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Qualcomm looks set to be the leading patent holder in 4G wireless communications after recording 24 percent of ETSI declarations surrounding LTE, as well as 16 percent of the 26,000 patents that have potential relevance to 4G technologies generally, including WiMAX. Other notable players in the LTE field include...

Shipments of mobile WiMAX chipsets were predicted to reach four million by the end of 2009 according to the latest research by Maravedis, who in partnership with Reveal Wireless released its new report “WiMAX Wave2 Subscriber Station Chipset Vendors Competitive Analysis.” Maravedis and Reveal Wireless found that the WiMAX...

Industry News Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Agilent Technologies Inc. to sell substantially all of its RF product line to Agilent. Following the closing, it is anticipated that the majority of the...

Signal Analyzer Migration Brochure Agilent’s new technical brochure and website now address the transition details when upgrading from the PSA signal analyzer to the new PXA high-performance signal analyzer. The brochure also highlights the 12 top reasons why the PXA is the ideal and direct form, fit and functional...

Amplifiers are the heart of most transmitter designs and play a vital role in the development of high-performance, low cost and efficient designs. Inder Bahl is one of the industry’s most respected experts in microwave design and has authored or co-authored over 150 papers and 12 books. In his...

Crystek has introduced a new line of low-loss RF coaxial cable assemblies featuring rugged stainless-steel solder-clamp construction and attenuation of 0.36 dB/ft. at 18 GHz. The LL142 Series cable offers shielding effectiveness of greater than -110 dB with an operating temperature range of -55° to +85°C (extended range of...

Hittite Microwave Corp. , a supplier of complete MMIC-based solutions for communication and military markets, announces the release of a new GaAs PHEMT SPDT (Single Pole, Double Throw) MMIC T/R (Transmit/Receive) Switch that is ideal for automotive telematics, private mobile radio (PMR), cellular/3G, WiMAX/4G and test equipment applications from...

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened the radio spectrum from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, permitting the use of a new unlicensed radio transmission technology, the UWB system. UWB systems entail sharp sub-nanosecond pulses, and occupy a wide band with the only restriction being a limit on...

There is no doubt that the economy has affected the industry. Jobs have been lost, careers changed and the financial status of many has been severely affected. The one good thing I have learned from the “Recession 101 Class” is that recessions test us, but are never final; recessions...

Raytheon Co. announced it has received Foreign Military Sales contract awards totaling $1.1 B to fund new production of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. The awards include ground-system hardware through an initial contract valued at $965.6 M and an initial spares contract valued at $134.4...