July 2008 [Industry News] Company News Azimuth Systems, Inc.—The Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory (TEL) at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln has selected the ACE 400WB channel emulator to perform a comprehensive mobile WiMAX technology study to investigate the performance and reliability of standardsbased wireless networking technologies for the North American railroad industry. The study is funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and will provide insight into the ... — Dawn Hightower June 2008 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Hughes Network Systems, LLC—Signed an agreement with Globalstar, Inc. under which Hughes will design, manufacture, and implement the next-generation Radio Access Network (RAN) comprising gateway equipment at Globalstar’s worldwide locations with an option to expand to 30 locations. The company also will design, manufacture, and deliver satellite air-interface chips to be a part of the User Terminal... — Dawn Hightower May 2008 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Elcom Technologies—Received a contract for $1 million from a major US aerospace-defense military contractor for a VME-based synthesized RF source and synthesized broadband downconverter. Elcom was selected due to its ability to integrate a synthesizer and tuner in a VME package. This recurring contract will require support through 2009. Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Company (Atheeb) and ... — Dawn Hightower April 2008 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Lockheed Martin and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)—Lockheed Martin has received a $5.7-million contract from DARPA to compete in Phase 1 development of its System F6 space technology and demonstration program. F6 is shorthand for “Future, Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft United by Information Exchange.” The DARPA System F6 program intends to demonstrate that a... — Dawn Hightower March [Industry News] Company News Contracts CSR and Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products (NTEEP)— Announced that CSR’s RadioPro reference design has been selected by NTEEP for its Internet radio module. With full hardware and software components included, NTEEP’s module features an embedded microstrip antenna and an integrated power amplifier and low-noise amplifier and allows designers to add an external antenna. The RadioPro features a chip-scale... — Nancy Friedrich February [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Loral Space & Communications—Announced that its subsidiary, Space Systems/Loral, was selected to provide a high-capacity broadband satellite for ViaSat, Inc. ViaSat-1 is expected to be the world’s highest-capacity broadband satellite. The satellite is planned for Telesat’s 115 West longitude orbital slot. The new spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2011 and is expected to provide more than 15 years of service life. It... — Nancy Friedrich January 2008 [Industry News] Company News Contracts Aperto Networks—Has been selected by Egypt’s Ministry of Interior to provide equipment for that nation’s first WiMAX network. The equipment will be used to connect Egyptian police stations and offices nationwide. The deployment of the PacketMAX solution will take place in two phases. Phase I is currently underway and will connect all major cities and towns in Northern Egypt. Phase II, planned for next year, will connect smaller towns and ... — Nancy Friedrich December 2007 [Industry News] Company News Contracts Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) - Has received an initial award for satellite-communications (satcom) amplifiers to support the General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies specialized satcom earth terminals for Increment One of the US Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program, formally known as the Joint Network Node-Network (JNN-N) program. The award is for the first phase of a base-plus-four-option years... — Compiled by John Curley November 2007 [Industry News] Company News Contacts Elcom Technologies, Inc.-Announced the receipt of a new contract in excess of $4 million from a major United States military contractor, for high-performance VME-based synthesized RF source and synthesized broadband downconverter. These integrated microwave subsystems are used in support of critical military ATE applications. This recurring contract will require support through 2009. RT... — Compiled by John Curley October 2007 [Industry News] Company News Contracts ViaSat—Announced that it has secured a delivery order valued at $2.4 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals in support of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The 24-month contract, beginning in May 2008, includes four LVT(11) ground-based Low Volume Terminals and associated support equipment. Agilent Technologies, Inc.—Announced that the US Navy has selected the... — Compiled by John Curley September 2007 [Industry News] Company News Contracts MU-DEL Electronics, Inc.—For the second time in 12years, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) five-year contract by the FAA to supply the FAA with its new generation of VHF and UHF receiver multicouplers. The basic contract is valued at $9.8 million with a five-year option. This option, if exercised by the FAA, brings the potential value of this contract to $21 million.... — Compiled by John Curley August 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Anaren, Inc.—Has received a contract valued in excess of $11.0 million dollars from Northrop Grumman Corp., located in Baltimore, MD, for Integrated Ferrite Assemblies used in the S-Band radar, which is part of the Mission Equipment for the Cobra Judy Replacement Program. The Cobra Judy Replacement Program is for long-loiter foreign ballistic missile data collection in support of the international treaty... — Compiled by John Curley July 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Harris Corp.—Has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a potential value of up to $2.7 billion to supply the US Department of Defense with its next-generation multiband Falcon III handheld tactical radio systems. The contract includes additional options that, if exercised over a five-year period, could increase the potential value to nearly $7 billion. Harris... — Compiled by John Curley June 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS TECOM Industries, Inc.—Announced that they have been selected by Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, to develop and manufacture the mid-land high-band receive-and-transmit antennas for the ADM160B Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) program. The MALD is a new effects-based approach to counter-air operations to neutralize enemy air defenses. MALD can replicate manned aircraft combat... — Compiled by John Curley May 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS ANADIGICS, Inc.—Has entered into an investment contract with the Kunshan New and Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (KSND) to jointly construct a 6-in. galliumarsenide (GaAs) integrated-circuit (IC) wafer-fabrication facility (fab) for ANADIGICS, Inc. in the city of Kunshan in the Jiangsu Province in China. The purpose of this contract is for expanding the ANADIGICS wafer-fabrication capacity beyond its... — Compiled by John Curley April 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Elcoteq SE—Announced that it has been awarded a multiyear contract by Redline Communications. The agreement with Elcoteq will enable Redline to accelerate production to meet the demand for its RedMAX™ family of WiMAX products and RedCONNEX™ broadband wireless-infrastructure solutions. Elcoteq will be the primary EMS provider of manufacturing and new-product-introduction (NPI) services... — Compiled by John Curley March 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS W.L. Gore & Associates—Has been awarded the contract to provide GORE™ Umbilical Assemblies for the A-10 Precision Engagement (PE) Kit by Lockheed Martin. This is the second contract awarded to Gore for the A-10 program following the initial award of PE kits to the A-10 Prime Team in March 2005. Herley Industries, Inc.—Announced that its Farmingdale, NY subsidiary has... — Compiled by John Curley February 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Nokia—Has won a major GSM/GPRS/EDGE network-expansion contract from Russian operator MegaFon that will see it deliver both radio and core equipment as well as a range of services, helping MegaFon deliver mobile solutions to its fast-growing subscriber base.The value of the agreement is over EUR 320 million (approximately $414.56 million US), and equipment deliveries have already begun. Nokia will supply... — Compiled by John Curley January 2007 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS Motorola, Inc.—Announced that it has signed a $75 million GSM network-expansion contract with M-tel, a mobile-communications operator in Nigeria. This expansion will enable M-tel to extend its coverage across Nigeria. The scope of the expansion project covers installation, commissioning, and the upgrading of sites in the cities of Benin, Ikorodu, and Yola. Motorola expects the implementation of the... — Compiled by John Curley December 2006 [Industry News] Company News CONTRACTS WPCS International, Inc.—Announced that it has recently been awarded a variety of new contracts totaling approximately $3.8 million. Some of the new contracts awarded to WPCS, through its subsidiaries, include projects to be completed for The Department of Emergency Management/Homeland Security, US Army/Fort Dix, Washington University Medical Center, Black & Veatch, the VCI Group, FDH Engineering, Turf Care, the... — Compiled by John Curley |
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