News Articles http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/ 7/23/2008 2:29:03 PM SkyCross announced that the first USB device certified by the WiMAX Forum uses the SkyCross Isolated Mode Antenna Technology (iMAT). http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/SkyCross-Antennas-Enable-WiMAX-Forum-Certifie-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 2:29:03 PM The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. announced its 802.11n planning tools featuring predictive networking capabilities -- Motorola's 11n LANPlanner. The software suite - now in its 11th edition - has been enhanced to simulate the performance of 802.11n products like Motorola's AP-7131, a tri-radio 802.11n access point (AP). http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Motorola-Launches-Advanced-Predictive-80211n-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 2:07:27 PM Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Nanonet-Circuits-Closer-To-Making-Flexible-El-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 1:59:16 PM The Boeing Company announced an agreement to acquire Insitu, Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost UAS used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Boeing-Acquires-Insitu-To-Expand-Capabilities-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 1:47:30 PM TECOM Industries, Inc., announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in China Lake, CA to develop and qualify the next generation instrumentation antenna for a Navy missile. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/TECOM-Enters-Into-Cooperative-Research-And-De-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 1:39:20 PM On October 29, 2008, as part of the SDR 08 Technical Conference and Product Exposition "SDR 2.0 - Entering the Mainstream" being held in Washington, D.C., the SDR Forum will host a workshop to explore the regulatory challenges inherent in software defined and cognitive radio and look at ways for better regulating the technology to benefit both the industry and the end-users the industry serves. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Setting-The-Regulatory-Framework-For-The-Next-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 1:35:34 PM A breakthrough technology was recently introduced that will dramatically reduce the time and cost of deploying high availability mobile communications networks for homeland defense operations http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Wireless-Network-Technology-Enables-Mobile-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 12:32:44 AM Raytheon Company's JPS Communications has been awarded a $5.4M contract to supply Canadian-based ATCO Electric with an APCO Project 25 (P25) radio solution that enables public utility personnel to easily share information in real time http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Raytheon-Awarded-54M-APCO-P25-Radio-System-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/22/2008 1:05:00 AM The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/New-Project-To-Develop-GPS-Like-System-For-Mo-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/21/2008 3:10:22 PM SiGe Semiconductor expanded its series of power amplifiers and RF front end modules with the release of the SE7262L. A 2.5GHz high-power amplifier targeted for the mobile WiMAX market, it exceeds the spectral mask requirements outlined in IEEE 802.16e and WiMAX Forum specifications http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/SiGe-Launches-25-GHz-High-Power-Amplifier-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/21/2008 2:29:32 PM FreeWave Technologies announced the MM2 900 MHz radio with Ethernet. According to the company, the MM2 is the industry's smallest data radio with the highest performance in its class http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Tiny-Form-Factor-Wireless-High-Speed-Radios-W-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/21/2008 2:21:02 PM Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, has been awarded a $7 million contract to perform a wide range of radio frequency (RF) spectrum services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Alion-Awarded-7M-Contract-To-Provide-Radio-Fr-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/21/2008 2:16:08 PM CommScope, Inc. has initiated plans to further optimize its global manufacturing network as part of the company's goal to better utilize facilities, reduce costs and enhance its long-term competitive position in markets around the world http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/CommScope-To-Consolidate-Antenna-Cable-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/21/2008 12:10:00 AM Mimix Broadband, Inc. announced recently that it has secured $10M of additional investment in its fourth round of institutional financing http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Mimix-Broadband-Receives-10-Million-Investmen-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/17/2008 3:52:00 AM San-tron, Inc. has announced a full line of field-replaceable SMAs for applications from DC to 26.5 GHz (and with usable performance to 31 GHz) http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Field-Replaceable-SMAs-For-DC-To-265-GHz-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/17/2008 12:47:00 AM Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to provide eight Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems to support the Electronic Warfare (EW) self-defense ground station, of the EADS A400M transport aircraft. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/EADS-Selects-Northrop-Grumman-To-Provide-Comb-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/16/2008 2:47:59 PM "Automotive RADAR: GaAs vs. SiGe 2007-2012," from Strategy Analytics forecasts that the total market demand for RF millimeter-wave components will grow at CAAGR of 44 percent through 2012. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/STRATEGY-ANALYTICS-Silicon-Technologies-To-Di-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/16/2008 2:43:08 PM A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98% of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Nano-Sized-Electronic-Circuit-Promises-Bright-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/16/2008 2:35:32 PM The sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will measure the sun's quirky-and sometimes stormy-output of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/NIST-Assists-In-Solar-Stake-Out-To-Improve-Sp-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/16/2008 2:18:58 PM Endwave Corporation (Nasdaq:ENWV), a leading provider of high-frequency RF modules for telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, today announced the award of an 18-month production contract from The Boeing Company to supply broadband frequency converters used in the modernization of the United States Air Force's Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) 3035 system. http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Endwave-Awarded-Production-Contract-From-Boei-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/16/2008 2:12:44 PM