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NI Releases Test Software for the Latest IEEE 802.11ax Draft Standard

Test Software: WLAN Test Toolkit 17.0

April 26, 2017

NI announced the WLAN Test Toolkit 17.0 with support for Draft 1.1 of the IEEE 802.11ax standard. Combined with NI’s second-generation Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the WLAN Test Toolkit 17.0 supports 802.11ax waveform generation and analysis for characterization, validation and production test of products, such as RF front end components, wireless modules and user devices, that implement Draft 1.1 of the IEEE 802.11ax standard.

RFMW’s Integrated Power Module Boosts 5 GHz Wi-Fi

Integrated Power Amplifier: RFPA5562

April 20, 2017

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an integrated power amplifier module from Qorvo.

In $1B Agreement, Corning to Supply Fiber-Optic Cable for Verizon's Network

April 19, 2017

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Verizon Communications Inc. announced a three-year minimum purchase agreement with Corning Inc. to provide fiber optic cable and associated hardware to ensure critical coverage and capacity for Verizon’s nationwide wireless broadband network.

Anokiwave Introduces World’s First Commercially Available 5G Phased Array Active Antenna

April 18, 2017

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Anokiwave, Inc. announced the introduction of the first in a family of Phased Array Antenna Innovator’s Kits, the AWMF-0129, driven by the Anokiwave AWMF-0108 28 GHz 5G Quad Core IC with embedded functions for remote telemetry and low-latency steering^TM.

IDT and Epson Provide Low Phase Noise Timing for Telecom and Data Centers

April 17, 2017

IDT and Seiko Epson

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Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) and Seiko Epson Corporation (Epson) have collaborated on a low phase noise timing solution for telecommunications and data center applications. IDT's new 8V19N474 jitter attenuator and frequency synthesizer, coupled with Epson's VG-4513 high performance voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO), provide best-in-class phase noise performance for demanding applications such as 40/100/400 Gbps Ethernet timing. For wired communications, the IDT-Epson solution meets physical layer specifications for phase noise, bit error rate and signal-to-noise ratio without external filtering.

Anritsu, EMITE Announce First Signaling OTA Test System to Support 802.11ac

April 13, 2017

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Anritsu and EMITE are proud to announce that the new Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A, an integrated one‐box test set specifically for testing IEEE802.11 WLAN devices, has been successfully used in combination to the EMITE E500 Reverberation Chamber to test OTA figures of merit for IEEE802.11ac/n/a/g/b devices.

Pasternack Releases New Low Phase Noise Amplifiers from 1.5 to 18 GHz

Line of Low Phase Noise Amplifiers

April 13, 2017

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Pasternack has released a new line of low phase noise amplifiers that incorporate GaAs HBT MMIC semiconductor technology to deliver ultra-low phase noise performance over a wide dynamic range.