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Boeing announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on aircraft, providing increased bandwidth for networking in flight. This third-generation antenna system gives commercial and military aircraft operators worldwide the ability to offer...

NEC Corp. has added the iPASOLINK 400 to its iPASOLINK Series, the converged flexible platform designed to meet the capacity, topology and intelligence requirements for the transformation of both fixed and mobile backhaul networks to the next generation, including 4G LTE. “The NEC iPASOLINK 400 enables operators to adopt...

Raytheon Co. plans to open a Public Safety Regional Technology Center in Los Angeles County this summer and is in the final stages of selecting a specific location with about 25,000 square feet of space. The Raytheon Public Safety RTC will serve as the focus of the company's civil...

Norsat International Inc. , a provider of broadband communications solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the shares of Sinclair Technologies Holdings Inc. , a provider of antenna and RF conditioning products, based in Aurora, Ontario. Norsat will pay US$19.25 M, subject to...

Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications (WRI) and NEC Corp. have announced an agreement to collaborate in the development, manufacturing, sales and field support of 3GPP compliant LTE wireless access systems, including wireless base stations (eNodeB), Operation and Maintenance Sub-systems and Self Organizing Networks (SON). The jointly developed...

Microwave Vision Group is a leading global manufacturer of test systems and antenna measurement in the fields of Radio Communications, Automotive, Defense and Aerospace. With the acquisition of US-based ORBIT/FR, Inc. in May 2008, the Group was able to develop an innovative market offer. It combines precision electronic scanners...

Hittite Microwave Corp. announced it has acquired Arctic Silicon Devices , a developer of advanced mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) technology, located in Trondheim, Norway. The acquisition price was approximately $12.0 M in cash and equity. The acquisition provides Hittite with new IC design and integration capability and a state-of-the-art...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nera Networks AS (NAS), headquartered in Bergen, Norway from Eltek ASA. The consideration for the acquisition is approximately $48.5 M on a cash-free/debt free basis. Both companies' assets and core competencies will...

Crane Aerospace & Electronics , Crane Electronics Inc., Microelectronics Solutions, a segment of Crane Co., signed another five-year contract with Cochlear Ltd. Faina Zaslavsky, Director, Microelectronics Solutions, said, “We are proud of our long standing relationship with Cochlear that started over 15 years ago. This relationship has spanned several...