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Anritsu Co. introduces software enhancements to its MD8430A Signaling Tester that make it the first LTE network simulator to support Time Division Duplex LTE (TD-LTE) Carrier Aggregation (CA) test functionality. The MD8430A is the industry’s leading platform for device testing from development to certification and carrier acceptance.

ZigBee enabled device shipments will grow to almost 400 million units per annum in 2018 driven by adoption of the technology by service providers to enable sales of smart home services.

Optenni Ltd. announces a new link between ANSYS® HFSS™ and Optenni Lab™ for designing matching circuits for antennas and other RF components based on 3D models simulated using the HFSS electromagnetic field simulation software.

TRAK Microwave is pleased to announce the appointment of David Moorehouse as president and general manager effective July 15, 2013.  In his new role, Moorehouse will be leading the TRAK Microwave business, inclusive of the Lorch site in Salisbury, Maryland, and TRAK Microwave Ltd in Dundee, Scotland, as well as his home facility in Tampa, Florida.

Exelis has unveiled a system to allow continued communications in a heavily jammed battlefield environment. The small, lightweight Integrated Protection and Transmission System (iProTxS) can be quickly integrated with existing radios and electronic countermeasure (ECM) equipment on both mounted and dismounted platforms.

Precision Devices Inc. (PDI), a member of the Avrio Technology Group, will be publicly showing its flat pack Series XO clock oscillators for the first time at this year’s DSEI exhibition in London.

Hittite Microwave Corp., the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, has launched a new power amplifier which maintains excellent performance over its operating frequency range. The new amplifier, HMC6981LS6, is ideal for high linearity point-to-point and point-to-multi-point radios, SATCOM, military and space applications.

The International M2M Council (IMC) announced the election of its first slate of officers. The new association aims to bring together all segments of the global machine-to-machine (M2M) industry, including automotive telematics, transportation, remote asset management, healthcare, supply chain logistics, smart utilities and location-based services.

FIRST RF Corp. announced that it has been awarded 12 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contracts from the DoD 13.1 competition. The company earned ten Air Force and two Navy SBIR phase 1 projects.

Hughes Network Systems LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, announced a significant advancement in rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) SATCOM capabilities by successfully demonstrating data throughputs of up to 10 Mbps through rotor blades and over geostationary satellites to a remote HUB.