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Qorvo reported revenue and earnings above guidance for fiscal Q2 of 2018, reflecting volume from mobile phone ramps at Apple and Chinese manufacturers and strong demand from the defense, Wi-Fi and IoT markets. During the quarter, the company took “targeted actions” that reduced headcount by some 300 people.

5G promises to transform the art of the possible when it comes to robotics, particularly with the opportunity for robots to take advantage of the enormous compute power and storage available in the cloud, without being tethered by physical wires. This blog examines the vision of being able to accurately control future robots in near-real-time, from virtually anywhere in the world and the possibilities that opens up for so many applications including the medical sector with telesurgery, for example, building the factory of the future and delivering robots in the field – literally – for agricultural work.

The final programme for the November ARMMS RF & Microwave Society conference has been announced, with mmWave 5G technology at the fore.

DragonWave Inc. has been acquired by Transform-X, a privately held company with rights to several patented technologies that offer dramatic increases in bandwidth and efficiencies for existing wireless and wired networks.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced new additions to the RF Front-End (RFFE) portfolio that is designed to provide comprehensive support for devices operating in the 600 MHz spectrum.

ZTE Corporation announced its partnership with Wind Tre and Open Fiber to build Europe's first pre-commercial 5G network. The network will operate in Italy, using the 3.6 to 3.8 GHz spectrum.