Carl Sheffres, Publisher, Microwave Journal

I’ve just returned from the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress, where more than 60,000 people gathered in Barcelona for this mega event focused on the latest developments in mobile communications. MWJ editors David Vye and Richard Mumford joined me as we met with many of the leading test & measurement, semiconductor and component providers serving this dynamic industry. Watch for Richard’s report on the show this week.

It is the month of December, and thoughts naturally turn to the holidays and time off with family and friends. It is also crunch time for 2012 budgeting and strategic planning for next year. At Microwave Journal, we have expanded our portfolio of advertising and marketing opportunities to help...

When last month's column was broadcast, I was on a plane to Beijing with an agenda focused on putting our plans for a Chinese edition of Microwave Journal into action. Well, I am happy to report that the plan is proceeding and we are preparing for the launch of...

Well, I am off to China this week to work out final details of the MWJ China edition of the magazine, which will debut in January. We expect to publish quarterly in 2012, with each issue delivered to 10,000 design engineers throughout China. The magazine will feature an assortment...

With the "Dog Days of Summer" upon us and the end of Summer in sight, it is time to turn our thoughts to back-to-school plans, for those of us with school age kids. For microwave professionals, there are numerous conferences on the Fall schedule for our educational benefit. At...

As we enter the "Dog Days of Summer," it's a busy time here at MWJ. While sensible folks are enjoying vacations on the beach or mountain retreats, we're working double-time to publish two issues in August. Along with the "Satellite and Radio Communications" issue for August, we'll be producing...

As the editors put the finishing touches on our May MTT-S IMS show issue, I would like to thank all of our advertisers for their support. You have allowed us to publish an exceptional issue with loads of editorial content, due to the high volume of ads. I think...

So my colleagues have been giving me a hard time about the promo piece that I created to describe this year's "added-value" opportunity for our May MTT-S show issue advertisers. I guess they think it's hokey, gimmicky, cheesy, ugly or even worse. They particularly don't like the graphic of...

I am a fan of the annual NCAA college basketball tournament, but that's not what I refer to. With March now upon us, the heat gets turned up on trade show activity. There are two pretty big ones this month, with Satellite taking place next week in Washington, DC...

Well, it's Groundhog Day, and I'm digging out from yet another New England snowstorm. Regardless of Punxsutawney Phil’s prognosis today, it's been a long winter and the end is not yet in sight. However, images of palm trees and sunshine are not too far away. In just over a...