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Elcoteq SE, an integrated electronics manufacturing services company with original design manufacturing capabilities in the communications technology field, is streamlining and simplifying its organization as of January 1, 2008, which is in accordance with its action plan that was announced in October 2007. With the new organization, the company...

TÜVRheinland of North America, Newtown, CT, a provider of independent testing and certification services, received accreditation under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for its EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) and telecommunications testing laboratory in Rochester, NY. Administered by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NVLAP confirms...

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA, and AT4 wireless, Malaga, Spain, announced that AT4 wireless' WiMAX Forum Accredited Lead Lab will use Agilent's N6430A WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) and development solution, based on the Agilent E6651A Mobile WiMAX test set for PCT testing of WiMAX devices. A member...

Brian DuPell, President of DLI, spoke with Microwave Journal (MWJ) editor David Vye about today’s spectrum management challenges, the RADAR market and the role of High-Q ceramic-based RF/mW components play in achieving the system performance required by today’s military and commercial applications. Dielectric Laboratories Inc. (DLI) is a global...

The Reynosa, Mexico, operations of Andrew Corp. (Westchester, IL) received the Industry of the Year Award for 2007, an annual regional award jointly given by the Mexican government’s Secretaria de Economia and the local chapter of the Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación (Canacintra), a 66-year old organization...

Keithley Instruments Inc., Cleveland, OH, a developer of solutions for emerging measurement needs, announced that it has become a member of the WiMAX Forum. The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit organization responsible for promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products. WiMAX technology enables wireless high-speed Internet access for laptops...

Aperto Networks, Milpitas, CA, a builder of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced that it has been selected by Egypt’s Ministry of Interior to provide equipment for that nation’s first wireless WiMAX network. The equipment will be used to connect Egyptian police stations and offices nationwide. Barkotel, a...

By 2012, the total high-power RF semiconductor market will be nearing $1 B, reports a new study from ABI Research. But according to research director Lance Wilson: “The shape of the industry five years hence will depend on three critical questions. At the manufacturing level, will the introduction of...

TriQuint Semiconductor, Hillsboro, OR, an RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that its wide portfolio of surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters for GPS-enabled products has made the company a leading supplier in the growing personal navigation device (PND) market. With an estimated 66% GPS SAW filter...

XCOM Wireless Inc. (XCOM), Signal Hill, CA, a developer of RF products, and Innovative Micro Technology (IMT), Santa Barbara, CA, a micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) foundry/contract manufacturer, announced that the two companies have reached a critical milestone in producing their RF MEMS Relay product. XCOM and IMT have implemented...