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The Fuerza Aerea Brasilia (FAB - the Brazilian Air Force) has awarded the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space (EADS) Co. Spanish arm - EADS-CASA - a contract covering the upgrading and modernisation of nine recently purchased ex-US Navy Lockheed Martin P-3A maritime patrol aircraft. Elsewhere, the company's Ulm, Germany-headquartered...

Russia's Ministry of Information and Communications (known by the local acronym MINSVIAZ) has issued Rohde & Schwarz (R & S) subsidiary BICK Mobilfunk with permanent certification for its ACCESSNET®-T terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) system. Previously, each TETRA network proposed for a Russian application has had to be tested and...

Netherland's contractor Royal Philips Electronics has added a comprehensive, low power Bluetoothª solution to its portfolio in order to facilitate enhanced product functionality within voice and data applications. As such, the architecture comprises Philips' PCF87752 Blueberry™ DATA baseband integrated circuit (IC), its BGB101 TrueBlue radio module and an associated...

As the wireless home networking space evolves to one which involves the wireless connection of the PC cluster of devices (broadband modem, router/AP device, desktops, laptops, PDAs, web tablets) to the entertainment cluster of devices (audio and visual equipment such as TVs, DVD players, MP3 players, gaming devices and...

Forward Concepts has announced the publication of what is probably the definitive in-depth study of the market and technology of the worldwide cellular infrastructure. The new report, "Wireless Infrastructure Technology and Markets: The Challenge of 3G," details infrastructure markets through 2006 and the technology changes necessary as cellular evolves...

Even though dial-up will remain the primary method of consumer Internet access through the year 2006, DSL subscribers numbers will continue to gain momentum, according to InStat/MDR. In a recent pair of reports, the high tech market research firm reveals that pent-up demand for broadband is alive and well,...

Wireless communications markets have suffered from weak sales and an over-enthusiastic buildup of inventory during the last two years. But some segments of the market, notably in wireless local area networks (WLAN), are still robust, with signs that other market segments, such as Bluetooth and third-generation (3G) cellular systems,...

Editor’s Note: The following is a listing of product and service descriptions received from exhibitors who responded to a call for information. For a complete listing of exhibitors, see page 82. Amplifier Research 1108 AR’s 200S1G4 is an advanced instrument for 200-watt testing for EMC and linear wireless applications....

The following exhibitor list was complete as of December 2002, but may not include all companies. Please visit www.wsdexpo.com for updated information. Absolute Value Systems Inc. Agilent Technologies Inc. (Test and Measurement Organization) Alpha Industries American Technical Ceramics Amplifier Research Analog Devices Inc. Ansoft Corp. Applied Thin-Film Products ARC...

COMPONENTS Voltage Variable Attenuator The AT65-0009 voltage variable attenuator was developed to provide designers with a high performance solution in a small surface-mount package. The single package allows designers to minimize size and component count. The device has a minimum dynamic range of 25 dB and is contained in...