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The launch date for the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system will be 20 October 2011. This will be the first of a series of Galileo satellite launches by Arianespace from Europe's Spaceport in French Guyana. The announcement follows a detailed review, under the chairmanship...

Cassidian has delivered the third phase of the Réseaux de Desserte Terre et Marine (RDTM) project as the military base in Toulon, France, enters operation. The objective of the RDTM project is to harmonise the voice systems currently in place at the French land army bases (MTGT system) and...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Europe's largest engineering body is calling on the UK government to ensure its procurement policies are used to maximum effect to drive innovation through the use of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). The call to action from the IET follows its...

In-Building Wireless (IBW) systems are showing solid adoption rates and, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, should register almost $10 B worth of deployments next year. Corporate campuses, airports and railway stations, and retail shopping centers (in that order) are the leading verticals where the need for...

The microwave backhaul equipment market is expected to surpass US$12 B by 2016, according to the second edition of Maravedis' "Wireless Backhaul Market from an All-IP Perspective" report. During 2010 the PtP microwave backhaul market reached $4.74 B, representing an 18.9 percent decrease year-over-year. During the next five years...

Recent financial reports from companies in the microelectronics portion of the compound semiconductor industry indicate continued sharp revenue growth. The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, "Compound Semiconductor Industry Review April 2011: Microelectronics," reports the latest revenue results for leading companies in the microelectronics segment...

INDUSTRY NEWS Skyworks Solutions Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc ., an analog semiconductor company focused on enabling energy-efficient devices for consumer electronics, computing and communications markets. This acquisition expands Skyworks' portfolio with highly complementary analog semiconductor products, including battery chargers, DC/DC converters, voltage...

Today's engineer faces a range of challenges, including inadequate nonlinear device models that contribute heavily to inaccurate large-signal high frequency simulation. Because of this, designers need to know if a model they are given is suitable for their application before they commit a design to manufacture. Unfortunately, the hurdle...

A third-order intercept point (IP3) measurement technique using a network analyzer is proposed in this work. Using network analyzers to measure IP3 is becoming a trend for modern measurement instruments. 1-3 Generally speaking, extra sources and controlling programs are needed to fulfill this measurement task. The novelty of the...

Radio frequency (RF) interference in a mobile handset has many causes. Closeness of band spectrum, less spatial isolation due to smaller phone size, transmit power and transmitter noise due to filter characteristics are some of the elements that lead to unintentional interference. Because GPS service and cellular carriers exist...