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Alcatel-Lucent has announced the opening of an R&D center in Istanbul dedicated to the development of network technologies. Approved by Turkey’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, the center was also supported by the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT). The center will directly contribute to the enhancement...

The ZigBee® Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance® announced an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) for Smart Grid applications. The initial focus of the collaboration will be ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0, which is the next-generation energy management protocol for Smart Grid-enabled homes based on today’s successful...

A wide range of active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology military applications are coming into service for next-generation defense platforms, which will generate both engineering demand and new revenue streams for the global defense industry. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service will be providing an overview on...

UQ Communications Co. Ltd. of Japan has expanded its WiMAX service with the installation of base stations from the NEC Corp. The company revised its WiMAX base station installation plan for the 2009 fiscal year from 4,000 to more than 6,000 base stations by the end of March 2010....

SemiGen Inc. , a modern outsource for die packaging, hybrid assembly, and automated PCB manufacturing and test, announced the acquisition of Alternative Microwave Resources (AMR) of Amherst, NH. AMR is a privately held contract manufacturer specializing in hybrid assembly, engineering, and testing of RF and microwave modules up to...

TowerJazz , a specialty foundry leader, announced it has joined the IPL Alliance, an organization chartered with establishing an interoperable custom design ecosystem. The IPL Alliance, comprised of major EDA and foundry companies, has devised the first open standard for interoperable Process Design Kits (iPDK) for analog/mixed-signal designs. The...

PPC® announced that it has agreed in principle to acquire Evolution Broadband , a supplier of home distribution and subscriber drop systems for the North American cable and telecommunications market. PPC will leverage the sales and new product development strengths of both companies to deliver innovative solutions from both...

The programme for the next conference of the ARMMS RF & Microwave Society , to be held on 19 and 20 April at Milton Hill House, Oxfordshire, UK, has been announced. The ARMMS RF & Microwave Society is an independent professional society comprised of individuals with an interest in...

December 2009 saw the first commercial launch of LTE networks, with TeliaSonera the first service provider in the world to offer the service in Stockholm and Oslo. 2010 promises to see the commercial launch of several LTE networks, including large operators such as Verizon Wireless in the United States...