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While somewhat smaller than the MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the European Microwave Week or EuMW is the largest conference and exhibition in Europe exclusively dedicated to our industry. With its delegates in well-tailored suits, espresso served during coffee breaks and sit-down lunches, this is an event that has...

Microwave (MW) and radio frequency (RF) applications such as advanced radars, missiles, communication, electronic warfare and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) act as battlefield force multipliers and are thus the focus of research and technology (R&T) activities of many ministries of defence throughout the world. With the demand for new...

AWR Corp. , a leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced the release and immediate availability of a new process design kit (PDK) supporting the Cree Inc. high-power gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) foundry process. The new Cree/AWR PDK enables...

Wavestream Corp. announced it has received a $19 M purchase order from General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies for the company’s high power 50 W Ka-band solid-state amplifiers to support US Army and Marine Corps satellite communications systems. Product deliveries are scheduled starting in October 2010. “This order is the result...

Tektronix Inc. , a manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced the formation of Tektronix Service Solutions , offering customers single-source calibration and repair services for all makes and types of instruments spanning 130,000 different instruments from over 9,000 manufacturers. Companies seeking easier, more cost effective ways to meet their instrument maintenance...

Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract worth more than SEK4.5 billion for an airborne surveillance system. The order concerns delivery of the Saab 2000 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system, which comprises a Saab 2000 aircraft equipped with the advanced ERIEYE radar system. The contract...

Ceragon Networks Ltd. , a provider of high-capacity, 4G/LTE-Ready wireless backhaul networks, has announced that Globacom Nigeria will utilize the company’s advanced FibeAir IP-10 solution for backhauling voice and data services as part of its broadband access solutions portfolio for enterprise users. Globacom Nigeria, an African telecom operator, will...

Richardson Electronics Ltd. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its RF, Wireless and Power Division (RFPD) and certain other assets to Arrow Electronics Inc. for $210 M in cash. RFPD is a provider of engineered solutions and a distributor of electronic components to the RF and...

At the 7th Wireless Congress 2010: Systems & Applications , which will be held in Munich, Germany, on November 10 and 11, Rohde & Schwarz will present lectures on LTE-Advanced and WiMAX™. The Congress runs in parallel with electronica 2010 and aims to shed light on all technical aspects...

Aviat Networks Inc. has announced enhanced integrated Ethernet switching capabilities for its Eclipse Packet Node microwave transmission platform to address the rapid growth of mobile broadband data traffic. The enhanced platform was successfully tested by the European Advanced Networking Testing Center (EANTC) in August and subsequently demonstrated at the...