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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have announced the creation of a partnership in the burgeoning field of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and the instigation of a new Joint Task Force for ITS Communications. The involvement of international standards bodies is seen as...

The Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance has joined 3GPP as a Market Representation Partner. With its high level representation from the world’s leading operators and manufacturers, NGMN will support 3GPP to ensure that mobile broadband services continue to meet the expectations of end users. The Partnership Agreement was...

Even while the handset portion of the compound semiconductor market remains the largest revenue producer, Strategy Analytics sees that leading device suppliers are diversifying their portfolios by developing additional products for infrastructure, broadband and military applications. The recently published Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service viewpoint, “Compound...

Around the world, operators are starting to move out of 4G trials and switching to commercial services. With 4G, there will not be the generous allocation of spectrum to which the 3G licensees were lucky enough to have access. The re-farming of spectrum and its reallocation from alternative applications...

Total handsets sold to end-users globally will reach 1.46 billion in 2011, while smartphone sales will account for 27 percent of total handset sell-through. Driven by demand for inexpensive Android models, this figure will almost double to 53 percent in 2015, according to Pyramid Research’s quarterly smartphone forecast. Offered...

In 2011, the world’s annual data traffic volume will total almost 8,000 petabytes. That will grow at a CAGR of 50 percent over the following years, exceeding 60,000 petabytes in 2016 – over seven times more than in 2011. The year-on-year growth will be the fastest in 2012 (58...

Industry News May was another big month for mergers and acquisitions in the microwave industry. Just as the Journal was about to go to press with our June issue, Skyworks Solutions , the subject of this month’s cover feature, announced that it would be acquiring SiGe Semiconductor . The...

At IMS 2011, Scintera (Booth 402) will demonstrate its latest linearization solution in a complete 5 W amplifier lineup. Scintera now has its 2nd generation power amplifier linearization solutions -- the SC1869 and SC1889 available. Based on broadly deployed and field-proven technology, the SC1869 and SC1889 expand Scintera’s power amplifier...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (Booth 1402) will be spotlighting new voltage controlled attenuators (VCA), the RFSA2013 and RFSA2023 at IMS 2011. The new VCA components, which operate from 5 V and 3 V supplies, respectively, cover a wideband frequency range of 50 to 4000MHz and satisfy a wide range...

At IMS 2011 in Baltimore, Microwave Development Labs (MDL) will be exhibiting a pair of new WR90 waveguide rotary joints in “U” and “F” configurations. MDL’s booth at the show is 2519. In the F-type rotary joint, one inline arm is fixed to the housing and the other arm...