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Qorvo® continues to advance 802.11ax migration as customers implement its recently released portfolio of Wi-Fi front-end modules (FEMs).

Ampleon will showcase its LDMOS and GaN RF PA portfolio and high power RF solutions at EDI CON China 2017 in Shanghai.

AT&T will acquire Straight Path Communications to gain 28 and 39 GHz spectrum covering the entire U.S., including the top 40 markets.

Anritsu Company announces a Network Mode for its Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A, which is an instrument capable of supporting various WLAN protocol standards such as IEEE802.11ac/n/a/g/b. This makes the MT8862A the industry’s first solution capable of measuring the performance of an 802.11ac-capable WLAN device under test (DUT) in the actual operating state.

Cambridge Broadband Networks has launched a 31 GHz variant of its VectaStar point-to-multipoint solution to accelerate 5G backhaul and fixed wireless.

Molex introduced its new line of radio frequency products, BNC RF Connectors and Assemblies. Designed for leading 8K High-Speed, High Definition TV (HDTV), video equipment and camera manufacturers, the new innovation from Molex yields return loss performance that exceeds SMPTE 2082-1 standards, allowing for future bandwidth expansion without needing to change connector hardware.

Analog Devices (ADI) has acquired OneTree Microdevices, Inc., a fabless startup developing GaAs and GaN amplifiers for cable (CATV) and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure. The addition complements ADI's existing portfolio and enables ADI to supply the complete signal chain for cable infrastructure.

Pure-play foundry TowerJazz has announced a silicon photonic process (SiPho) developed for optical networking applications. The process includes several versions of single-mode silicon waveguides, high speed germanium photodetectors, p-n junction modulators and compatibility with edge and grating couplers.

MaxLinear Inc. announced a 64 GBd linear coherent transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for 400 and 600 Gbps dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) coherent systems. The MxL9162 exceeds the performance requirements of 64 GBd high bandwidth micro-intradyne coherent receiver designs for long-haul, metro and data center interconnect applications.

MACOM announced three surface-mount 64 GBd linear modulator drivers for 600G coherent optical networks. With differential inputs and single-ended outputs for use with InP and LiNbO₃ modulators, the drivers support 64 GBd and 64-QAM modulation.