Articles by Richard Mumford

NATO forces in Afghanistan will soon benefit from enhanced communications following a contract award to Cogent Defence and Security Networks, the UK operating company of EADS Defence and Communications Systems Group. Under the contract the company will install a secure, trunked Tetrapol ISAF Command Network to provide command communications...

UK-based radio and satellite communications systems specialist, TRL Technology Ltd., has supplied its turnkey Asset Tracking solution to the Royal Navy’s Maritime Warfare Centre, as part of an important trial initiative for blue force tracking. This builds on the company’s recent contract win to supply its advanced militarised asset...

Dana Corp. (DCN) is deploying what it claims to be a ‘revolutionary’, proprietary technology that harnesses highly efficient microwave energy to accomplish dozens of processes, including the heat treating and coating of metal and ceramic parts. The company’s Microwave Plasma Technology operates at atmospheric pressure. This is significant, as...

A strategic alliance has been formed between Royal Philips Electronics and Checkpoint Systems aimed at providing RFID-enabled tags and readers combined with system integration services to retailers and fast moving consumer products companies. The companies will combine their expertise to address the growing need for RFID-based technology in day-to-day...

The Canadian Government has awarded a contract worth CAN$3.29 M for a reconfigurable satellite terminal technology demonstration project, to a tri-team of companies comprising QinetiQ, Spectrum Signal Processing and MacDonald Dettwiler. The project is designed to develop, integrate and demonstrate a reconfigurable, multi-function ground-based satellite communications terminal that can...

Bookham Technology plc has announced that it has entered into an agreement by which it will acquire Onetta Inc., a provider of optical amplifier modules and subsystems for communications networks, based in Sunnyvale, CA. Onetta designs and manufactures intelligent erbium-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFA) for current and next-generation optical communication...

Indra estimates revenues of around €350 M for its participation in the Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) consortium chosen by NATO to develop and launch the AGS surveillance and recognition system. The consortium is completed by EADS, Galileo Avionica (Italy), General Dynamics (Canada), Northrop Grumman (US) and Thales (France)....

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) consortium has chosen Alcatel Space as the prime contractor for the European research and development project SCORE (Service of Coordinated Operational Emergency and Rescue using EGNOS). The project will run for 24 months, and is budgeted at €2 M, including €1.1 M financed by...

Infineon Technologies has announced a $1 B expansion project at its Virginia subsidiary semiconductor plant, Infineon Technologies Richmond, LP. The expansion will begin with initial equipment introduction to enable the start of production of advanced DRAM chips on 300 mm wafers beginning in early 2005. This will increase the...

Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd. (RFI) has announced its capability to provide testing to Version 1.2, the latest Bluetooth Core Specification adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in November last year. Version 1.2 represents a major upgrade adding a number of important features to ensure ease of use...