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55 Commercial 5G Networks to be Operational by 2020

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

VIAVISolutions has created a report which shows the rollout of5G Networks across the globe. As an indicator of the pace of commercialization, VIAVI has renamed this report –now in its third yea..

World’s Most Advanced Commercial Multimode 5G Modem to Accelerate 5G Deployment

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Qualcomm has released the Snapdragon X55 5G modem, its second-generation 5G New Radio (NR) modem. Snapdragon X55 is a 7-nanometer single-chip integrated 5G to 2G multimode modem that supports 5G NR..

44 GHz Dual Channel Vector Signal Generator with 2 GHz Bandwidth for mm-Wave Applications

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Keysight has launched the first dual-channel microwave signal generators that support up to 44 GHz signals and 2 GHz radio frequency (RF) modulation bandwidth in a single instrument. The new VXG mi..

Sequans Introduces World’s Most Advanced LTE for IoT Chip Platform

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Sequans has released the second generation of its LTE-M and NB-IoT chip platform calledMonarch 2. The newer version is built on three years of Sequans’ exclusive and field-proven experience w..

R&S & Vector Introduce Cellular-V2X End-to-End Application Layer Test Solution

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Rohde & Schwarzhas collaborated with automotive E/E networking specialist, Vector, to develop a state-of-the-art cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) application layer test solution. The comp..

Mediatek Uses Anritsu’s MT8000A 5G Tester for Verifying Performance of its 5G Modem

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

MediaTek has announced that they receivedmaximum downlink and uplink throughput from theirHelio M705G modem, using Anritsu’sMT8000A Radio Communication Test Station. According to MediaTek, th..

Movandi Launches BeamXR Solution to Accelerate Large Scale 5G Commercialization

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Movandi, a leading company working to revolutionize 5G, has unveiled new BeamXR solutions, poised to accelerate and extend the range of real world 5G deployments. Today’s millimeter wave 5G n..

Qualcomm Introduces 5G RF Front-End Solutions for Sleeker 5G Multimode Mobile Devices

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Qualcomm has launched its second-generation RF front-end (RFFE) solutions for 5G multi-mode mobile devices. The new products represent a comprehensive RF solution designed to work with the new Qual..

R&S Demonstrates Test Capability of 3GPP 5G New Radio Using Qualcomm's 5G Modem

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm have successfully validated 5G NR cellular sub 6 GHz signaling tests, bringing the commercial roll-out of 5G NR one step closer. The end-to-end tests were done usin..

Raytheon Receives U.S. Army Contract worth $406 million for Software-Defined Tactical Radios

Vineet — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Raytheon has received a contract worth $406 millionfrom the U.S. Army for theARC-231A radio system. The ARC-231Ais a fully compliant, high performance, fully qualified, low risk solution for any ai..

Renesas and Miromico Introduce a Compact LoRa Module

Vineet — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

Renesas Electronics along with innovative technology company, Miromico AG, has released a compact and low-power module based on LoRa devices and wireless RF technology. The new FMLR-61-x-RSS3?Mirom..

R&S to Exhibit Innovative T&M Equipment at embedded World 2019

Vineet — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

At the embedded world 2019 event, Rohde & Schwarz, will showcase itslatest T&M solutions for embedded systems. The exhibit will include, R&S RTP high-performance oscilloscope family, al..

RFS to Showcase End-to-End Range of 5G-Ready Solutions at MWC 2019

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

RFS(Radio Frequency Systems) will be showcasing its complete range of high-performance 5G ready infrastructure products at MWC 2019. Over the past 12 months, RFS has worked to develop solutions to..

Blighter's Micro-Doppler Ground Surveillance Radar Deployed at the Indian Border

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

Blighter Surveillance Systems is supplying its Blighter B400 series E-scan micro-Doppler ground surveillance radar to Dat-Con Defence for deployment along the Indian border. The Blighter radar was..

ST's NFC Universal Device to Solve Challenges of NFC Card Payments

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

STMicroelectronics has launched the new ST25R3916 NFC Universal Device, that contains innovative features to simplify the design of payment terminals and ease compliance with new EMVCo 3.0 contactl..

R&S to Demonstrate IoT Test Senarios for Smart Cities at MWC 2019

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

This year at Mobile World Congress, Rohde & Schwarz will present its T&M equipment in realistic test scenarios forsmart cities and smart industries. Theinternet of things (IoT) is an import..

