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Characterization of OTA performance is going to be a challenge as wireless communications move towards higher frequency ranges. ART-Fi decided to expand their precision engineering to tackle that challenge, together with their partner WavePro, by releasing a cutting-edge compact range that can be used to characterize the world’s latest technologies, up to 300 GHz.

Intelliconnect (Europe) Ltd., the UK-based specialist manufacturer of RF and waterproof connectors, announces the introduction of the new Taurus range of low cost high quality, industry standard coaxial connectors and adaptors available from stock in the UK and delivered on a 1-3 day lead time. Intelliconnect Taurus connectors are supplied with the same high level of quality control as Intelliconnect’s market leading Precision and Pisces ranges. Taurus connectors are available in widely used industry standard formats including BNC, SMA, SMB, MCX and N Type.

Huawei and Korean telecom operator LG U+ announced the completion of joint 5G tests, demonstrating cell peak rates of 31 Gbps and latency less than 0.5 ms.

Bringing together engineers working in RF/microwave with those working in high-speed digital, EDI CON USA offers an opportunity to learn from other disciplines and transfer techniques and methods between applications. The exhibit floor will include booths from industry-leading companies working in both of these areas, as well as feature the SI ZONE, a specialized demo area for signal integrity, power integrity and EMI/EMC products. 

SemiGen Inc., an ISO and ITAR registered RF/microwave assembly, automated PCB manufacturing and RF supply center, has added a series of new Schottky diodes to its expanding product offering.

Anritsu Co. expands its field test portfolio with the introduction of PIM Hunter,™ a passive intermodulation test probe that helps field technicians more quickly discover the precise location of external PIM sources at cell sites. Designed for use with Anritsu’s PIM Master,™ Spectrum Master™ and BTS Master™ handheld analyzers, the PIM Hunter test probe enables field professionals to use traditional interference hunting techniques to accurately locate external PIM sources for optimum wireless network performance.

Microsemi Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced significant enhancements to its Integrated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Master (IGM) software, expanding capabilities and key features in its new version 2 (v2). The company’s IGM product portfolio enables coverage and capacity at the very edge of mobile networks to serve mobile operators preparing for 5G through densification as well as enterprises seeking enhanced indoor capacity and coverage on LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks.

Millitech, a microwave brand of Smiths Interconnect, released new GaN power amplifiers with exceptional output power and power-added efficiency (PAE) at E-Band and W-Band. Offering up to 2.5 W output power and up to 20% PAE, typical gain is from 15 to 40 dB.

Keysight Technologies Inc. and CommSolid demonstrated the successful completion of a NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) connection with the Keysight E7515A UXM base station emulator and wireless test set during Vodafone’s Innovation Days 2016. Establishing a Cat-NB1 device link was the result of a collaboration between Keysight and CommSolid. The Keysight UXM is the world’s first wireless test set to demonstrate connectivity with an NB-IoT device that complies to the standards.

The II-VI EpiWorks Division of II‐VI Incorporated is breaking ground on a new production facility in Champaign, Illinois. The expansion, planned to complete by mid-2017, will enable a quadrupling of capacity over the next three years.