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EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Satamatics Global Ltd. , a global provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine or “M2M”) services, headquartered in Tewkesbury, UK. The acquisition complements the company’s existing Iridium- and Inmarsat-based tracking solutions. EMS expects the acquisition to be accretive...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, announced, in conjunction with its fourth annual Analyst Day, that it has broadened its portfolio of 3G front ends for the open market with the release of two new WCDMA/HSDPA power amplifiers...

Arrowhead Global Solutions , the government services division of CapRock Communications, announced that it is launching the industry’s first managed network services based on commercial X-band satellites. The announcement is part of a strategic initiative to provide the next generation of advanced satellite communications services for the military and...

Motorola Inc. has deployed its first WiMAX trial network for Vietnam Datacommunications Co. (VDC), a member company of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group. The network allows VDC to test next-generation wireless broadband services in major cities of Vietnam and reinforces Motorola’s leadership in deploying commercial and trial networks...

Roke Manor Research Ltd. and Indra Sistemas S.A. have concluded agreements for the exclusive licensing to Indra of Roke's Vigilance™ technology for Wide Area Multilateration (WAM). The agreement gives Indra exclusive use of Roke's patents and know-how, for the manufacture, sales, support and further development of the Vigilance system...

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), a leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, introduced the ADF4602-1 transceiver for 3G femtocell base stations that support the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) wireless interface standard for home and office wireless infrastructure equipment. The highly integrated direct conversion transceiver incorporates frequency synthesizers,...

AWR , a leader in high frequency electronic design automation (EDA), introduced the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) library for its Visual System Simulator (VSS) system-level design software. The library is compliant with the ETSI EN 300 744 V1.5.1 (2004-06) specifications and supports both Digital Video Broadcast - Terrestrial (DVB-T)...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in emerging measurement solutions, announced ACS Basic Edition, characterization and curve tracer software for component test applications. The latest addition to Keithley's powerful Automated Characterization Suite (ACS) family, ACS Basic Edition integrates with the industry's broadest range of source-measure units, Keithley's SourceMeter® Instrument...

This article describes the design and implementation of L-band frequency synthesizer based Local Oscillator to down-convert the uplink signal in a Telecommand Satellite Digital Receiver. An Integer-N PLL scheme was implemented to achieve a compact and low power module. The Local Oscillator when tested with the Receiver successfully achieved...

More than ten years ago LDMOS transistors were introduced as a replacement of bipolar transistors for RF power applications [1,2]. Nowadays LDMOS technology is the leading RF power technology for base station applications, in particular for GSM-EDGE applications at 1 and 2 GHz, WCDMA applications at 2.2 GHz and...