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Established to focus on the design, development and manufacturing of 3G telecommunications system equipment, UTStarcom and Panasonic Mobile Communications (PMC) have created a joint venture company — Universal Communications Technology Hangzhou (UCTH). Initially it will focus on providing comprehensive radio access solutions for a wide range of 3G mobile...

The need for secure, speedy and on-demand video, voice and data — the "triple play" — has propelled cable multiple service operators (MSOs), telcos and the consumer electronics (CE) industry to develop and distribute the means to transmit this information to users worldwide. The technology firm ABI forecasts that...

Exclusive Club Seat ticket holders at Seattle Seahawks NFL football games can now spend less time in the concession line and more time catching the action by paying for items with their Seattle Seahawks PowerPayª token, featuring radio frequency identification (RFID) technology from Texas Instruments RFid Systems (TI-RFidª). Introduced...

Deploying customized, carrier-branded handsets and portals is the key to increasing subscriber revenue and driving wireless data usage. Wireless carriers from Europe to Asia have been successful with this strategy, indicating that for now, the burden continues to be on carriers and content providers to lure customers to value-added...

The technology market research firm ABI recently revised its forecast for wireless infrastructure. Demands for 3G, universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) base stations will actually outpace earlier, conservative estimates the firm issued. Total UMTS deployments for 2003 will reach just about 35,000 units, versus earlier estimates of about 32,500....

RF MEMS, Theory, Design and Technology Gabriel M. Rebeiz Wiley Interscience 483 pages; $94.50 ISBN: 0-471-20169-3 New RF and microwave frequency microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have potentially enormous and widespread applications in the telecommunication industry. This book sets out the basics of RF MEMS and describes how to design practical...

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $36.9 M contract for production of its ALR-67 (V) 3 radar warning receiver system for the US Navy. The ALR-67 (V) 3 is the state-of-the-art radar warning receiver on the US Navy F/A 18E/F carrier-based tactical aircraft and recently completed a successful initial...

The US Navy awarded a $812 M Contract for Sea-based Missile DefenseThe US Navy awarded a $812 M contract to Lockheed Martin for the continued development of the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin is responsible for developing and fielding the...

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Space Technology sector will develop the Strategic Illuminator Laser (SILL) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), providing a crucial component for systems such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) and future space-based programs. The MDA chose Space Technology for Phase 2 of the next generation of illuminator...

Transparency, inclusion and the needs of developing nations were among the main topics discussed by the twenty-two top executives representing the national standards bodies of the Asia/Pacific region when they convened at ASTM International for a two-day Open House. The recent event was an open forum for frank discussion...