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AR’s Orange Book of Knowledge The third edition of AR’s “Orange Book of Knowledge” is now available. The book contains articles and application notes on a wide range of topics and applications, including “Custom Pulses Made Easy” to a reference guide for coaxial connectors and cables. Contact your local...
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July Update on the Federal Stimulus Package Broadband Initiative

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced details of a grant program to fund collection of state-level broadband data, as well as state-wide broadband mapping and planning, which will assis...

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced details of a grant program to fund collection of state-level broadband data, as well as state-wide broadband mapping and planning, which will assist NTIA in creating a national broadband map.

NTIA Announces Broadband Technology Opportunities>>


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ABI Research: new report on LTE Base Stations in 2011


ABI Research has recently reported that wireless operators will spend about $3.3 billion building LTE (Long Term Evolution) base stations in 2011, according to their most recent study of LTE. The report details that expenditure will have purchased some 142,000 base stations worldwide. LTE base station equipment spending is expected to rise sharply between 2011 and the end of 2012. Welcome news for the microwave component industry.

ABI Research report on LTE base stations>>


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Growing Market for Active Electronically-Scanned Arrays (AESA)

In January 2007 — around two-and-a-half years back — Engalco released the first industry and market report concerning AESAs. That first report clearly showed that these types of radars already had great operational significance whilst at the same time providing substantial and growing markets for the associated transmit-receive modules...
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Harris Awarded $736 M for Weather Satellite System

Harris Corp. has been awarded a 10-year, potential $736 M contract to provide a complete, end-to-end solution for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R GS) program. The Harris team will design, develop, deploy and operate the GOES-R ground...
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3G and 4G Product Expansion

Mobile phone operators are now looking beyond the handset to fuel further growth. They foresee a broad range of consumer electronics devices as vehicles for 3G and 4G wireless service access. The new Strategy Analytics Connected Home Device Strategies report, “Beyond the Handset—Wireless Consumer Electronics: US Market Forecast,” identifies...
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TriQuint and Win Tighten Grip on GaAs Foundry Market

The latest Strategy Analytics report, “Squeezing Out the Competition: TriQuint Semiconductor and Win Semiconductors Extend GaAs Foundry Leadership,” reports that TriQuint Semiconductor and Win Semiconductors continue to squeeze out the competition, increasing their collective share of the GaAs (gallium arsenide) foundry market from 67 percent in 2007 to 77...
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