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Tampa Microwave , a provider of innovative microwave products for a variety of ground-based commercial and governmental satellite communications programs, announced that the company has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple awards contract from the US Department of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide satellite...

7 layers AG and TTPCom Communications plc have announced the sale of their joint venture – 7 layers UK – to SGS UK Ltd. The two companies have each owned 50 percent of the joint venture company since the laboratory was set up in Cambridge, UK, in 2001. TTP...

The new-generation military communications satellite Syracuse 3B, built by Alcatel Alenia Space as prime contractor for the French defense procurement agency DGA, has been successfully launched. The satellite joins the Syracuse 3A satellite, launched on October 13, 2005, to complete the Syracuse III system. This system provides permanent connections...

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Sirenza Microdevices Inc. , a designer and supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF) components for communications equipment manufacturers, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Micro Linear Corp. , headquartered in San Jose, CA. Under the terms of the agreement, 0.365 of a Sirenza share...

According to Sky Light Research, Alcatel led in market revenue for point-to-point microwave radio sales in North America for the first quarter of 2006 with 33 percent of revenue in the region. This development comes as the company's strong momentum in delivering mission critical microwave communications networks continues with...

Strategy Analytics , a global research and consulting company, released "Capitalizing on WiMAX: The Market for WiMAX Radio Chips," a report from its RF and Wireless Components Service. The report examines the growth of WiMAX and opportunities for WiMAX radio components. The report investigates the potential for WiMAX in...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a provider of solutions for emerging measurement needs, announced a new partnership agreement with TestMart Inc. , an operator and service provider for the IT, network maintenance, and test and measurement industries. The agreement authorizes TestMart to present a catalog of Keithley’s precision test and...

ITT Corp. announced that it has been awarded the Operations, Maintenance and Supply-Europe contract by the US Army 's Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center-West (ITEC4-W), based in Fort Huachuca, AZ. The contract has an 11-month base period and four one-year option periods with a total potential value...

PSI-TEC Corp. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSI-TEC Holdings Inc., announced that it has established a co-location agreement with a New Jersey-based micro-optics company. The agreement has allowed PSI-TEC scientists to establish a pre-production line in order to test and integrate its organic materials into waveguide devices and system...