Gary Lerude, Microwave Journal Technical Editor

Releasing quarterly financial results, Apple reported strong demand for the new iPhone 7, exceeding manufacturing capacity. The company shipped 45.5 million iPhones during fiscal Q4, and company revenue was $46.9 billion. Apple's revenue guidance for the December quarter (fiscal Q1) is $76 billion to $78 billion.

Wolfspeed's revenue reached $50 million in fiscal Q1, and parent Cree projected that Infineon's acquisition will close by the end of 2016, despite a "second request" from the U.S. government to support its anti-trust review.

Nokia announced it has acquired Eta Devices, a U.S. start-up focused on improving the efficiency of power amplifiers used in cellular base stations, 802.11ac access points and handsets. Eta Devices was formed to commercialize asymmetric multilevel outphasing (AMO) technology.

Aircraft broadband connectivity provider Gogo is developing its next-generation ground-based network, which will provide 100 Mbps speeds to business and commercial aircraft flying in North America.

AT&T has developed a novel approach to achieving multi-Gbps wireless transmission and last mile delivery. Branded AirGig, the system uses surface wave propagation of millimeter wave signals along power lines.

Dr. James (Jim) Komiak will be presenting the keynote for the amplifier track at the EDI CON USA conference, taking place 20-22 September in Boston. We caught up with Jim to learn more about his background and perspective on the state of MMIC design.

China Mobile, the world's largest cellular operator, topped 837 million subscribers in June, 51 percent on a 4G network of 1.32 million base stations. Data traffic set a new record of 2.3 exabytes.

The FCC allocated approximately 11 GHz of spectrum above 24 GHz for wireless broadband operations — 7 GHz unlicensed and 3.85 GHz licensed. The FCC hopes to spur 5G development in the high frequency bands.

The 2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC) broke attendance records and attracted governments, leading CEOs, the cream of industry and visitors from around the globe. It was a hotspot for innovation and a springboard for new technologies that will impact people’s everyday lives worldwide, now and into the future.