Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has launched the PE42820 and PE42821 single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switches for ...
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Alcatel-Lucent and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. plan to develop small cell base stations that enhance 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to improve wireless connectivity in residential and enterprise environments. These next-gen small cells would ...
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The US government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has built flexible solar cells out of Corning’s Willow Glass. These new solar cells are strong enough that they could eventually replace roofing shingles, which would ...
Verizon Wireless has completed the initial rollout of its 4G LTE network, covering 95% of the U.S. population, and is now looking to reuse other spectrum for LTE and deploy small cells using the technology. On Thursday, in Parkersburg, W. ...
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Faster network speeds are better, right? LTE cis coming soon to the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, offering double the downlink speeds of LTE (Long Term Evolution). But U.S. carriers still have to upgrade LTE networks to operate with LTE ...
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Alcatel-Lucent will refocus on IP networking and ultra-broadband access in mobile and fixed-line networks as it seeks to return to profitability by 2015. Announcing the company's "Shift Plan" in Paris on Wednesday, CEO Michel Combes said ...
Texas Instruments and Qualcomm are working on products that will power small mobile base stations, also known as small cells, and help improve indoor coverage and speeds for enterprises. Small cells can be used in homes, public spaces and ...
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Bringing wireless indoors, which was once just a matter of antennas carrying a few cellular bands so people could get phone calls, has grown far more complex and demanding in the age of Wi-Fi, multiple radio bands and more powerful ...
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Mobile network builder Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled tools to optimise video performance on mobile devices on Monday, just in time for the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Tuesday in Las Vegas. The new capabilities come out of ...
Xilinx Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides all-programmable field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), systems-on-chip (SoCs) and 3D ICs, and Japan's Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd are collaborating to reduce capital expenditure (CapEx) ...
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Cork tiles are the leading renewable flooring choice. These versatile tiles are easy to install and care for. They also come in a wide range of designs that will suit almost any décor scheme you may have in mind. The secret of cork ...
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Consumers will have to share small, inexpensive cells in their homes with nearby mobile users to affordably meet the growing demand for mobile data in the next decade, a Qualcomm executive said Tuesday. "There really is no alternative," ...
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Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on Wednesday. Ubiquisys, which is located in the U.K., makes 3G and LTE small-cell technologies that ...
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Traditional wireless infrastructure relies on a monolithic basestation chassis sitting at the foot of the tower feeding signals back and forth to passive antennas mounted on top of the tower. The connection between the basestation chassis ...
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Cisco Systems' acquisition of network optimization vendor Intucell closed just three days before the start of this week's Mobile World Congress, great timing for a deal that is likely to play a big role in Cisco's mobile future. Intucell ...
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