Leveraging real-time communications for next-generation command and control systems
Apr 1, 2007
By Gary W. Gray With the strong momentum and maturity of converged IP networking and
communications in the commercial sector, a multimodal technology like session
initiation protocol (SIP) may be suitable for next-generation defense systems....
Forum lauds FCC proposal for software
Apr 1, 2007
The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum is supporting the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) call for advanced SDR and cognitive radio technologies...
Composites shorten fighter trainer development
Apr 1, 2007
Using heavily filled composite stereolithography resins from DSM Somos, Italian rapid prototyping service bureau Provel has developed a scaled prototype...
Agilent, Beceem ink development deal
Mar 1, 2007
Agilent Technologies and Beceem Communications have signed an agreement to develop high-speed manufacturing test solutions for mobile WiMAX devices based...
Leadis Technology acquires Mondowave
Mar 1, 2007
Leadis Technology, a mixed-signal semiconductor developer of display driver ICs for small panel color displays, has acquired Mondowave, a privately held...
Aeroflex unveils initial test strategy for 3G LTE
Mar 1, 2007
At the recent 3GSM World Congress, Aeroflex unveiled its strategy to support the new 3G long-term evolution (3G LTE) standard, 3GPP's vision for ensuring...
WiMAX: The years ahead
Mar 1, 2007
By Cheryl Ajluni Editor The mobile WiMAX market will grow by a compounded annual growth rate exceeding 50% through 2011. But are there any stumbling blocks to this growth?...
Products
Mar 1, 2007
Amplifiers Solid-state PA The BM2719-80-3 from Comtech PST is an 80 W class AB linear solid-state amplifier operating in the range of 20 MHz to 1 GHz....
Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Components
Mar 1, 2007
Direct-conversion I/Q demodulator To improve the bandwidth and linearity of I/Q demodulators, Linear Technology Corporaation (LTC) has combined its second-generation...
Laird acquisitions broaden product portfolio
Mar 1, 2007
Laird Technologies has announced two acquisitions. To add actuation products to its offerings, the company has acquired M2sys Co. Ltd. for $33.1 million....
Choosing an 802.16 radio
Mar 1, 2007
By Michael Livingston and Reiner Franke Selecting a multiband or single-frequency band; or one of the dual-conversion, zero-IF radio architectures, affects the cost and influences performance of the application being developed....
Challenges ahead for WiMAX Test
Mar 1, 2007
By Cheryl Ajluni Addressing the measurement issues related to WiMAX are key to ensuring its market success....
WiMAX Products
Mar 1, 2007
Mobile WiMAX front-end module now available Jacket Micro Devices is now sampling a complete mobile WiMAX RF front-end module, the M30001. This highly...
Adopting multi-antenna signal processing in wireless networks
Mar 1, 2007
By Steven Glapa Wireless operators are increasing their focus on data and multimedia services to drive revenue growth. This is creating demands for substantially improved radio equipment performance....
Benefits of CSS technology in European DBS systems
Mar 1, 2007
By Bill Windsor and Peter Wong This article addresses the system design challenges and performance requirements of European DBS systems using CSS technology....
News Worthy
Mar 1, 2007
Emerging Wireless Technology presents a collection of WiMAX-related news for March 2007....
Leveraging SiGe bipolar to push silicon RFICs into the millimeter-wave spectrum
Mar 1, 2007
Ashok Bindra, Editorial Director While the silicon CMOS process has made significant progress in terms of integrating RF functions on-chip and delivering complete system-on-a-chip solutions for cellular handset and Bluetooth applications, the frequency covered is limited to the lower echelon of the microwave spectrum....
Critical WiMAX product design and testing demands effective channel emulation
Mar 1, 2007
By John Griesing WiMAX is becoming increasingly popular and useful in wide-area wireless network applications. As it does, questions arise on how to best verify - with vendor integrity as well as product and service certainty - that MIMO-enabled applications, such as voice and video, will work to the end-users' satisfaction....
CAD implementation of DR-based oscillator using non-linear analysis
Mar 1, 2007
By Kamaljeet Singh and Surendra Pal The concept of modeling along with the simple design equations, characterization and implementation of the dielectric resonator puck model in oscillator simulation, are presented....
Designing broadband WiMAX PA using GaN power transistors
Feb 1, 2007
By Robert Therrien, Walter Nagy and Isik C. Kizilyalli In addition to investigating the performance and design benefits of using gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors in broadband WiMAX applications, this article also presents RF performance achieved with silicon substrate and plastic overmold packaging for these transistors....
EDO receives Navy contract for additional smart racks
Feb 1, 2007
EDO Corporation has been awarded a $13.3 million contract to produce an additional 175 BRU-55 bomb-ejector racks that are used on the Navy's F/A-18 aircraft....
