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Qorvo^® announced that its 5 GHz front-end module (FEM) is enabling one of the industry’s fastest, most energy-efficient 802.11ax enterprise access points.

Targeting 5G, Fujitsu recently announced a prototype 28 GHz phased array antenna that provides four independent, steerable beams delivering 2.5 Gbps.

Paraphrasing Mark Twain, reports of the death of CATV technology are greatly exaggerated. According to Qorvo's Brent Dietz, projections at the recent Cable-Tec Expo 2018 are data rates from HFC networks will reach 30 to 60 Gbps.

Akoustis Technologies said it shipped AKF-1252 XBAW filters to a multi-billion dollar, tier 1, Wi-Fi OEM. Assuming the OEM’s successful evaluation, Akoustis expects a design win and production ramp to begin as early as the second quarter of calendar 2019.

The FCC’s meeting last week focused on space-related items, including approval of four satellite constellations proposed for broadband internet or IoT services, as well as officially allowing users in the U.S. to tap into signals from Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system.