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EADS Defence and Communications Systems has officially handed over the first Surface-to-Air Missile Operations Centre (SAMOC) to the Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB). With this delivery, the company is equipping the FlaRak Geschwader 2 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, SAM Wing 2 based with the German Air Force at Bad...

As a further step in the execution of its growth strategy in China, Royal Philips Electronics has announced the opening of the ULC Design Center in Shanghai. This new global Research and Development center will focus on enabling handset manufacturers to develop ultra low cost (ULC) phones with Nexperia...

Measurement and control of gain and reflected power in wireless transmitters are critical auxiliary functions that are often overlooked. The power reflected back from an antenna is specified using either the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) or the reflection coefficient (also referred to as return loss). Poor VSWR can...

The IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, generally referred to as WiMAX, specifies air interfaces for broadband wireless access (BWA) systems. The standard is expected to energize the BWA industry and create opportunities to deploy systems in applications that were previously cost-prohibitive. WiMAX enables multiple services in a wireless metropolitan area network...

Wireless Technologies – Viewpoints from Two Markets and Two Continents Harlan Howe Jr. and Richard Mumford Bob Wallace Microwave Journal and Telecommunications Norwood, MA ( Please click here to view this article in pdf format ) The editors of Microwave Journal and the Americas and International issues of Telecommunications...

EMS Technologies Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of the assets and operating liabilities of its Space & Technology/Montreal division to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), Vancouver, BC, Canada. The parties are seeking to close the transaction during 2005, subject to the...

Saab and TietoEnator will form a joint venture company called TietoSaab Systems Oy, with the intention of becoming a major supplier in defense and civil security solutions in Finland. Additionally, Saab will get access to long-term IT support from TietoEnator. The joint venture will launch operations on 1 January...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has been awarded a $19.73 M contract by the US Air Force to provide Agilent microwave measuring receivers to the Air Force Metrology and Calibration Lab (AFMETCAL). Agilent also has received a $2.3 M contract to deliver low noise signal generators to the lab....

Sage Laboratories Inc. recently celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hudson, NH. The 55,000 square foot facility was completely renovated to accommodate the RF/microwave production flow of Sage products. From standard catalog components to highly sophisticated integrated subsystem and multi-function assemblies, products follow an efficient...

On 2 November, Hans Huis in 't Veld , chairman of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) board of management, and Nicolai Platé , vice-chairman of the Russian Academy of Sciences, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Russian president Vladimir Putin, during his...