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LG Electronics has produced its first LTE (Long Term Evolution) modem chip for 4G mobile handsets. Developed at the company’s Mobile Communications Technology Research laboratory in Anyang, South Korea, the device was said to have achieved wireless download speeds of 60 Mbps and upload speeds of 20 Mbps. The...

From the November 2008 issue of Microwave Journal. In 2008, the road to 4G has cleared a bit, with Ultra-mobile Broadband (UMB) left publicly by the roadside. However, the two remaining “4G” technologies, LTE and WiMAX, still present much speculation and confusion, InStat reported. Generally, “4G” technologies are considered...

Spurred by the continued interest in broadband technologies to deliver rich media experiences in the home and beyond, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will carry groundbreaking Long Term Evolution (LTE) work and expanding WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments into a projected expansion of broadband in 2009. The leading provider of...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. , a provider of microwave and RF design solutions and products, introduces a new integrated global positioning system (GPS) module, which is an integral part of the award-winning SYNC™. Using voice-recognition software, M/A-COM's integrated GPS technology and a Bluetooth mobile phone, SYNC now with Traffic,...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. , received an order for $282.0 M under its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with the US Army. This order is the largest single order in Comtech's history. Total orders received to date against the company's...

Astrium , Europe's largest space company, has won an order to supply five state-of-the-art Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (ASTIS) wideband satellite communications terminals to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), with the contract enabling additional options to be exercised over the next nine months. The ASTIS terminal is...

Saab has received two serial production orders for the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter, Dhruv. The combined value of these orders from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is approximately SEK 196 million. These two production orders follow initial orders for development and prototype deliveries...

The TDF Group has selected NEC Corp. as its supplier of DVB-T and DVB-H Broadcast Transmission equipment in France and the TDF Group's European affiliates. This new generation of NEC transmitters (either air-cooled or liquid-cooled, with power ranging from 30 W to 12 kW) will drive TDF's strategies of...

Spurred by the continued interest in broadband technologies to deliver rich media experiences in the home and beyond, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will carry groundbreaking Long Term Evolution (LTE) work and expanding WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments into a projected expansion of broadband in 2009. The leading provider of...

If changing the batteries in the remote control or smoke detector seems like a chore, imagine having to change hundreds of batteries in sensors scattered across a busy bridge. That's why Kansas State University (K-State) engineers are helping a semiconductor manufacturer implement its idea of an energy-harvesting radio. It...