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Ericsson Mobility Report provides insight into the future of 5G networks, including a forecast of 150 million 5G mobile subscriptions by 2021. South Korea, Japan, China and the U.S. are predicted to lead with the first, and fastest, 5G subscription uptake. 5G will connect new types of devices, enabling new use cases related to the Internet of Things (IoT); the transition will open up new industries and verticals to ICT transformation.

Anritsu Co. introduces two options for its MN4765B series of O/E calibration modules that help to create a highly accurate, flexible and cost-effective solution for the characterization of optoelectronic devices such as modulators, photoreceivers and integrated optical transceiver modules. With these new options, the MN4765B can be used with the MS4640B VectorStar® Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) family to perform optoelectronic measurements up to 70 GHz at both 1310 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths.

KRYTAR Inc., a leader in the design and production of ultra-broadband microwave components and test equipment announces the continued expansion of its growing line of microwave coaxial adapters with a new Within Series model offering application coverage over the frequency range of DC to 67 GHz.

ON Semiconductor Corp. and Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semiconductor to acquire Fairchild for $20.00 per share in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion. The acquisition creates a leader in the power semiconductor market with combined revenue of approximately $5 billion, diversified across multiple markets with a strategic focus on automotive, industrial and smartphone end markets.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a four-level pulsed amplitude modulation (PAM-4) capabilityfor the Keysight EEsof EDA Advanced Design System (ADS) Channel Simulator. The introduction of this capability further advances Keysight’s leadership position in IBIS-AMI SerDes channel simulation.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeter wave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FiBest Ltd. (FiBest), a Japan-based merchant market component supplier of optical sub assemblies, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $60 million, or 2.4 times trailing twelve months revenue.

Qorvo^® Inc., a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, announced seven new products to support growth in small cell base stations - four new power amplifiers and three new duplexers.

Custom MMIC, a leading developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has expanded its standard product portfolio with three new frequency multipliers/doublers. The multiplier family now covers output frequencies from 8 to 40 GHz, with both passive and active architectures. The active multipliers offer high output power for driving mixers directly, while their passive counterparts offer low phase noise with a lower output power.

At the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference the decision was made that the radio-frequency spectrum needed for the operation of short-range high-resolution automotive radar be allocated in the 79 GHz frequency band.

GigOptix Inc., a lead designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog, digital, and mixed signal components to enable high-speed information streaming over the telecom networks, datacom infrastructure, and consumer electronics links, today announced its new, highly integrated, low power dissipation, with a small form factor single and quad channel Limiting 28 Gbps Direct Modulated Laser (DML) driver chipset for 25 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet datacenter and cloud computing applications.