC Corp. has been selected by Norway's leading telecom service provider, Telenor , as one of two main suppliers of microwave communication systems. The contract resulted from a tender process that began in November 2006, which was based on a global framework contract covering all of the 14 majority-owned...

Continuing the execution of its strategy to grow its North American operations, QinetiQ Group plc has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Analex Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, which is conditional upon regulatory clearance in the United States, QinetiQ will offer to acquire all of the...

Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a €103 M contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense to provide the telecommunication satellite SICRAL-1B. The satellite, dedicated to the Italian Armed Forces, will ensure strategic and tactical communications on Italian and foreign territories as well as mobile communications between terrestrial, naval and...

Driven by the upgrades of cellular systems to 3G worldwide, and other advanced technologies, ZK Celltest is continuing to expand its sales and service coverage throughout Europe and Asia, as well as North and South America. The company is an industry innovator, manufacturing multi-phone, multi-technology drive-test equipment for the...

Vectron International , a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of frequency control, sensor and hybrid product solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of BiODE Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of fluid viscosity sensors and viscometer readers. The BiODE organization will be integrated into Vectron’s Sensors...

Bliley Technologies Inc. , an international provider of crystal-based frequency control solutions, and Allan Space-Time Solutions LLC , lead by renowned atomic clock physicist, David W. Allan, have teamed up to form a new, co-owned company, EQUATE Space-Time Technologies LLC . “We formed EQUATE Space-Time Technologies to develop a...

Spectrum Control Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of electronic control products and systems, announced that Spectrum Microwave Inc. , its wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of EMF Systems Inc. (EMF). EMF, based in State College, PA, designs and manufactures...

American Technical Ceramics (ATC), a manufacturer of high performance electronic components, including capacitors and thin film circuits for a broad range of commercial and military applications, announced the official commencement of an outsourced passive component finishing and assembly operation in Costa Rica. ATC will be working with CAMtronics s.a.,...

The Microwave Journal , the longest running communications technology publication in the industry, and Electromagnetic Careers , a brand new online job network specializing in the placement of wireless communications engineers, have announced that they have entered into an alliance to combine their respective efforts and co-market services. This...