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Lockheed Martin successfully conducted three flight tests of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets recently in three separate missions at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The tests objectives included demonstrating the GMLRS Unitary rocket in the point detonate, delay and proximity modes at short and long...

STMicroelectronics has been given a leadership role in a new European Integrated Project – Controlling Leakage Power in NanoCMOS SoCs (CLEAN). The three-year research project, co-funded by the European Commission, aims to extend battery life and reduce the power consumed by electronics by finding solutions to controlling leakage currents...

Aimed at expanding Infineon Technologies’ presence in Eastern Europe and aid the research into power semiconductors and chip-card security controllers, the company has opened its newest development centre in Bucharest, Romania. The activities in the facility are being managed by the regional company, Infineon Technologies Romania SRL. The initial...

Cellular operators in Western Europe should expect another challenging year in 2006, according to Western European Cellular User Forecasts, 2005–2010, the latest research report on the subject from the Strategy Analytics Wireless Network Strategies service. Competitive pressure saw average revenues weaken in 2005 with churn creeping up and the...

Denmark’s two leading companies within the country’s defence industry — Terma and Systematic — have concluded an agreement that will open up the prospects for export and enable the two companies to jointly bid for contracts which are expected from the Danish Army. With the Danish market as the...

The In Orbit Validation (IOV) phase is designed to test the new European satellite navigation system under real mission conditions. During this phase, EADS Astrium in Ottobrunn, Germany, will assume system leadership for the space segment and initially take overall responsibility for the construction of the first four of...

Over 1.3 billion radio frequency identification (RFID) tags were produced in 2005 and, by 2010, that figure will soar to 33 billion, reports In-Stat. However, production will vary widely by industry segment for several years. For example, RFID has been used in automotive keys since 1991, with 150 million...

On January 19, 2006, the 802.15.3a task group was officially disbanded after a stunning 94.7 percent vote in favor of the break-up. Ironically, this represents probably the only time there has been a consensus in the working group for at least two years. Although this outcome was in the...

With the recent announcement from the WiMAX Forum that some companies equipment has successfully passed the “first wave” of WiMAX certification for 802.16-2004, WiMAX is finally starting to get real. Aperto Networks’ PacketMAX 5000 base station, Redline Communications’ RedMAX AN-100U base station, SEQUANS Communications’ SQN base station solution and...

According to the latest Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices research, nearly two-thirds of available networked home devices are now integrated with, or upgradeable to, WiFi connectivity. The survey examined nearly 200 networked home devices from 74 manufacturers in the US, Europe and Japan, including leading consumer electronics brands such...