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Catalog Update

Demonstration Guide A new technical overview with a self-guided demonstration is now available for WiMAX test developers and application engineers. The guide shows how the Agilent N8300A wireless networking test set can be used with the Agilent N6301A 802.16 OFDM and OFDMA measurement applications and the Agilent N7615B Signal...
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New Waves

Components SP32T Switch with Decoder The model MSN-32DT-05-DEC-MP is a port-to-port phase matched, SP32T switch, with options 100M20, PM10 that operates within a frequency range from 100 MHz to 20 GHz. The switch offers an amplitude balance of ±1.2 dB maximum and is phase matched to ±10° maximum. The...
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The Book End

History of Wireless T.K. Sarkar, R.J. Mailloux, A.A. Oliner, M. Salazar-Palma and D.L. Sengupta, Eds. 674 pages; $59.95 • Wiley-Interscience ISBN: 978-0-471-71814-7 Traditionally used to transmit radio signals, wireless technology has experienced explosive growth in recent years and now comprises a large share of the telecommunications industry. Challenging traditional...
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Career Corner

The June Career Column discussed the job market as a resource for companies’ marketing. This month we will demonstrate how to increase the return on job postings by handling them as act of sales and employing marketing communication disciplines. The idea that attracting talent is “selling” the position is...
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Comtech Awarded $2.5 M for SATCOM High Power Amplifiers

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. , has received $2.5 M of orders for high power amplifiers from a provider of aviation electronics and communication systems. These amplifiers are utilized as part of satellite communications systems that provide commercial mobile airborne-to-satellite-to-ground communications...
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Intelsat General Achieves Key Milestones

Intelsat General Corp. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intelsat Ltd., announced that it has achieved a number of key milestones with the satellite payload that will demonstrate Internet routing in space (IRIS) for the US military. Intelsat General is teamed with Cisco Systems and SEAKR Engineering Inc. to create...
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WWRF and NGMN Join Forces

The Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) and the Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance have announced that the two organizations will work together to enhance the cooperation between commercial development and ongoing research activities. The two industry groups have committed to collaborate to ensure that the dialogue between all...
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