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Rohde and Schwarz is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO regarding technological development of 5G mobile communication, which will include experimental trials of test and measurement instruments from Rohde and Schwarz covering multiple aspects of 5G technologies.

QinetiQ has announced a major breakthrough in developing a robust navigation receiver which will utilize the new global navigation satellite system Galileo, and particularly the secured Public Regulated Service.

Linear Technology announces the LTC5549, a double-balanced mixer that can operate either as an up-converter or down-converter, with a very wide RF frequency range from 2 to 14 GHz. The LTC5549 offers exceptionally high linearity of 24.4 dBm IIP3 at 9 GHz.

NI (formerly AWR Corporation) announces a new NI AWR Design Environment™ white paper that describes how Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) system design software and LabVIEW can co-simulate, enabling system designers to better analyze, optimize, and verify complex RF systems inclusive of digital signal processing (DSP) blocks.

 Crystek Corp. has launched the CVPD-922, a new ultra-low phase noise LVPECL Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillator (VCXO) providing a -162 dBc/Hz noise floor.  Compact and powerful, the CVPD-922 provides the lowest phase noise for an LVPECL oscillator in the industry. Close-in phase noise has been reduced to -85 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz offset.  This overall ultra-low phase noise translates to a typical phase jitter of 85 femtoseconds (12 kHz to 20 MHz).

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) as an option for its standards-compliant MXE EMI receiver. Adding RTSA to an MXE enables test labs to observe and diagnose transient and wideband emissions during electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance and precompliance testing. 

NI, the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, released the Wireless Test System (WTS), a solution that dramatically lowers the cost of high-volume wireless manufacturing test. Although faced with the rising complexity of wireless test, companies can confidently reduce test costs and multiply throughput on the production floor with a system optimized for measurement speed and parallel test.

 Richardson Electronics, Ltd. announced a new global distribution agreement with Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE), a manufacturer of quality, high-performance capacitors used in demanding industrial applications. The agreement aligns with CDE’s efforts to advance capacitor technology for new applications, with Richardson Electronics’ global sales team supporting these new opportunities. 

Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, has released an extensive portfolio of in-stock cost effective coaxial packaged low noise RF amplifiers for the availability market. These low noise amplifiers boast outstanding performance that covers wide octave RF frequency bands from 9 KHz to 3 GHz and can be used across multiple markets for a wide variety of applications including electronic warfare, military communications, SATCOM, receivers, fiber optic communication systems, transportation systems, wireless base stations, patient monitoring systems, radio astronomy and university R&D labs. 

 Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corp., has been selected by EchoStar Corp. to provide commercial launch services for the EchoStar XIX communications satellite. The satellite is scheduled to launch in late 2016 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.