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An agreement has been reached whereby the Elektrobit Corp. (EB) has sold its business related to developing, producing and selling microwave technology-based measurement products and solutions for industrial use to Senfit Oy. The business, which was previously conducted by EB’s Mobile Terminal Solutions Business Unit, has been transferred to...

DragonWave Inc., a developer of wireless networks, announced its AirPair Wireless Ethernet radio product has been approved by Russia's Ministry of Communications for use throughout Russia. Cedicom of Russia, a leader in the telecommunication market in Russia and the CIS countries, will offer DragonWave’s AirPair Wireless Ethernet solutions of...

The worldwide market for contactless technology in transportation ticketing and contactless payments grew more than 15 percent in 2007, as the technology made greater inroads into consumers’ lives around the world. The market now stands at a value of more than $200 M but will reach more than $820...

The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) honored the finalists of the 2008 DesignVision Awards by giving tribute to the best design tools and products in the semiconductor industry. The IEC's first official announcement of winners will take place at the DesignCon 2008 conference and exhibition this February 4-7 at the...

WiMAX chipmaker Sequans Communications is leading a new WiMAX development project that was recently established and funded by the European Commission. The purpose of the project is to develop a new air interface for the next generation of WiMAX, and to make key contributions to the IEEE 802.16m task...

Broadband markets in Latin America are already entering a mature stage, with almost 12 million subscribers in the five major markets - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. In comparison, the number of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) subscribers in the region does not surpass a few thousand....

The process for developing advanced Radar and EW systems often begins with component design and system simulation using software tools, which is followed by prototyping the design and evaluation using test instrumentation. In the past, there has been minimal connection between the software simulations and hardware prototype evaluation because...

Forward Concepts, Tempe, AZ, has published its newest in-depth study of the global WiMAX market. The new 300-page study, “WiMAX '08: The 3G+ Broadband Alternative,” is an in-depth analysis of operators, equipment, chips and broadband alternatives, both wired and wireless. According to the principal author, Carter L. Horney: "3G...

According to a recent report by Strategy Analytics, Boston, MA, the success of free-to-air digital terrestrial television markets in the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany has resulted in a marked improvement in the prospects for Integrated Digital TVs over the past year or so. The report projects that...

Filtronic plc has announced a definitive agreement for the sale of all of the share capital of Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Limited (FCSL) to RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) for £12.5 million cash. The acquisition price includes the purchase of FCSL’s six-inch GaAs wafer fabrication facility at Newton Aycliffe, UK,...