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Tektronix Inc. , a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that Murray Associates, registered as Spybusters LLC, has selected a Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) with DPX™ live RF display technology to help the security consultancy identify wireless eavesdropping devices that may be located in clients’ facilities...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Finisar , a global leader in fiber optic solutions for high speed networks, has selected Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) software to support the development of its optics products designed for the telecom market. Agilent’s ADS software platform includes the Signal Integrity Design Suite...

Herley Industries Inc. announced the receipt of a contract for approximately $1.2 M from Hill Air Force Base to provide next-generation low noise assemblies (LNA) for the US and international Air Force F-16 APG-68 radar systems. As the receiver front end, the LNA receives incoming signals, then down converts...

Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc. (BVS) announced its plan to unveil an all-in-one WiMAX pre-deployment and testing kit solution for 700 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz networks at CTIA 2008. BVS announces the release and availability of a complete WiMAX pre-deployment testing solution that includes a stimulus transmitter, modular...

Namics Corp. and Diemat Inc. announced the completion of a merger agreement to combine each company‘s services and products to better serve the global electronics marketplace. The agreement provides new opportunities for customers to benefit from expanded capabilities, complimentary technologies and expanded product lines. Diemat, founded in 1988, will...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF semiconductor manufacturer and foundry services provider, and IQE Plc , a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor wafers to the global semiconductor industry, announced TriQuint has placed the largest commercial gallium nitride (GaN) wafer order in the history of IQE Plc. The wafers will support ongoing...

Tyco Electronics Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to pursue the divestiture of its Radio Frequency Components and Subsystem business. This business represented approximately $500 M of the Wireless Systems segment's total sales of $887 M in fiscal 2007. The remaining portion of the...

DragonWave Inc. , a global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, announced Horizon Duo, the latest addition to its Horizon portfolio of native Ethernet radios. Horizon Duo delivers industry-leading capacity of up to 1.6 Gbps per link and lowest-cost-per-bit performance for wireless carriers offering increasingly bandwidth-intensive WiMAX and 4G services....

The transmit/receive modules developed by EADS Defence & Security (DS) for the fire control radar of the Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) have passed their acceptance tests and are being put into serial production. Thus, EADS DS is the first European company to mass produce the new Active...

Alcatel-Lucent is partnering with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in South Africa to promote education and research in the field of telecommunication and signal processing. Under the agreement, the company will finance a Chair to the amount of €41,000 per year, who will supervise post-graduate students in telecommunication...