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The WiMAX Forum® has bestowed principal member status on Agilent Technologies Inc. This accolade is the result of the company’s active involvement in the Forum since 2004 and its introduction of test equipment to support WiMAX™ technology. Principal member status will further strengthen its ability to deliver standards-based WiMAX...

Aeroflex has outlined a comprehensive product strategy in support of WiMAX, the IEEE 802.16e standard that has been developed to enable the delivery of last-mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to wired broadband like cable and DSL. The Aeroflex WiMAX strategy, which covers R&D test, protocol development test,...

Allgon Microwave , a pioneer of integrated Ethernet point-to-point microwave systems, has been awarded two significant contracts in Scandinavia. First, Generic Mobile has selected the company as a supplier of microwave radios for its wireless broadband network in Sweden. Generic Mobile is a telecom operator and the leading supplier...

NXP Semiconductors , the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, is consolidating its manufacturing operations in Europe. In order to do so the company will close its manufacturing facility in Boeblingen, Germany, by the end of 2007, with the majority of the production load being transferred to its factories...

BAE Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with 3D Plus , the leading company for 3D electronics packaging in Europe, to deliver bespoke 3D System-In-Package solutions enabling the achievement of new levels of performance, flexibility and development time for electronics solutions. The growing demand across industries to deliver...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that defense electronics firm DME Corp. is incorporating Agilent N6700 low-profile modular power systems in its Advanced Tactical Agile Communications Test Set, or ATACTS, for testing military radios in the field. Military field technicians use the ATACTS system to determine whether a radio is usable...

Untitled Page First Things First: In the week ending March 23, 2007, the RF to Light 100 rose 2.3%, YTD + 4.0% at 2557. NASDAQ + 3.2%, YTD + 1.4% at 2449. While Ericsson’s revenues increased 17% at fiscal year end (stock up 9%), Motorola’s stock dropped 5% on...

Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products’ patent pending thin isolator material, ECCOPAD®, has solved the RFID military mandate for read on metal applications.

Strategy Analytics , the research and consulting company, released “RF Industry Review October – December 2006,” which notes that leading suppliers of RF components continued to report significant profits in Q4 on strong wireless handset and wireless system demand. In the fourth quarter of 2006, the majority of RF...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. , has received $2.8 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...