Articles by MWJ Staff

While the cellphone industry has generally been unaffected by economic ups and downs, this recession may well be very different, reports In-Stat. The current economic slowdown is more widespread and deeper than ever experienced during the history of the cellphone, and has spread through Europe, Asia and North America,...

ABI Research’s optimistic forecasts for the penetration of high-powered RF integrated circuits into the mobile wireless base station market have been borne out by the latest market developments. According to research director Lance Wilson, “Compared to the discrete devices they can replace, high-power RFICs take up less circuit board...

While microwave and millimeter-wave high-power vacuum electron devices (VED) remain “below the radar” of many industry observers, the total available market (TAM) for this segment is nearly $1 B. Despite its size, and although these tubes (valves) remain essential elements in specialized military, scientific/medical and space communications applications, this...

As mobile network expansion moves ostensibly to emerging markets where solar energy levels are more favorable, solar power appears ready to play an important role in reducing the costs of cellular service delivery and ensuring a more reliable power supply. The OEMs’ drive toward reducing base station power consumption,...

Industry News EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Satamatics Global Ltd. , a global provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine or “M2M”) services, headquartered in Tewkesbury, UK. The acquisition complements the company’s existing Iridium- and Inmarsat-based tracking solutions. EMS expects the acquisition to...

Technical Overview This new technical overview explains the performance capabilities of the Agilent N9360A mobile station tester, which is a multi-format economy test platform with just enough go/no go test capabilities to meet the needs of the low cost mobile station test market. The free technical overview, “Agilent N9360A...

New Waves: Radar/Antennas Surface-mount Antenna The Mixtus A10194 has been added to the gigaNOVA® range of surface-mount antennas. It is a dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz SMD antenna that operates over the full 2.4 to 2.5 GHz and 4.9 to 5.9 GHz bands and is designed for use...

Radar System Analysis, Design and Simulation Eyung W. Kang Whether you are an experienced radar engineer striving to optimize system performance or a graduate student looking to gain a practical understanding of radar system design, this authoritative volume is a smart choice. The book helps you master critical system...

New MWJ Puzzler New this year in each issue is the MWJ Puzzler - a crossword puzzle to test your RF and microwave knowledge with words related to the editorial theme for the month. Test your knowledge of Antenna/Radar related words here >>