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A recently completed study by In-Stat/MDR finds that wireless data adoption is growing in the business environment - just not with the "hockey-stick" growth curve that continually has been projected. The high tech market research firm's study, which was based on more than 1500 surveys with IT decision makers...

With the absence of a currently available and standardized wireless technology that offers robust multimedia transport of multiple digital streams, Ultra-wideband (UWB) promises to be the technology that delivers the bandwidth and QoS that many consumer electronics companies have been looking for. In-Stat/MDR reports that, having seen the gap...

COMPONENTS Solid-state Switch The model SWN-218-2DT options 0518, HPR2W is a high power (2 W) absorptive SP2T switch, that works from 500 MHz to 18 GHz (10 MHz to 18 GHz optional). Insertion loss is 95 dB at 500 MHz and > 80 dB at 18 GHz. Amplitude is...

Within the framework of the @LIS programme, the European Commission has signed a €3.8 M contract with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for the promotion of cooperation between Europe and Latin America in the standardisation field. The main objectives being to achieve economies of scale and interoperability between...

INDUSTRY NEWS Crane Co. , parent company of Crane Aerospace and Electronics, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Signal Technology Corp. Under the terms of the merger agreement among Crane Co., STC Merger Co. and Signal Technology Corp., STC Merger Co., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of...

Industry leaders, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens have announced the creation of a new industry cooperation, the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), which aims to define a publicly available specification for the key internal interface of radio base stations. The initiative will enable base station manufacturers to...

Capabilities Brochure This capabilities brochure provides a company overview including its experience, background and foresight of where the company is headed in the near future. The brochure also highlights the core product offerings in the area of test solutions, specialized solutions and microelectronic solutions. Aeroflex Inc., Plainview, NY (516)...

Against stiff competition, it has been announced that Temex will supply its ultra stable crystal oscillator products to the German SAR-Lupe satellite reconnaissance project. The contract was awarded by the prime contractor to SAR-Lupe, OHB System AG, who sought tenders from well-known potential suppliers throughout Europe and the US,...

Filter Select+Plus The Filter Select+Plus program was designed to simplify the selection process for RF and microwave bandpass filters. Since filters are invariably a custom product and one size does not fit all, it was determined a tool was needed to help the user in choosing the filter best...

In what is a multi-million dollar framework agreement Lucent Technologies has been selected by OSP Polpager, the operator of the SFERIA network, for the expansion and upgrade of its existing wireless network in Warsaw and surrounding areas. This will enable the operator to offer enhanced voice and data services...