Articles by Dan Massé, Associate Technical Editor

Worldwide Digital Set-top Box Market to Hit 226 Million Shipments in 2015

The worldwide market for digital set-top boxes—including hard-to-track free-to-air satellite (DBS) boxes—will grow from 205 million in 2010 to 226 million in 2015. Shipments in North America and Western Europe are falling following largely successful digital transitions, while Asia-Pacific, Latin-America and Eastern Europe all see significant growth. Set-top boxes...
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Harris Corp. Receives $21 M in Orders from US Marine Corps for Falcon III AN/PRC-117 G

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has received orders from the US Marine Corps totaling $21 M for additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios, vehicular amplifier adapters and other accessories. The Marine Corps will acquire the systems as part of its accelerating transition to high-speed,...
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Microwave the Favored Backhaul Solution for Western Europe and Much of Asia-Pac

Capital expenditure on mobile backhaul varies greatly by region and by technology. While most countries face similar current or future struggles to reduce network congestion, the solutions being adopted differ according to existing infrastructure, network generations, and government mandates and incentives. One major division is whether to use optic...
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Almost 13 Million Fixed Wireless Terminals and Cellular Routers Will Ship in 2015

In 2015, shipments of fixed wireless terminals (FWT) and cellular routers will total nearly 13 million, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research. The research includes market analysis for industrial terminals, business gateways, telephony adaptors—all relatively mature markets showing stable modest growth—and the newest market segment, mobile broadband...
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