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TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. announces the release of its newest highly integrated RF module for GPS (global positioning satellite) navigation systems. The new front-end module combines filter and low noise amplifier (LNA) functions in the smallest package available today, enabling new wireless handset applications as well as mobile and automotive...

The 45th Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention took place October 19 - 23 in Reno, NV with the theme of "Driving EW Concepts into Operational Realities.” The weather was beautiful and the Old Crows descended upon the town for a full dose of EW training, sessions and exhibition....

Entropic Communications Inc. , a provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced that it is providing golden nodes to National Technical Systems (NTS) for certification testing of the Multimedia over Coax Alliance’s newest specification extension, MoCA 1.1. Entropic’s EN2210/EN1010 silicon received golden node certification by the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, NetworkFab , has been awarded a five-year, $45 M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III Contract with the US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center's Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate at Fort Monmouth, NJ. This contract is for...

Exalt Communications , an innovator of next generation wireless backhaul systems, announced that Sparkplug , a wireless broadband service provider, has selected Exalt to supply microwave radio systems to support the high speed backhaul requirements of Sparkplug's carrier-grade broadband wireless access network. Sparkplug offers business-class broadband services across six...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that it has received a $13.9 M subcontract from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. (LMSSC), Sunnyvale, CA, for the production of hardware components for the Test Missile Kit (TMK). The TMK is used in support of the Trident II D5 Missile flight-test Program. Myron Levy,...

Kuzey Kibris Turkcell (KKTCell), a subsidiary of Turkcell and the leading operator in northern Cyprus, has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier of a WCDMA/HSPA network. The move will enable the operator to offer high-speed mobile broadband, including mobile Internet, video calls and other advanced multimedia services to its...

Nujira has opened a Centre of Excellence for efficient RF transmitter design in cellular and broadcast applications based on its Coolteq™ modules. The centre, located near Bath, UK, is led by Simon Whittle, who has more than 25 years experience of base station and high performance transmitter development. He...

Newtec , an innovator in the satellite and communications industry, has announced that it has been selected by Gateway Communications , a provider of carrier and business network solutions in Africa, to provide an end to end IP trunking solution to increase the bandwidth efficiency of its intercontinental data...

Part I of this report last month focused on individual countries and their contributions and achievements related to the microwave industry. But the continent as a whole plays a key role in all sectors including industrial, biomedical, military, aerospace and emerging wireless technologies. Since there is such a broad...