NI, the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world's greatest engineering challenges, announced that its Board of Directors has elected Alex Davern, age 49, to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of National Instruments, effective January 1, 2017.
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Rohde & Schwarz has enhanced its proven test solution platforms to include advanced capabilities that are facilitating the research, development and standardization of 5G. The fifth generation of mobile radio will open up new frequency bands for commercial wireless communications in the microwave and millimeter wave ranges to increase date rates on a massive scale. 
Teledyne Relays introduces the CCT-49K/CT-49K, an internally terminated broadband 40 GHz, latching multi-throw, electromechanical coaxial switch designed to switch a microwave signal from a common input to any of 3, 4, 5 or 6 outputs. 
Modelithics Inc. announces the latest version of The Modelithics® COMPLETE Library, version 16.2, for use with the Keysight EEsof EDA Genesys RF simulation and synthesis software. 
Ericsson is commercializing the world's first 5G NR radio for massive MIMO, with the first deployments coming in 2017. Together with the Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins announced in June and Ericsson's already commercially available Radio System Baseband 5216, which currently powers Ericsson's award-winning Radio Test Bed, Ericsson is first to deliver all components of a 5G access network.