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CommScope Inc. and Andrew Corp. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by their respective Boards of Directors, under which CommScope will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Andrew for $15.00 per share, at least 90 percent in cash, creating a global leader...

The WiMAX Forum® announced the first North America-based certification test lab during the opening address at the WiMAX Forum Member Conference in Madrid, Spain. Established and operated by the WiMAX Forum’s lead certification testing partner, AT4 wireless Inc., the lab will be located in Virginia and is due to...

Harris Stratex Networks Inc. has opened its international headquarters (IHQ) in Changi Business Park Central, Singapore. Heading up the new entity, Harris Stratex Networks (S) Pte. Ltd., is vice president and general manager, Asif Rahman. The headquarters begins operations with 12 employees, with plans to capitalize on the facility’s...

e2v , a designer and manufacturer of components and subsystems, has announced the renewal of its established agreement with Freescale Semiconductor to develop and supply extended reliability versions of its microprocessors. In addition, the two companies are exploring the expansion of their existing relationship to include Magnetoresistive Random Access...

Following the relocation of Vitelec Electronics Ltd. to Midwest Microwave International Ltd. at Chelmsford, UK, Emerson Connectivity Solutions has made a number of investments aimed at increasing the group's presence in the European RF connector and cable assembly market. The developments further enhance the newly merged company's capability, product...

In a deal valued at $1 M, Botswana Telecommunications Corp. (BTC), the national and international communications services provider, has selected Ceragon to provide a wireless solution enabling higher transmission capacity to its growing customer base. Ceragon’s FibeAir 1500P will be deployed to upgrade existing PDH links, in order to...

Ethertronics , a provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices, announced that its design center in Taipei, Taiwan, is fully operational. The company's Taiwanese presence will enable mobile device manufacturers to capitalize on Ethertronics' antenna expertise coupled with premier in-country design teams...

RFMW Ltd. announced the opening of a direct sales and distribution office in Israel. RFMW is a specialized distributor that uniquely provides customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF/microwave components as well as customer specific component engineering support. This direct sales office allows RFMW to quickly and effectively...

The LXI Consortium announced that 150 product developers, system integrators and university professors attended its General Meeting in Beijing, China, June 19-21, 2007. Consortium members from around the world made presentations to increase awareness of LXI in Chinese industry and to help system integrators and product developers better understand...

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) recently improved the range of a version of its BlueConnect hands-free system by simulating the antenna with Flomerics’ 3D electromagnetic simulation software. Based on the simulation results, JCI engineers modified the initial design. “We estimate that simulation saved us about two to three months of...