Sequans & STMicro to Deliver LTE-M/NB-IoT Connected MCU Solutions

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

Sequans Communications is working with STMicroelectronics to bring LTE for IoT connectivity to the MCU ecosystem and accelerate its adoption. With this collaboration, the companies have developed a..

R&S Showcases Technological Independence & Digital Communications Sovereignty at IDEX 2019

Vineet — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

AtIDEX 2019,Rohde & Schwarz, demonstrated its proficiency as a systems partner and integrator who plans, develops and implements secure communications architectures and networks. At the event, ..

Sub-Terahertz Wavelength Detection System to Help Autonomous Cars See through Dust and Fog

Vineet — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

Researchers at MIT have developed a sub-terahertz-radiation receiving system that could help steer driverless cars when traditional methods fail. Currently, autonomous vehicles traditionally, use l..

Iridium Completes $3 Billion Satellite Constellation Upgrade

Vineet — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

SATCOM solutions expert, Iridium Communications, has completed its$3 billionsatellite constellation upgrade known as IridiumNEXT. Announced during a press conference in Washington DC, the company a..

Small Cell 5G Network Market to be Worth $3.5 Billion by 2025

Prerit Tomar — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

According to anew market research report published byMarketsandMarkets™, theglobal Small Cell 5G Network Market size is expected to grow from USD 528 million in 2019 to USD 3509 million by 20..

New Automotive-Qualified LNA for Satellite Radio and GPS Applications

Prerit Tomar — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

Guerrilla RF has introduced theGRF2073-W, a new addition to the company’s growing list of AEC-Q100 automotive-qualified amplifiers. This ultra-low noise amplifier is targeted at high-volume a..

AR RF/Microwave Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Vineet — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

AR RF/Microwave is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, since the inception of AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation. What began as two men designing power amplifiers in the basement of a small ho..

GaN-Based Advanced Signal Amplifiers to Enable ESA’s Mission to Survey Global Forest Cover

Vineet — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) upcoming global-surveying mission to survey the Earth’s forest cover, Biomass Earth Explorer, is set to launch by 2022. Under the 5-year mission, the B..

Point-to-Multi-Point MW Radio for Ultra-Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Networks

Vineet — Monday, February 18, 2019 12:00 AM

Global telecommunication solutions provider, Intracom Telecom, has introduced a new Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) MW radio,WiBAS micro-BS,for corporate and residential connectivity. The company will b..

New Sensor Development Kit for Low Power IoT Applications

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

ON Semiconductor has introduced a new Sensor Development Kit, designed to provide a comprehensive platform for developing IoT applications with cutting-edge smart sensor technology, it comes enable..

New u-blox Software Simplifies Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Device Development

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

u-blox has expanded its connectivity software offering, by introducing a new u-connectScript, in addition to the u-connectXpress (u-blox connectivity software). The extended software series differe..

World's First Commercial Aerial Cell Tower

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

Communications infrastructure provider, Altaeros, has launched world's first commercially available aerial cell tower. Altaeros successfully completed initial testing of the SuperTower ST200 at..

Molex Introduces Miniaturized 2.2-5 RF Connector System and Cable Assemblies

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

Molex has introduced new compact2.2-5 RF Connector System and Cable Assemblies designed to deliver high frequency and low passive intermodulation (PIM). In conjunction with the 2.2-5 consortium, Mo..

Modelithics Updates its Component Model Library for Keysight Advanced Design System

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

Modelithics has released the latest version, Version 19.0 of its COMPLETE Library for Keysight Advanced Design System. The Modelithics COMPLETE Library is a collection of highly accurate scalable s..

CBRS Alliance & Small Cell Forum to Drive Wide-scale Adoption of Small Cells

Prerit Tomar — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

The CBRS Alliance and the Small Cell Forum have announced an agreement to cooperate closely to advance the use of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum band. Under the new agreement,..

R&S to Showcase its Latest Test Solutions for 5G NR Base Stations at MWC 2019

Vineet — Friday, February 15, 2019 12:00 AM

AtMobile World Congress 2019,Rohde & Schwarzwill be presenting its latest test solutions for 5G base stations and the associated massive MIMO antenna arrays and amplifiers. Highlights will incl..

World’s First GPS Smart-Watch that Does Not Require Charging

Vineet — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

u-blox, together with global Power Integrity expert, TransSiP, and thermoelectric innovation leader, MATRIX Industries, has introduced PowerWatch 2, the world’s first GPS smart-watch that nev..

Keysight & Qualcomm Demonstrate Industrial IoT Application Using 5G Technology

Vineet — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

Atthe recently concluded CES 2019 event, Keysight, announced that the company’s 5G network emulation solution was used to showcase an industrial internet of things (IIoT) application from NAV..

