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ACCA Networks Co. Ltd. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. are partnering in a joint venture — ACCA Wireless Co. Ltd. — for the provision of broadband wireless services based on mobile WiMAX technology. As business partners, both companies will accelerate preparations to apply for the 2.5 GHz broadband wireless access...

Newtec has acquired 100 percent of the shares in the French company TurboConcept , a provider of IP Cores used in satellite and wireless communications. Based in Brest, the company specializes in the development of IP cores for the implementation of Forward Error Correction codes such as Turbo and...

Trackwise (UK) and Epitome Components (India) have joined forces to launch Trackwise Epitome India, a new joint venture established to provide volume manufacturing of specialist RF PCBs for wireless infrastructure equipment manufacturers and assemblers located in India. The new company brings together the high quality, high volume manufacturing expertise...

Andrew Corp. , a global leader in communications systems and products, has been chosen primary vendor of aluminum cable and related products for Leap Wireless International Inc. ’s expansion of its Cricket service network in the United States. Andrew will supply Leap Wireless with HELIAX® aluminum cable, accessories, Positive...

DragonWave Inc. , a supplier of next-generation wireless networks, and NextWave Broadband Inc. , a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc., a global supplier of advanced mobile broadband products, technologies and network solutions, announced the signing of a Strategic Network Solutions Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, NextWave will...

MU-DEL Electronics , Manassas, VA, for the second time in 12 years, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) five-year contract by the FAA to supply the FAA with its new generation of VHF and UHF receiver multicouplers. The basic contract is valued at $9.8 M with...

ANADIGICS Inc. , a provider of semiconductor solutions in the rapidly growing broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, has announced that it has acquired from Fairchild Semiconductor , for $2.3 M, the RF team, fixed assets, certain leases, software and licenses to intellectual property in connection with Fairchild’s exiting...

Jazz Semiconductor® , a leader in analog-intensive mixed-signal (AIMS) foundry solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies Inc., announced that it has collaborated on the design and production of the first 100 Gb/s (Gigabits/second) integrated circuits (IC) for service provider networks. Infinera Corp. utilized Jazz Semiconductor's 0.18-micron Silicon...

TriQuint Semiconductor , a manufacturer of wireless products, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Peak Devices Inc. , Boulder, CO, in a cash transaction introduced last month. Peak Devices is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company with a highly experienced RF team that focuses on RF discrete...

David Vye, Technical Editor, Microwave Journal: We had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Sherry Hess, vice-president of Marketing at AWR®. Ms. Hess recently joined AWR, bringing with her nearly 20 years of senior management, sales, marketing and international business development experience in the semiconductor and EDA industries. Prior...