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Saab and Sensis Corp. have entered into a cooperation agreement to promote, enhance and support Saab's GIRAFFE AMB family of radars in the United States. The agreement is initially focused on the systems for US defense applications. Sensis Corp., a provider of advanced radar detection solutions, will provide modifications...

Alcatel-Lucent has signed four Memorandums of Understanding with leading Portuguese government, scientific and academic institutions. Two MoUs are with the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia – the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), UMIC (Portuguese Knowledge Society Agency). With the first agreement the students of Portuguese universities...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. , a provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions, has been awarded a $5 M follow-on equipment order from one of the leading mobile operators in Mexico. The equipment will be used as part of a large-scale infrastructure expansion that includes capacity upgrades for an existing 2.5G...

Following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NXP Semiconductors and Thomson on 14 February this year, the two companies announced on 27 June that they have signed a definitive agreement on the transaction to combine their can tuner module operations in a joint venture. NXP will...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, to provide the Nilesat-201 broadcasting communication satellite and associated services and ground stations. As prime contractor, the company will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, test and in-orbit acceptance of the satellite. In addition, Thales...

Vincotech has been announced as a new name in the world of power and navigation electronics, but it holds a long and successful tradition. Originating from the former Electronic Modules division of Tyco Electronics, Vincotech is now a stand-alone company focussing on telematics applications, industrial drives and solar power...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Ciba have signed a medium to long-term cooperation agreement in the field of printed intelligence. The agreement accelerates both companies’ current research collaboration in printed organic electronics, established in early 2007, and expands it to new printable functionalities in high-volume packaging and...

Alcatel-Lucent has announced plans to conduct a trial of wireless broadband services using WiMAX Rev-e technology with True Corp., Thailand’s only fully integrated telecommunications provider and leader in convergence lifestyle. For the trial Alcatel-Lucent will provide True Corp. with a comprehensive WiMAX solution that operates on the 2.5 GHz...

e2v has been awarded a major contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of an analogue to digital converter for next-generation broadband satellite payloads. The contract covers the development of a high performance, low power, 10-bits 1.5 Gsps ADC that will meet the future needs of...

Cree Inc. announces the sample release of a 90 W, highly efficient GaN HEMT microwave transistor for general-purpose military and industrial applications such as electronic warfare, radar, tactical radios and EMC applications. This transistor provides superior performance over wide bandwidths compared to other technologies such as GaAs MESFET or...