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DragonWave Inc. , a supplier of high capacity, wireless native Ethernet backhaul solutions for mobile and access networks, announced that the South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority (SGRITA) has deployed DragonWave’s Horizon Compact radios in a state-of-the-art broadband network throughout Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller and Mitchell counties in South...

The Embedded World 2009 Exhibition and Conference that took place in Nürnberg, Germany from 3 to 5 March seemed relatively oblivious to the current economic turndown. At the time of writing official attendance figures were not available, but with 704 exhibitors representing a 4 per cent increase on 2008...

The aim of Defence and Communications Systems (DCS), an integrated business unit of the EADS Defence & Security Division, is to boost growth in Europe and the rest of the world. To achieve this, it has been decided that DCS, led by Hervé Guillou, will overhaul its organization to...

BFi OPTiLAS , a pan-European distributor with headquarters in Evry, France, has signed a distribution agreement with E-Band Communications Corp. , a developer of multi-gigabit capacity wireless communication systems based on 70/80 GHz millimeter-wave radio technology. BFi OPTiLAS will market E-Band Communications’ line of Gigabit Ethernet wireless products throughout...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced that it has fulfilled initial production orders from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support the F-35 Lightning II fire control radar system. The F-35, also referred to as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is being developed by...

The ZigBee Alliance and the RF4CE Consortium , founded by Panasonic Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp., have reached an agreement to deliver a standardized specification for radio frequency-based (RF) remote controls. RF remotes are faster, more reliable and provide more freedom to operate...

Employees of the Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. (ZRCC) in Ningbo, China will soon have more reliable, ubiquitous wireless coverage thanks to a new equipment contract with Andrew , the CommScope Inc. division. ZRCC will use Andrew’s advanced wireless solutions to improve and strengthen wireless signals, reduce signal...

Due to its recent agreement with Nokia , Qualcomm Inc. is likely to solidify its lead in the global market for mobile-handset baseband semiconductors, according to iSuppli Corp. Based on iSuppli’s preliminary estimate, Qualcomm in the fourth quarter accounted for 40.6 percent of worldwide revenue from shipments of mobile...

Nujira announced it has received a strategic investment of an undisclosed sum from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital of Japan. This investment follows the successful C round of funding that was closed by the UK company towards the end of 2008 and represents its first venture investment relationship with a Japanese...

Strategy Analytics’ latest GaAs report, “ RFMD , Skyworks and TriQuint Consolidate Market Leadership,” calculates that the overall gallium arsenide (GaAs) device market grew 9 percent year-on-year in 2008, with early estimates showing that RFMD, Skyworks and TriQuint further consolidated their leadership of the GaAs device industry, accounting for...