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EMT Creates a One-stop Source

Equipment Management Technology (EMT) is a complete source for the rental, leasing and sale of electronic test equipment from manufacturers such as: Agilent, Anritsu, Boonton, Dranetz, Fluke, IFI, Keithley, LeCroy, Rohde & Schwarz, SyntheSys Research and Tektronix. All products are inspected by the company's state-of-the-art ISO/IEC17025:2005 accredited Cal Lab...
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Vishay’s MLCCs Prevent Surface Arc-over

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. announced the release of the industry’s first surface-mount X7R multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) designed to prevent surface arc-over. The new devices provide maximum capacitance in high-voltage ratings and an increased capacitor voltage breakdown. The new VJ1206, VJ1210, VJ1808 and VJ1812 HVArc Guard™ MLCCs feature a...
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Expert Advice Responses Page (June)

Published Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | Last Update 6.17.08 Here are your replies to the June Expert Advice column Wireless broadband communications relies on a combination of SAW and BAW technologies for reliable and cost-effective signal filtering. Established performance and feasibility norms are constantly challenged. Reference Guide Winner Comments:...
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Sprint, Clearwire Tie the Knot Again

This time there’s money from cable and other interested parties
Sprint and Clearwire have decided to jointly pursue a WiMAX- based mobile broadband Internet vision using the new/old name Clearwire. Ironically, the two tried this before — as did Sprint and three of its new cable investors, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in a relationship called...
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The R6 Interface and the Open Standards Debate

Openness will help drive lower costs and more end-user services
The value of WiMAX is becoming widely recognized as service providers solidify their plans and start delivering high-bandwidth mobile Internet services over a lower-cost WiMAX infrastructure built on open interfaces. These deployments are a win-win for both service providers and consumers — end users can access more services, while...
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WiMAX Forum Establishes U.S. Testing Base

University of Maryland partnering with MAXWell Lab
The WiMAX Forum has established a North American testing base — The MAXWell Lab — at the University of Maryland so companies, especially in the U.S. but others throughout the world, will be able to develop and test new WiMAX applications. The university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies will...
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Agilent’s Optimization Platform Selected by ITRI in Taiwan

The Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has selected Agilent ’s E6474A wireless network test platform for its M-Taiwan WiMAX Applications Lab (MTWAL), which is a WiMAX Forum® Applications Lab. Mobile WiMAX™ is the high-performance mobile communication network, and telecommunications operators around the world are aggressively deploying WiMAX systems....
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