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According to a new market data forecasts from ABI Research, it will take more than 5 years for 5G to reach 100 million subscriber mark—2 years longer than 4G. 4G subscriber growth was much faster than with previous generations, fueled by the capabilities of increasingly powerful smartphones and the availability of 4G devices. 5G subscriber growth will likely be a bit more muted at first due to the increased complexity of 5G cells and networks, but will pick up in 2023.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that Frost & Sullivan has recognized Keysight with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in Instrumentation Software for excellence in capturing the highest market revenue within its industry.

TMD Technologies Ltd. (TMD), a manufacturing SME in the defence industry, has extended its range of microwave power modules (MPMs) with the introduction of the new PTXM series.

Mercury Systems, Inc., a leading high-tech commercial provider of more affordable secure and sensor processing subsystems powering today’s critical defense and intelligence applications, announced it had received a $2.6 million purchase order relating to a sensor processing application for fighter aircraft.

DS Instruments introduces the SG6000L, a small, compact but full featured RF signal generator that covers the 25 MHz to 6 GHz band. An optional doubler extends coverage to 12 GHz.

Anite, a global leader in wireless network testing technology, announced that it has closed a deal with a North American tier 1 operator for LTE and VoLTE testing. This includes Nemo Outdoor for drive testing, Nemo Handy for in-building measurements and Nemo Walker Air for indoor benchmarking.

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has recently commenced sample shipment of “TPM-2606P2” all-in-one Radio Frequency (RF) modules for Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station for small cells. These modules are expected to dramatically shorten LTE base station development and production periods.

Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new RF single-pole four-throw switch from Peregrine Semiconductor Corp.

Alvarion Technologies, a global provider of wireless solutions including Wi-Fi, Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi-Point, announced their BreezeULTRA P6000 was awarded certification by the internationally recognized MiCOM Labs for Japan’s Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio equipment.

Remtec Inc., a leading manufacturer of substrates and packages using PCTF® (plated copper on thick and thin film) metallization, has applied its time-proven leadless ceramic SMT substrate technology to the development of a new line of standard SMT leadless packages for electro optical circuits matching standard TO-type window lids.