Antennas
Inmarsat Acquires TC Communications
May 16, 2013 6:25 pm | by Inmarsat | News | CommentsInmarsat has acquired TC Communications Pty Ltd of Australia, the award winning satellite communications specialist. Inmarsat will integrate the company into its existing operations with a particular focus on supporting its expanding Global Government and Enterprise Business Units.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite
Avago Technologies’ New Dual-Channel, Bi-Directional Optocoupler
May 16, 2013 11:48 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAvago Technologies [Nasdaq:AVGO] has announced a new dual-channel, bi-directional 25 MBd digital optocoupler device, the ACSL-7210. The device is a dual-channel, high-speed digital optocoupler, optimized for bi-directional industrial communication networks.
LISTED UNDER: Transmission, Couplers | Embedded Systems & NetworkingGPS Satellite Launched into Space from Florida
May 16, 2013 10:05 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA new GPS satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon. It was the fifth time since December that an unmanned Atlas V rocket has been launched. The GPS 2F-4 spacecraft will join a constellation of other satellites circling already orbiting 11,000 miles above Earth.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite
AVX’s Thin-Film 10 W Directional Couplers
May 13, 2013 4:01 pm | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has introduced the small thin-film 10 W, 3 dB directional couplers. Based on AVX’s proven thin-film technology, the new 0603 3dB 90° couplers exhibit excellent high-frequency performance in ranges spanning 800-6,000 MHz and are currently unique in their ability to provide 10 W continuous power handling.
LISTED UNDER: Transmission, Couplers
Project Aims to Track Big City Carbon Footprints
May 13, 2013 9:42 am | by ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsHalfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tailpipes. And there is talk of outfitting Sao Paulo, Brazil, with sensors that sniff the byproducts of burning fossil fuels.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Sensors & TransducersDish Chair Dares Softbank to Raise Bid for Sprint
May 10, 2013 10:50 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSoftbank can close the deal up to a year faster than Dish and brings industry expertise and cash to Sprint, he said. In addition, the combined Softbank and Sprint would be a huge purchaser of phones and network equipment, which should help it secure volume discounts, he said.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite
Magnetic Vortex Antennas for Wireless Data Transmission
May 8, 2013 11:08 am | by Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf | News | CommentsThree-dimensional magnetic vortices were discovered by scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) together with colleagues from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) within the scope of an international cooperation.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Other
New Satellite Appears to Be Working Flawlessly
May 8, 2013 10:53 am | by DIRK LAMMERS,Associated Press | News | CommentsA new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's surface, scientists and engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science Center said Monday.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite
UniSA Satellite System Sends Data for a Song
May 6, 2013 3:24 pm | by University of South Australia (UniSA) | Articles | CommentsA new communications system being trialed at the University of South Australia (UniSA) could radically lower the cost of using satellites to send and receive sensor information collected in Australia’s vast unpopulated areas.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite
Secura Key Launches New RFID Flat Pad Antenna
May 6, 2013 11:20 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSecura Key announces the release of its new Model ET-ANT 13x9 flat pad antenna for read/write desktop applications, such as library checkout, inventory systems, or other track and trace applications requiring the reading of any articles, documents, and books, which are identified with HF contactless labels.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico Cell
Mohu Announces SkyHDTV Outdoor Antenna
May 6, 2013 11:13 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMohu has announced its outdoor/attic-mounted antenna, featuring aweight of 3 lbs., a 1-inch thickness, and he SkyHDTV. Weighing three pounds and measuring only an inch thick, the a progressive multidirectional antenna that has redefined antenna technology for the consumer market.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico Cell
Printable 'Bionic' Ear Melds Electronics and Biology
May 2, 2013 11:21 am | by Princeton University, Engineering School | News | CommentsThe researchers' primary purpose was to explore an efficient and versatile means to merge electronics with tissue. The scientists used 3D printing of cells and nanoparticles followed by cell culture to combine a small coil antenna with cartilage, creating what they term a bionic ear.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Other | Sensors & Transducers
RFS’s New Omnidirectional Antenna
May 2, 2013 9:50 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsRadio Frequency Systems (RFS) has announced a new omnidirectional antenna specifically designed for broadband in-building distribution of modern wireless communication systems such as LTE, GSM, CDMA, PCS, 3G, WiFi, and WLAN services in Q2 to the North American market.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico Cell
Mohu’s Jolt Antenna Amplifier
May 2, 2013 9:49 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMohu has announced the release of the Jolt, a sophisticated antenna amplifier designed with CleanPeak Filter technology. By leveraging this technology, the Jolt rejects troublesome high-power cellular and FM signals, maximizing the alliance of your antenna and your television's tuner...
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Base Station | Antennas, Broadcast / Satellite | Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico Cell
Cree and Eta Devices to Demonstrate Power Amplifier for Mobile Base Stations
May 2, 2013 9:45 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCree, Inc. [Nasdaq: CREE] and Eta Devices, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) have announced their power amplifier for mobile base stations. Current generation mobile base station amplifiers employing silicon LDMOS transistors can provide amplifier efficiencies up to 45 percent.
LISTED UNDER: Amplifiers, Other | Amplifiers, Power | Antennas, Base Station
