RF & Microwave Industry News

US Digital Microwave Radio Network Contract for Alcatel

Alcatel has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Great River Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative in Minnesota, to supply and install a microwave communications network covering multiple phases. Alcatel will replace and upgrade the company’s existing analogue microwave radios in order to provide better internal communications capability and allow...
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Vertical Take-off for Partnership

Wavecom, a global provider of integrated technology solutions for wireless voice and data applications, has signed a partnership agreement with Plextek, an independent European electronics design company of telemetry products and systems. Under the agreement, Plextek becomes a Wavecom certified design house, offering design, development and integration of the...
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MEMS Making Their Mark in Consumer Electronics

MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) are growing up fast when it comes to their integration into all kinds of Consumer Electronics (CE), reports In-Stat/MDR. And while most applications, at this point, remain fairly niche, the hi-tech market research firm believes that all signs point to more MEMS devices moving into an...
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The Book End

RFID Handbook: Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards and Identification Second Edition Klaus Finkenzeller John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 439 pages; $99.95 ISBN: 0-470-844402-7 This book is aimed at a wide range of readers. First and foremost, it is intended for students and engineers who find themselves confronted...
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NEW WAVES: EuMW PRODUCT SHOWCASE

The following booth numbers are complete as of August 20, 2004. Test Software The InterLab® program is available in three different versions including InterLab Solo, Professional (two to five users) and Enterprise (over five users). With InterLab, only one tool is necessary to make engineering processes, test and measurement...
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