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Over the next two weeks this regularly updated Online News Service will bring you the latest news, views and product launches from the second annual RWS show in Long Beach, CA. Our Pre-Show coverage will include information regarding your visit to Long Beach, including where to eat and what...

Six months from now, Honolulu, HI will be the host city for what is widely regarded as the most prestigious microwave industry gathering in the world: the 2007 International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2007), to be held June 3–8, 2007. IMS 2007 is the largest international conference devoted to the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Acqiris SA , a privately held company that provides high-speed digitizers and analyzers used in commercial, industrial and government electronics markets. Financial details were not disclosed. Acqiris's employees, most of whom are located in Geneva, Switzerland, have joined Agilent....

According to a new study from ABI Research, 2008 will be the take-off year for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) in the mobile phone, as the technology's small size, flexibility and performance advantages become big drawcards, critical to enabling the adaptive, multifunction handsets of the future. MEMS technology for consumer markets...

The RF to Light 100 dropped 1.6% last week, YTD + 13% at 2465. While an excellent year overall, space & defense and communications services were the market segments to be in. 2007 should be another good year for business: I assume hardware spending will continue on a high...

Ericsson has signed a contract with the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic to deliver a system for technical and physical control of the border with Ukraine as part of the European Union's Schengen arrangements. The system will be implemented by the end of 2007. Under the agreement,...

Mtel (formally known as Mobiltel EAD), a wireless operator in Bulgaria, has selected and implemented Andrew Corp. ’s Odyssey™ cellular radio planning software system to replace a market-leading radio planning tool. Odyssey, used by operators worldwide and backed by Andrew’s global customer support services, provides radio frequency design for...

GE Global Research , the centralized research organization of the General Electric Co., is to collaborate with Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) to develop industrial equipment using higher temperature superconducting materials. The discovery of higher temperature materials is seen as critical to enabling more cost-effective and widespread industrial applications of...

The market for silicon- and crystal-based timing devices is continuing its smooth expansion and, according to a new study from ABI Research, total revenues will grow from $4.2 B in 2006 to exceed $5.7 B in 2011. Senior analyst Douglas McEuen says that, "The current steady, moderate growth in...

In a deal worth €59 M Saab Microwave Systems has signed a contract with the Spanish army for ARTHUR Weapon Locating radars, a training simulator and logistics. Norway and Sweden have collaborated to develop ARTHUR, a radar that locates hostile artillery and has a total range of up to...