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Cobham to Acquire M/A-COM for $425 M

Cobham plc (Cobham) announced that it has reached agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 M on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham’s existing cash and debt facilities. The goodwill arising on completion is...
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Comtech to Purchase Radyne

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Radyne Corp. jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Comtech has agreed to acquire Radyne in an all-cash transaction. Aggregate sales of the two companies would have been $651.5 M based on Comtech's sales of $504.3 M for its four...
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Ericsson Targets 2.6 GHz Spectrum Deployment

Ericsson is poised to deliver end-to-end HSPA and LTE technology to the winners of Sweden's 2.6 GHz spectrum auction, as they look to rapid deployment of advanced mobile networks. The spectrum auction was the first held in the world to license according to the harmonized band arrangement decision by...
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Aperto Gains Certification in Ukraine

Aperto® Networks , builder of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, has announced that its 5 GHz WiMAX solution has been certified for use in the Republic of Ukraine. This certification applies to the entire line of Forum Certified PacketMAX® base stations, including the PM 5000 macro base station...
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GIOVE-B Signals Major Step for Galileo

On 7 May the GIOVE-B satellite began transmitting navigation signals, marking an historic step for satellite navigation. For the first time, it is transmitting the GPS-Galileo common signal using a specific optimized waveform, Multiplexed Binary Offset Carrier (MBOC), in accordance with the agreement drawn up in July 2007 by...
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XMA Corp. Acquires Omni Spectra

XMA Corp. announces its acquisition of the esteemed Omni Spectra™ brand of microwave components. Since purchasing the CAT line from M/A-COM in 2003, XMA has carried on the Omni Spectra tradition by not only producing many of its original designs, but also drafting customized solutions for use in some...
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Accellera Continues Support for Verification and Interoperability

Accellera , the electronics industry organization focused on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards, announced that its Board of Directors answered electronic design verification tool users’ requests by approving the formation of a new verification standards committee. The Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) Technical Subcommittee (TSC) is chartered to define standard...
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Z-Communications Touts New Division

Z-Communications Inc. announces a new division named Z-Comm Microwave based in San Jose, CA. The division is chartered with the development and manufacture of integrated microwave, millimeter-wave assemblies and highly linear power amplifiers for the RF/microwave industry. These products are designed to be used in wireless transmission systems, WiMAX...
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