RF & Microwave Industry News

500,000 beamsteered antennas to be deployed this year

Mobile Experts has released a new forecast for Active Antenna Systems (AAS), including new information about how beamsteering technology will be adopted in mobile networks. In Active Antenna Systems 2013, Mobile Experts calculates the cost per bit delivered to illustrate the cost/benefit ratio inherent in AAS technology, and applies guidance from more than 20 operators to understand situations where active antenna systems will be used.


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Hermetically Sealable Air-Cavity HTCC QFN Packages

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Barry Industries, an ISO9001:2008 certified, ITAR registered manufacturer of high quality thick film resistors, terminations, attenuators and high temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC) packaging introduces its line of hermetically sealable HTCC quad-flat-no-lead (QFN) packages with air cavity for high frequency applications. These QFN packages are available in six sizes from 3 to 8 mm with standard JEDEC MO-220 footprints.


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X-COM Systems Mobile Measurement Vehicle brings long-duration signal capture and analysis to customer sites

X-COM Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Bird Technologies, introduced its Mobile Measurement Vehicle (MMV), a fully-configured mobile platform that provides a diverse array of capabilities ranging from RF signal capture, storage, playback, and analysis, to spectrum monitoring, emitter direction-finding and geo-location, and on-site or mobile testing of commercial and military wireless communications, radar, and electronic warfare systems.


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