Keithley Instruments has built a significant presence in Europe and understands the role European companies play in worldwide markets for RF and microwave devices, equipment and systems. Europe has been a leader in mobile communication technologies for well over two decades. The world’s first digital cellular technology, GSM, was developed here, and it has become the world standard because of its high quality of service and low cost. Mobile communications technology has continued to develop in Europe as wireless communication migrates from voice to data and higher data rates are required to provide more and new mobile services.
European Microwave Week plays an important role in the global communications industry and is a logical arena for Keithley to introduce its test instruments. The event is a key platform for sharing new innovative technologies and aids the development of the RF and microwave industry. It has developed over the years from a regional to a global event. New papers are presented that extol ideas, advance technology, and open new global markets and opportunities.
The new technically advanced products showcased on the exhibition floor also play a key role in the sharing of technology and advancement of innovation. In the future EuMW can progress by encouraging participation from developing countries to engage in dialogue and forge new technologies that will benefit industry as a whole.
Testimony to how highly Keithley holds the event is demonstrated by the fact that the company has chosen European Microwave Week 2007 for the major product launch of its advanced RF test instrument solutions for wireless LAN and mobile WiMAX. They are designed to fit the needs of product development and production test engineers working on the next-generation wireless standards for mobile communications. They are based on the same DSP-based software defined radio architecture as the 2810 and 2910 RF vector signal analyzer and generator introduced in 2006. Another bright star on show will be the new high-performance, precision 4x4 MIMO test systems — the System 2800 Multi-Input Signal Analyzer and the System 2900 Multi-Output Signal Generator. To find out more visit Stand 842.
For both Keithley and European Microwave Week the aim for the rest of 2007 and 2008 must be to accelerate the development and deployment of new technologies, to improve the competitiveness of the industry and to engage more global members with the RF and microwave community. EuMW plays an important role by fostering communications worldwide and Keithley’s role as a leading innovator of RF test instruments is to provide new test technologies that bring products to market faster while improving product quality and reducing cost.