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Looks like we are finally starting to see some significant equipment sales revenue on the WiMAX side. Sprint-Nextel was, of course, the biggest name in the list of potential WiMAX customers but its plans seem to be somewhat in doubt. But others are at least committed to WiMAX trials,...

Hong Kong will next year issue licenses for WiMAX and other high-speed wireless technologies. Marion Lai, director-general of telecommunications at regulator Ofta, said the government would auction spectrum in the 2.3-2.4GHz and the 2.5-2.69GHz bands by the fourth quarter. Operators are expected to launch services in 2009. “We are...

Tyco Electronics Corp. has introduced the QSL (Quick Stripline) RF connector series that targets Wi-Fi (802.11) and WiMAX (802.16) enabled products and applications. The coaxial cable displacement interface is said to be a cost-effective alternative to standard screw-machine connectors for most cable-to-cable and cable-to-PCB applications. The QSL connectors include...

The recent statement by Sprint and Clearwire announcing the end of their proposed WiMAX partnership may have sent shudders through planners hoping that WiMAX will facilitate machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in the future. But according to ABI Research, there’s no need to get nervous. In a recent press release, Philip...

NEC recently rolled out Lui, a new platform that it believes can replace the conventional integration of a home theater PC. Rather than depend solely on a media extender hub, the new concept relies on remotely controlling a home Lui Server and streaming music and videos directly from its...

Airspan Networks Inc., a leading provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband wireless access networks, and Proximetry Inc., the technology leader in real-time network and performance management solutions for wireless networks, announced that they are collaborating to enable performance-critical services over WiMAX for public safety and transportation users. The...

This is the end of the “Ask Harlan” program since I will be retiring at the end of the year. I have answered over 2000 questions since we started the web feature several years ago. It’s been a lot of fun for me and I hope it has been...

The emergence of sensor networks (acoustic, radar, lidar and video) on passenger automotive vehicles is indicative of the increasing complexity and sophistication of the electronic functionality of the world around us, as we apply technology to make our lives more convenient. In the same way that the simple cellular...

Northrop Grumman announced that its Guardian™ Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (C-MANPADS) currently installed on nine wide-body aircraft flying commercial revenue service has achieved 12,000 on-aircraft operational hours. “The program and system are a continuing success,” said Robert Del Boca, sector vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s...

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted two Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary Rocket Phase II Product Qualification tests at White Sands Missile Range, NM. These “GPS2 jamming” tests demonstrated both GMLRS rocket performance while in a GPS jamming environment at long range, as well as the functionality of the...