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Participating in the FCC's Connect America Fund, AT&T completed deploying the first wave of fixed wireless internet access using LTE to rural, underserved locations in Georgia. The service will provide download speeds of at least 10 Mbps.

Rohde & Schwarz is extending the functional range of its R&S SMW200A vector signal generator to include the DVB-S2 satellite standard and its extension DVB-S2X. The R&S SMW200A with the new option provides a simple solution for testing components, devices and satellites that support these standards. It is said to be the first single-device solution on the market to generate DVB-S2/DVB-S2X signals not only as IF signals below 6 GHz but also on transmission frequencies in the Ku-Band and other microwave bands up to 40 GHz.

Verizon Communications outbid AT&T to acquire Straight Path Communications, a $3.1 billion deal that will give Verizon 28 and 39 GHz spectrum for 5G services.

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) introduced two high performance SPDT reflective switches, covering 5 MHz to 10 GHz, in compact 2 x 2 mm packages.

NI announced the WLAN Test Toolkit 17.0 with support for Draft 1.1 of the IEEE 802.11ax standard. Combined with NI’s second-generation Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the WLAN Test Toolkit 17.0 supports 802.11ax waveform generation and analysis for characterization, validation and production test of products, such as RF front end components, wireless modules and user devices, that implement Draft 1.1 of the IEEE 802.11ax standard.

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an integrated power amplifier module from Qorvo.