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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,...

On January 1, 2008, the appointment of two new Group Management members, Patrick Riederer and Urs Ryffel, marked the completion of the Huber + Suhner Group’s reorganization into three divisions. The move is part of the company’s strategy to intensify its focus on its core business of providing ‘Electrical...

NEC Corp. has signed a framework contract to supply microwave communication systems to Polish 3G mobile operator P4 Sp.z.o.o. (P4), the mobile operating arm of Polish telecom carrier Netia SA. The company will supply the advanced PASOLINK NEO point-to-point wireless access systems to enable P4 to accelerate its network...

Elcoteq SE, an integrated electronics manufacturing services company with original design manufacturing capabilities in the communications technology field, is streamlining and simplifying its organization as of January 1, 2008, which is in accordance with its action plan that was announced in October 2007. With the new organization, the company...

TÜVRheinland of North America, Newtown, CT, a provider of independent testing and certification services, received accreditation under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for its EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) and telecommunications testing laboratory in Rochester, NY. Administered by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NVLAP confirms...

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA, and AT4 wireless, Malaga, Spain, announced that AT4 wireless' WiMAX Forum Accredited Lead Lab will use Agilent's N6430A WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) and development solution, based on the Agilent E6651A Mobile WiMAX test set for PCT testing of WiMAX devices. A member...

Brian DuPell, President of DLI, spoke with Microwave Journal (MWJ) editor David Vye about today’s spectrum management challenges, the RADAR market and the role of High-Q ceramic-based RF/mW components play in achieving the system performance required by today’s military and commercial applications. Dielectric Laboratories Inc. (DLI) is a global...

The Reynosa, Mexico, operations of Andrew Corp. (Westchester, IL) received the Industry of the Year Award for 2007, an annual regional award jointly given by the Mexican government’s Secretaria de Economia and the local chapter of the Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación (Canacintra), a 66-year old organization...