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Empower RF Systems is once again conducting live demonstrations of broadband, high power amplifiers with compelling performance, industry leading small size, and user interface/functionality that dares to challenge legacy products offered in the market. Next appearing at MTT-S IMS 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz, the company will be showcasing their 1 to 3 GHz, 1 kW HPA in a 5U chassis (17.5" x 8.75" x 22"). 

Dow-Key® Microwave Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer of electromechanical switches, will be showcasing its space qualified 411HQ switch at IEEE MTT-S 2015 Conference & Exhibition, in Phoenix, Ariz., May 17-22 at Booth 123.

Copper Mountain Technologies will unveil a new, high-performance vector network analyzer (VNA) series at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in booth 3424. The company will also demonstrate affordable, lab-grade instruments from each of its product lines during the symposium, which takes place May 17-22 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is pleased to announce the addition of the CMD219C4, a new GaN low-noise amplifier, to their standard product catalog.

East Coast Microwave and Maury Microwave announce an authorized distribution agreement to stock and supply Maury’s line of ColorConnect™ color-coded precision adapters, Test Essentials™ lab adapters, and the high-performance ruggedized Stability™ RF/microwave cable assemblies, designed specifically for phase-stable and amplitude-stable applications.

NI (formerly AWR Corp.), will showcase NI AWR software throughout the International Microwave Symposium 2015 (IMS2015) in a number of ways. A preview of V12 NI AWR Design Environment™ software, including new load-pull and antenna features, as well as ease of use, speed enhancements and third-party integration flows, will be on display inside NI booth #2431. IMS2015 runs from May 17-22 in Phoenix.

Anritsu Co. and EMITE announce that the Anritsu MT8820C radio communication tester has been successfully used in combination with the EMITE E500 reverberation chamber and Anite Propsim FS8 channel emulator to test LTE Carrier Aggregation, using 2x2 MIMO and more realistic isotropic Urban-Macro (UMA) fading profiles.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for Satellite broadband communications solutions, announcedthat its solid state Ku-Band transceiver system has successfully undergone the Indian Defence Environment Standard (JSS 5555). This is the first ground based solid state amplifier system which passed this standard in India. The equipment has also undergone successfully the tests as per MIL-STD- 461E requirement matrix specified for Indian Ground Airforce.

Finmeccanica – Selex ES has been awarded a multi-million Euro contract from Cobham Aviation Services in Australia to supply a number of Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance radars.

The Certification Center Svyaz-Certificate in Russia is now using the Rohde & Schwarz R&S CMW500 to certify ERA-GLONASS systems in line with the TR CU 018/2011 technical guideline.