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Zamtel and NEC Corporation have agreed to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network to boost mobile coverage and capacity for citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia.

 Anritsu Co. announces a cost-effective end-to-end solution for testing devices and chipsets supporting enhanced Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Service (eMBMS) for LTE Broadcast that incorporates EXPWAY’s e-Cast™ Broadcast Multicast Service Center server with the Anritsu MD8430A signaling tester and Rapid Test Designer.  

 Isola Group S.à r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), announced that its European subsidiary, Isola GmbH, complies with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) specification for a cleaner class of base materials.  

 Crystek's CVCO55CC-1680-1680 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates at 1680 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5 to 4.5 V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -117 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and has excellent linearity. 

 Aeroflex Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. has announced at CTIA Super Mobility Week that the Aeroflex TM500 family of network test systems now supports the offload of live data calls between LTE and WLAN 802.11ac as well as 802.11a/b/g/n. 

 Harris Corp. has received an $88 million order to provide a country in the Middle East with Falcon III ® wideband tactical radios and accessories as part of an overall modernization effort. 

 Global driverless vehicle shipments will increase from 1.1 million in 2024 to more than 42 million in 2035, with an installed driverless vehicle base reaching 176 million according to ABI Research. 

 Southwest Microwave is pleased to announce the appointment of Holger Stuehrmann as Director of Sales, Microwave Products Division (MPD). Stuehrmann brings more than 30 years of customer-centric focus, new product development success and operational performance improvement experience to Southwest Microwave. In his new role Stuehrmann will assume management of MPD’s worldwide sales and business generation activities. 

 Lake Shore Cryotronics, a leading innovator in solutions for measurement over a wide range of temperature and magnetic field conditions, announced that it will be exhibiting solutions for high-frequency material characterization at the 39th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Sept. 14–19, in Tucson, Ariz. 

 Rice University wireless researchers have found a way to make the most of the unused UHF TV spectrum by serving up fat streams of data over wireless hotspots that could stretch for miles.