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Agilent Technologies Inc. and NetworkFab Corp. announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for NetworkFab to join Agilent. Privately held NetworkFab designs and builds advanced signal intelligence, communications and jammer systems for the US military, intelligence agencies and law enforcement groups. The transaction is subject to various standard...

Aeroflex has opened a new regional service center in Singapore that enables the Aeroflex Test Solutions (ATS) division to provide instrument service support to its customers within the major growth markets in Asia. “This is yet another step in our commitment of supporting customers globally. This strategy includes worldwide...

Europe UK : Next generation mobile broadband technologies including 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE), xMax and Mobile WiMAX hold the promise of transforming the mobile broadband landscape. Carriers are increasingly investigating the potential of these emerging technologies as a means to sustain their profitability and boost average revenue per...

The Rakel consortium , consisting of Eltel Networks , Saab and EADS Secure Networks , commissioned the second stage of the Rakel system, which is a new common digital radio communications system for Sweden’s civil protection and rescue services. The system is based on the TETRA international standard and...

Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a contract by Mobicom , a provider of telecommunication services in Mongolia, for the deployment of a nationwide NGN network as well as the expansion of its existing wireless networks. Once deployed, the solution will provide the operator with the end-to-end quality of service and...

The Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Co., has awarded a contract to a joint team of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build their $1.66 B dual satellite communications system ready for a launch in the second half of 2010. The...

A new start-up company, GraSen Technology LLC , has been established to provide technology solutions in the growing requirements for Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) and Heterostructure Field-Effect Transistor (HFET) devices in the US and international commercial communications and defense electronics markets. GraSen Technology's HBT and HFET products are designed...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. , received orders totaling $11.5 M under its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with the US Army. The orders are for the Army National Guard's acquisition of MTS installation kits and technical support services. Total orders...

Inphi® Corp. established the first of its Global Centers for Design Innovation in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The Silicon Valley Design Center, which will be managed by Ali Wehbi, expands the depth of technical resources Inphi applies in designing integrated circuits that deliver the world’s best performance...

Strategy Analytics newly released Q2 mobile sales data from its ProductTRAXsm program finds that LG, Samsung and Sanyo all posted strong sales at the expense of Motorola in the US mobile market. Strategy Analytics estimates the US consumer handset market for Q2 2007 at 34.5 million units, slightly ahead...