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Electromagnetic Technologies Industries (ETI) announced the introduction of a new series of antennas for WiMAX. The new antennas are scalable, ranging from 2 to 12 beams and offer single and dual polarization - vertical and horizontal operating capability. As an example, from one antenna/single cell site 72 beams can...

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The past 50 years has witnessed a remarkable evolution in semiconductor technology. The devices that enable our wireless communication systems rely on sophisticated characterization. “Measuring the Q of a Parametric Diode” by Richard Harrison, the May 1960 Microwave Journal article reprinted in this month’s “Then & Now” Cover Feature...

Thales UK has opened its new Joint Electronic Warfare Experimentation Laboratory (JEWEL) in Leicester, UK. The JEWEL features a fully operational Electronic Warfare Operation Centre (EWOC) to provide complete simulation of land electronic warfare scenarios, support tools, and mission planning and reporting. Its ability to simultaneously simulate up to...

Elektrobit (EB) and NextWave Wireless Inc. are collaborating to bring one of the first commercial mobile WiMAX handset reference designs to the global market for wide-scale deployment. Together, the partners will provide wireless device manufacturers the opportunity to bring mobile WiMAX products to market faster and with lower development...

Ceragon Networks has joined forces with industry leaders to successfully demonstrate Provider Backbone Bridges-Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE) protection over an adaptive modulation packet microwave, thus setting a new milestone for enabling carrier-grade Ethernet services in mobile backhaul networks with high capacity microwave. The demonstration centres on the advanced FibeAir IP-MAX2...

EADS and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) have signed an agreement valued at €9.7 million for the development of HAI’s design centre. HAI is generating the design centre programme with the support of the Greek Ministry of Defence and through this agreement with EADS the company will obtain all the...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) are to create a joint Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network to share knowledge and promote the understanding and application of nanotechnology. The Network will develop both virtual activities and live events, and will draw on the...

Presently, most handsets with integrated GPS are smartphones or high-end feature phones, with wholesale price in the range of $250 to $500. However, chipset manufacturers now have solutions in place that will permit the integration of GPS in handsets at lower costs, and provide significant improvements in terms of...

ZigBee, the formal network, security, application-framework and application-profile layer overlay on top of the 802.15.4 PHY (physical) and MAC (media-access-control) layers used in low-power wireless mesh networks, continues to evolve with its potential still unclear, reports In-Stat. Currently, ZigBee technology targets building automation, industrial, medical, home automation, asset management,...