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Northrop Grumman’s UK-based Sperry Marine has been awarded a $4.3 M contract to retrofit new-generation navigation radars on more than 100 German Navy warships from ET Marine Systeme GmbH, prime contractor for the navigation-systems modernisation programme. Under the four-year contract, the ships’ existing navigation radars will be replaced by...

MTN Nigeria has selected Harris Corp. to provide microwave radios that will increase the capacity of the existing Y’hello Bahn high capacity GSM network backbone by 75 percent. Orders of $4.1 M have been received for MegaStar 155 PX microwave radios that will augment what is already the largest...

Members of the Great Lakes Chapter of Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Chicago Public Schools-Education to Careers (CPS-ETC) Program reaffirmed their success and commitment to a program that has brought hands-on knowledge of electronic manufacturing into the classrooms of Chicago students eager for real-world experience and education....

Members of the Great Lakes Chapter of Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Chicago Public Schools-Education to Careers (CPS-ETC) Program reaffirmed their success and commitment to a program that has brought hands-on knowledge of electronic manufacturing into the classrooms of Chicago students eager for real-world experience and education....

In early supply chain RFID deployments, the information flowing back to suppliers has been fragmented and limited. But the recent joint announcement by Target and Wal-Mart that they will share EPC data gathered from their RFID systems with 13 manufacturers who supply them with consumer packaged goods (CPG) marks...

Seemingly, not a day goes by and another governmental organization is announcing plans to build a wireless mesh network. The value of these networks is clear — communities can cost effectively provide high speed wireless voice and data communication services to their employees, residents and visitors. The challenges associated...

With the building of a new technology center for €35 M, Rohde & Schwarz is taking an important step forward towards further growth and innovation. During the opening ceremony of the 16,000 m 2 site in Munich the emphasis was on a loyalty to and investment in Germany, coupled...

RFI Global Services Ltd. , ever alert to the specialized testing requirements for the cellular, wireless, electronics and smart card markets worldwide, has announced a joint venture agreement with Radio Sky , a commercial enterprise with investment by the Chinese State Radio Monitoring Centre (SRMC). RFI is a majority...

As part of its drive to target developing technological markets, the IEE has announced plans to recruit staff and open offices in Bangalore and Delhi during 2006 and stage a number of major events in India during the year. The announcement follows on from an initiative taken earlier this...

Cascade Microtech , a provider of precise electrical measurements on small structures, is expanding its capabilities in the semiconductor failure analysis market. In August 2005, the company introduced the eVue digital imaging system, a major new tool for sub-micron probing to ease the problems of failure analysis on rapidly...