Pico Technology Opens New Software Development Office in Manchester, UK

Vineet — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

Pico Technology has announced the opening of its new software development office in Manchester, UK. According to Pico’s Managing Director Alan Tong, the company recently has been growing fast..

Resonant to Demonstrate XBAR Technology Based Filters for 5G Mobile Devices

Vineet — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

Resonant Inc,an innovative RF filter design company, has provided an update related to its breakthrough resonator technology, XBAR, which holds the potential for a new class of high-performance RF ..

dB Control Awarded $11 Million Defense Contract for X-Band TWT Amplifiers for US Navy Ships

Prerit Tomar — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

dB Control was awarded an $11 million contract by a US-based prime system integrator. While exact details of the contract are classified, dB Control will provide high-power, X-band, pulsed travelin..

Who is leading the RF GaN IP Landscape?

Prerit Tomar — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

The RF GaN industry is showing an impressive level of growth with a 23% CAGR between 2017 and 2023, driven by telecom and defense applications. By the end of 2017, the total RF GaN market was close..

World’s First WLAN 2x2 MIMO Signaling Tester for IEEE 802.11ax

Vineet — Thursday, February 14, 2019 12:00 AM

At MWC 2019, Rohde & Schwarzwill be unveiling a new offering in its line-up of WLAN signalling testing solutions. The company will release its new CMW270 wireless connectivity tester that allow..

Spectrum Inventory Opportunities for 5G Around the World

Vineet — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

5G Americas, the industry trade association of 5G and LTE for the Americas, has released a white paper, 5G Spectrum Vision, outlining the spectrum inventory opportunities for 5G in the Americas and..

Keysight to Showcase Test Solutions for 5G and IoT at MWC 2019

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

Keysight will showcase test solutions that accelerate 5G, IoT device and network innovation at Mobile World Congress 2019. In addition to unveiling new test and measurement products supporting the ..

Comba Telecom to Showcase its Latest 5G Network Solutions at MWC 2019

Vineet — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

AtMobile World Congress 2019,Comba Telecomwill be showcasing its state-of-the-art 5G innovations and solutions, supporting the macro and indoor network evolution towards future network, and smart c..

PragmatIC Introduces Ultra-Low Cost Flexible RFID ICs

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

PragmatIC haveintroduced the first products in their ConnectIC family of flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs), designed for use in closed HF RFID systems.Developed using PragmatIC’s unique ..

WiTricity Acquires Qualcomm's Wireless Charging Unit for Electric Vehicles

Prerit Tomar — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

WiTricity,astartup that’s developing wireless charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs), has acquired Qualcomm’s EV wireless charging unit Halo.The acquisition willbring in over 1..

US Navy Awards Lockheed Martin with $184 Million Contract for Electronic Warfare Systems

Vineet — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

Lockheed Martin has received a $184 million contract from the US Navy for the production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement solutions. The SEWIP(Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Progr..

Edgewater Patents for its Automatic Gain Control Multi-channel Communication Technology

Vineet — Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

Edgewater Wireless has received a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for a multichannel/wideband communications system. AGC enables Edgewater&..

World's First 8Tx/8Rx Enhanced-MIMO RF Transceiver Module for 5G NR Radio Units

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:00 AM

RF DSP, a provider of 5G MIMO and software-defined radio products and design services has introduced a wide-bandwidth high-performance 8Tx/8Rx enhanced-MIMO RF Transceiver Modulefor advanced Softwa..

ETS-Lindgren Enables Existing OTA Test Chambers to Support 5G Testing

Vineet — Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:00 AM

ETS-Lindgren has released a5G upgrade packagefor existing Over-the-Air (OTA) test systems, including those installed by ETS-Lindgren and other manufacturers. The upgrade adds value to the original ..

HawkEye 360 Uses Satellites to Detect and Locate RF Signals on Earth

Vineet — Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:00 AM

Satellite-based solutions provider, HawkEye 360 has announced the successful launch of its Pathfinder Mission satellites. The satellites will deliver a unique source of radio frequency (RF) data th..

New Line of Modular 10 kW GaN Power Amplifiers to Replace 2 MW Magnetrons

Prerit Tomar — Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:00 AM

Advantech Wireless has released a new line of S-Band GaN-based 10 kW modular high power amplifiers. The APRA series.are modular Solid State Pulsed Amplifiers (SSPA’s) that operate over the b..