Manufacturing/Services

GSMA m-Health Innovation Centre in Manchester

The GSMA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manchester to establish an m-Health Innovation Centre in Manchester, which will act as a UK focus for m-Health activity. The goal of the Association’s m-Health initiative is to foster innovative mobile applications and services in healthcare that...
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DUEL Base Station IP to Improve LTE Uplink Experience

Cambridge Consultants has launched Dual-domain Uplink Equalizer for LTE (DUEL), a breakthrough technology that significantly improves LTE uplink performance when compared to MMSE, the “text-book” receiver design. DUEL, designed as an algorithmic and DSP extension to LTE base station receiver designs, requires no changes to handsets. LTE technology (Long...
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Nitronex and Modelithics Collaborate

Nitronex and Modelithics have announced a collaboration to create state-of-the-art nonlinear models for Nitronex’s high power gallium nitride (GaN) devices. Combining the Modelithics team’s 35+ years of modeling experience with Nitronex’s industry-leading GaN power devices will allow power amplifier designers to achieve best-in-class performance with faster time to market....
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GaAs Evolving to Stave Off Silicon Challenge

The GaAs industry is creating innovations designed to stave off the dual challenges of integration and low-cost silicon technologies. However, Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) and High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) processes will continue to underpin the commercial market for Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) devices, which will be worth $4 to...
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GSMA and IFC Support Renewable Energy Base Stations

The GSMA has announced that its Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme is working with the International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to support mobile operators in exploring the use of renewable energy base stations as a means of optimizing capital and...
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NEC and SFR Fashion Femtocell First in France

NEC Corp. , a leader in femtocell technology, has announced the deployment of its femtocell solution by leading French telecommunications carrier SFR, enabling the operator to become the first to launch femtocell services throughout France. NEC is providing SFR with an end to end femtocell solution that includes compact...
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Battlefield Simulation Gets Communications Reality Boost

From Kriegspiel to DARWARS, the goals of military simulation have remained constant – predict battle outcomes and build warfighter skills. Today’s advanced battlefield simulations deliver experiential realism in force positioning, troop movement, supply routing, enemy force detection and engagement, and damage calculation. For warfighters depending on next generation network-centric...
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