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Harris Corp. announced that it has been awarded a $275 M contract modification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to incorporate the agency’s Mission Support Services data function into the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program, bringing the total estimated value of the program for Harris to $2.2 B by...

Under new European rules, Elcoteq Network Corp.’s board of directors is proposing that the company be converted into a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE). The move by the manufacturer of electronics for communications technology is in response to the Act on the European Company, which came into force in...

Motorola has announced that it has begun deployment of its CDMA2000 1X solution on a 2 GHz network for KDDI, a carrier for 3G cellular phone services in Japan. The new packet-based 2 GHz network will allow the carrier to leverage additional bandwidth while offering the opportunity to provide...

In an effort to reduce the digital divide, Alcatel is granting scholarships to top students at the Institute Technology Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Additionally, the company will organise a series of telecom training programs to enhance the telecom knowledge of the students at ITC. The agreement is...

As part of the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) effort to encourage the establishment of a network of specialist radio frequency identification (RFID) technology centres around the country and also to play a key European role, it has invited AIM UK, the independent industry association representing RFID,...

Under a $77 M agreement Nokia is expanding and modernising PORTA’s GSM/EDGE network in Ecuador. To fulfill the agreement Nokia will supply a complete range of GSM/EDGE infrastructure equipment and services to enable the operator to further expand and modernise its network. Deliveries are ongoing and the network is...

The ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies working together to enable wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard, announced 16 new member companies have joined, bringing its membership to more than 100 companies. New member companies include: Cisco Systems Inc.; Control4; ELDAT Gesellschaft fur...

WiMAX enthusiasts sometimes claim that it will “kill” Wi-Fi. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to current studies from ABI Research. Phil Solis, senior analyst for wireless connectivity, notes that Intel, the most aggressive of WiMAX IC vendors, expects to have chipsets ready for sale to laptop...

Over-the-air broadcast TV channels are separated by unused frequencies. This “white space” in the broadcast spectrum varies with the channels present in a locale and creates opportunities for other applications. As a step in putting these unused channels to practical use, the IEEE has started work on a standard...

Ultra-Wideband Radio Technology Kasimierz Siwiak and Debra McKeown John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 264 pages; $95 ISBN: 0-470-85931-8 This book is designed to give a basic overview of the subject of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. It grounds the reader with a brief history, offers an understanding of the current regulations...