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The US wireless industry has chosen Long Term Evolution (LTE) as one of the major pathways for delivering fourth-generation data services. LTE will make data-intensive applications such as high-quality video streaming and fast file transfers possible. However, migrating beyond 3G to LTE (as well as WiMAX) presents two formidable...

AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation has the distinction of having the only commercially available pulsed E-field probe that is approved by name in the new FORD-EMC-CS-2009 specification. The new specification, which addresses the pulse E-field probe method calibration for ALSE method bands 6 and 7, singles out AR Model PL7004 (800...

GSM subscriber growth, on an absolute basis, is slowly grinding to a halt. According to forecasts from ABI Research that growth is expected to flatline by mid-2011. “There is still some mileage in EDGE subscriptions (28 percent) and GSM voice-only subscriptions (8 percent), but otherwise GPRS subs are shrinking,”...

MtronPTI , a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of frequency control and filter products, announced the availability of clock oscillators for down-hole drilling and other harsh environment applications. These 5x7 surface-mount LCC oscillators provide reliable operation with stabilities of ±250 ppm over temperatures ranges of -40° to...

Aeroflex introduced the GPSG-1000, a portable GPS and Galileo positional simulator. The GPSG-1000 is lightweight, easy to use, configurable and inexpensive. It fills a gap in the market by providing a low-cost 12-channel test set that creates three-dimensional simulations for under $20,000. With the advent of GPS signal modernization,...

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) of the State of Qatar and EADS Defence & Security (DS) have opened a common TETRA competence centre in Doha, established under the leadership of the Minister of State for Interior Affairs, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The first of...

AirWalk Communications and Lime Microsystems have cooperated on the development of a high-performance, low-cost radio solution for AirWalk's EdgePoint™ PRO enterprise femtocell. Lime Microsystems' configurable broadband transceiver, the LMS6002, is a powerful integrated single chip transceiver system that provides flexibility when applied to the design of femtocell radio subsystems....

To aid long-term growth, NTT DOCOMO Inc. has announced that it will expand the role of DOCOMO China Co. Ltd. to strengthen delivery of high-quality solutions, services and support, and facilitate new growth in the fast-expanding Chinese mobile market. DOCOMO China, a wholly owned subsidiary based in Shanghai, will...

The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola Inc. , a leader in the development and deployment of mission critical communications solutions, has announced that over 1,800 police users in Oslo are now live on the Norwegian national public safety TETRA network, Nødnett, using TETRA digital radio solutions delivered by...

RFHIC Corp. , a manufacturer of gallium nitride and gallium arsenide active RF and microwave components and hybrid modules for telecom and broadcast markets, has introduced the RWS05020-10 power amplifier that generates 20 W and covers the 20 to 1,000 MHz frequency ranges. The RWS05020-10 is based on gallium...