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In its latest coverage update on the cellular M2M module market, ABI Research forecasts that cellular M2M module shipments will exceed 400 million in 2021. This is an increase over previous forecasts, driven in part by operator announcements of accelerated rollouts of NB-IoT networks.

Effective October 28, 2016, MACOM sold the former Metelics Londonderry Point Contact Diode product line to Massachusetts Bay Technologies (MBT), located at 378 Page Street, Stoughton, Mass. This product line will be moved to MBT at the end of December 2016 and fully functional by the first week of January 2017.

Responding to MACOM’s repeated and strong public statements about its lawsuit against Infineon Technologies over rights to GaN on Si technology, Infineon publicly responded with its side of the case.

Indium Corp. has released a new solder research kit designed for soldering to gold plating using indium-based alloys. Gold is often used in electronics assembly because it resists oxidation and solders readily. This makes gold ideal for plating contact surfaces for switches and connectors. 

OneWeb Ltd., founded in 2012 with the goal of providing affordable internet access for everyone on the planet using a constellation of 720 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, announced it has secured $1.2 billion to fund satellite development and the construction of a high volume satellite production facility in Exploration Park, Fla.

ViaSat Inc. and Boeing completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the first two geostationary ViaSat-3 satellites, being designed to deliver more than 1 Tbps network capacity.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) electrical and computer engineering professor Alex Wyglinski has received an ORB Analytics award for his work, “A High-Speed Variable Rate PSK Satellite Modem.”

Skyworks has unveiled the SKYA21003, a new CMOS silicon-on insulator (SOI) single pole, double throw (SPDT) switch that is targeted for automotive LTE cellular and general purpose RF applications. This next-generation product is AEC-Q100 Grade 2 Qualified with guaranteed RF performance across extended temperature limits, making it an excellent design choice for LTE cellular telematics modems, remote keyless entry devices, infotainment systems, automated toll transponders, garage door openers, GPS/navigation platforms and other wireless control solutions. 

Cobham Antenna Systems has introduced two ultra-wideband gooseneck antennas.

Rohde & Schwarz has named Iowa State University Aerospace Engineering Department as the winner of its 2 minutes competition and recipient of the star prize of an R&S Scope Rider.