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Lightwave Catalog This catalog provides detailed product and application information on Agilent’s latest solutions for photonic testing of next-generation low cost optical devices and digital microwave solutions (BERTs, DCAs) for high speed devices. It covers photonic and transceiver measurement solutions that offer industry-leading performance for fastest time-to-market in next-generation...
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The Book End

RFID: A Guide to Radio Frequency Identification V. Daniel Hunt, Albert Puglia and Mike Puglia Wiley Interscience • 238 pages; $60 ISBN: 978-0-470-10764-5 Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is a wireless communication technology that enables users to uniquely identify tagged objects or people. This book provides a broad overview...
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Will Wi-Fi hot spots survive WiMax and 3G?

Faster mobile access will lead to more options
Mobile WiMAX promises to be fast, cheap and, if Sprint Nextel Corp. keeps its word, available nationwide by 2009. 3G service, while slower than mobile WiMAX, is already widely available. Both technologies are designed to cover wide areas. By contrast, public Wi-Fi hot spots require you to go to...
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Anritsu Joins NGMN Alliance

Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has granted membership to Anritsu Corp., making it the first test solutions vendor to become a member of this key industry alliance. The company’s technology experts will help the Alliance devise strategies for maximizing the availability and service quality of the new mobile...
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GSA Expands Leadership Council in Europe

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has renamed and expanded its leadership council for Europe. The new name is the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Leadership Council, which reflects the multiple countries within EMEA that are playing a more significant and growing role within the industry. The Council, which...
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Geensys is Embedded in New Munich Office

Geensys , a specialist provider of embedded development tools, value-added embedded engineering and consulting services and embedded software IP, has expanded into Germany with the opening of a new direct sales and support office in Munich. Formed recently from the merger of TNI-Software and Ayrton Technology and with well...
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AuctionPlanner Simplifies 700 MHz FCC Spectrum Bids

Bidders in the upcoming US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction of 700 MHz spectrum can arm themselves with a valuable advantage - the new 700 MHz AuctionPlanner product from Comsearch, an Andrew Corp. company. AuctionPlanner provides the critical information that spectrum bidders need to assess the incumbent environment both...
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