Articles by Dan Massé, Associate Technical Editor

Exploring changes in the handset and cellular device power amplifier (PA) market brought about by the economic slowdown and contraction in cellphone shipments, Strategy Analytics released, "Skyworks Maintains Power Amp Share Lead," from the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service. This report analyzes the effect these...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components service report, "LTE Device & Band Scenarios," predicts that mobile devices with low-band (700 to 850 MHz) LTE capabilities will make up the largest segment of the LTE device market through 2014. This research, based on regional spectrum allocations and the plans...

After four quarters of decline, the global mobile handset market began showing signs of life starting in 4Q 2009. ABI Research expects the trend to continue through the next five years. According to Industry Analyst Celia Bo, "Due to the resurgence of the mobile handset market, the total revenue...

Wireless modem devices come in a variety of form factors including USB modems, PC cards, embedded modules, and wireless routers. Among the external devices, USB modems have become the most popular products – so popular that ABI Research forecasts shipments of nearly 81 million this year. Today, the majority...

The next generation of military tactical radios will serve as nodes and hubs in mobile ad hoc networks. These networks will connect ground, naval, airborne and satellite assets into an interactive mesh of battlefield information and decision-making. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service report, "Electronic Component Demand...

Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully completed a key requirements review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite series under the US Air Force's next generation GPS III Space Segment program. GPS III will improve position, navigation and timing services and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding superior...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has helped the US Air Force improve the mission availability of its fleet of B-2 stealth bombers by successfully completing the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP). SDD includes the design, development, test and installation of the new radar...

EMITE Ing (Murcia, Spain) presented at both CTIA RCSG and 3GPP RAN#4 standardization committees the Sample Selection technique for the MIMO Analyzer. The novel technique allows standardized MIMO channel fading measurements using mode-stirred chambers for the first time. Successful emulation of standardized IEEE 802.11n models and measured throughputs were...

According to a recently released industry and market report from Engalco—MMICs2—which analyzes the compound semiconductor MMICs market to 2015, GaAs MMICs will remain important, while GaN and SiGe MMICs will progressively invade these markets. Although the overall worldwide total markets are forecasted to reach $6.26 B in 2015, this...

BridgeWave Communications, a supplier of gigabit wireless solutions for 4G network backhaul, and Provigent, a provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for the broadband wireless transmission market, announced a strategic partnership enabling BridgeWave to extend its market leading millimeter-wave solutions to the edge of 4G networks. Provigent will collaborate with...