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Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for the latest mXTEND™ SMT multiband antenna from Fractus, S.A. The Fractus mXTEND antenna boosters leverage Fractus’ Virtual Antenna™ technology to reduce design cycle times by replacing time-consuming, high-NRE custom antenna solutions with miniature, standard, off-the-shelf components.

Anritsu revolutionizes the test market with the introduction of the Spectrum Master™ MS2760A family, the world’s first ultraportable, mmWave spectrum analyzers that verify high-frequency designs, including those used in 5G and E-Band applications. 

Nokia will introduce its 4.9G technologies by the end of 2017, allowing operators to dramatically enhance their network performance and manage the significantly higher infrastructure demands on the path to 5G. A 4.9G massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna will also increase cell capacity by up to five times, while a new 4.5G Pro AirScale Micro Remote Radio Head (RRH) will allow operators to take advantage of unlicensed spectrum to enable Gigabit speeds.

Integrated Device Technology will acquire GigPeak for $3.08 per share or approximately $250 million in cash. The purchase price is approximately 22 percent higher than the closing price of GigPeak shares on February 10. The deal is expected to close during the second calendar quarter of 2017.

RFuW Engineering Ltd., an industry leading supplier of high power, SMT RF limiters and switches, announces the release of the MSW2T-2735-196/-197 Ultra High Power (+60 dBm) S-Band switches and the RFLM-262322HC-151 Ultra High Power (+57 dBm) S-Band limiter (+57 dBm).

Gowanda Components Group is pleased to announce that its capabilities for the design and manufacture of RF and microwave filters are expanding in connection with the acquisition of Microwave Circuits from AMTI in Lynchburg, Va.

Huber+Suhner will deliver complete connectivity solutions for 140 TGV trains of SNCF and thus support the world’s first broadband Wi-Fi on trains with speeds of up to 300 km/h.

Narda’s SignalShark Real Time Handheld Analyzer is designed to enable new capabilities for measurements in the high frequency spectrum for applications including mobile networks, IoT, M2M and C2C communications

Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing has signed an agreement with Samsung that grants preferential RF access and support to current and upcoming Samsung devices.

The University of Bristol has been awarded a £4.3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to lead a new project to develop GaN-on-Diamond microwave technology.