December 8, 2011 Rohde & Schwarz (Munich, Germany) and U-blox (Thalwil, Switzerland) have successfully concluded a simulation of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. Read more

November 30, 2011 Anritsu Company has introduced the MW8209A PIM Master, an innovative passive intermodulation (PIM) analyzer that covers the 900 MHz band to address the growing need to measure PIM in E-GSM networks, including UMTS Band VIII and LTE Band 8. Read more

November 23, 2011 The RF1604D from RFMD is a single-pole four-throw (SP4T) switch designed for receive diversity switching applications. The switch is ideally suited for battery-operated applications requiring high performance switching with very low DC power consumption. Read more

September 22, 2011 The market for mobile communications infrastructure is growing strongly, according to market research firm Infonetics Research Inc., which said that LTE infrastructure equipment spending greater than that of WiMax for the first time in 2Q11. Read more

September 19, 2011 STMicroelectronics has unveiled two chips for controlling antenna power in mainstream 3G wireless products. The devices are more than 83% smaller than earlier components and improve energy efficiency to maximize battery life for always-on-the-go consumers and business users. Today's multi-function, multi-band cellphones and smartphones, as well as tablets and 3G USB dongles, continuously adjust their transmitter power to optimize contact with the network as environmental conditions change. Read more

August 22, 2011 Analog Devices has released single- and dual-channel 14-bit high speed A/D converters that are said to meet the performance and size requirements of 3G and 4G multi-standard cellular infrastructure equipment, such as CDMA2000, WB-CDMA, LTE, TD-SCDMA and multi-carrier GSM. Read more

July 6, 2011 M/A-COM Technology Solutions has introduced a family of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for cellular infrastructure applications. The LNAs facilitate easy implementation in multiple RF and microwave front-end circuits including GSM, CDMA, WCDMA and LTE base stations and repeaters. Read more

April 6, 2011 Anritsu introduces a software option for its MD8480C W-CDMA/GSM Signaling Tester that enables testing for the latest W-CDMA/GSM devices supporting simultaneous 64QAM and MIMO. Read more

March 24, 2011 The Cellgo external modem from eDevice enables power-constrained serial devices to connect to the GSM/GPRS network through a single cable grouping both data and power signals. With its internal super capacitor, Cellgo eases the installation process of M2M modems by eliminating the need for a dedicated power supply. The modem can handle power bursts required during cellular data transmission and its maximal consumption is below 400 mA under 5 V. Read more

February 11, 2011 Coresonic AB, a licensor of DSP technology for baseband applications founded in 2004, has announced that it has licensed its SIMT DSP architecture to MediaTek Inc. Neither the terms of the licensing, nor the value to Coresonic were disclosed. Read more

December 15, 2010 Viota, based in Shenzhen, China, is a global provider of a wide range of personal navigation devices (PNDs). Their latest line of connected PNDs with touchscreen integrates u-blox' LEON GSM/GPRS module to support update of map and navigation data. The V501G, V503G, V4360 and V502G also function as multimedia players supporting eBook and photo album applications, plus MP3 audio and MP4 video playback. Read more

December 1, 2010 PMC-Sierra has announced its SynthePHY™ family of integrated dual channel 6 Gb/s SERDES and programmable clock synthesizer solutions optimized for wireless infrastructure radio designs. Read more

November 26, 2010 NXP Semiconductors NV has struck a licensing deal so that its 13.56-MHz Mifare contactless smart card technology to be integrated into the Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) smart card format of Gemalto NV used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS (European 3G) mobile communications networks. Read more

November 16, 2010 Digi International has introduced the Digi m130, an embedded module that allows OEMS to enable their products with GSM/GPRS, global positioning system (GPS) and ORBCOMM satellite connectivity in a single solution. Suitable for fleet management and asset tracking applications, the compact Digi m130 enables remote connectivity to mobile assets via cellular or satellite networks and is the fastest way for device manufacturers to add cellular, GPS and satellite in one design. Read more

October 27, 2010 The GTC01 GSM/GPRS platform, the latest from London-based, Radiometrix, iis a complete, self-contained GSM/GPRS platform designed to support the Cinterion M2M Evolution range of GSM modems. Read more

October 8, 2010 AnyDATA Corporation has announced they will develop modules and USB modems for the LightSquared LTE network. These innovative LTE devices will enable a new generation of consumer electronic and industrial M2M products to have wireless broadband connection literally anywhere in the continental U.S. Read more

September 30, 2010 An extremely small antenna for GSM and GPS reception has been developed by Hirschmann Car Communication for automotive tier one Continental AG. The device can be integrated into Telematics boxes or on-board units. Read more

September 15, 2010 Peregrine Semiconductor has announced the PE42662 SP6T (single pole, six throw) RF switch, which claims to be the industry's first fully symmetric RF switch and delivers a high level of design flexibility to manufacturers of 3G front-end modules used in multi-band GSM/EDGE/WCDMA handsets. Read more

August 13, 2010 U-blox and Trakm8, a UK-based provider of end-to-end telematics solutions deployed around the world, announce a new, advanced remote vehicle monitoring system which relies on u blox's leading GPS and wireless module technology. Read more

July 29, 2010 Analog Devices Inc. has collaborated with Xilinx Inc to introduce a radio architecture development platform that helps multi-carrier cellular base station manufacturers reduce engineering resources and improve time to market. Read more

July 27, 2010 Icera has announced that its HSPA+ soft modem, supporting HSPA+ Release 7 features to deliver 21 Mbps peak data rates and 5.76 Mbps in the uplink, is powering BandRich's Bandluxe USB stick, C330, C331, and C339, now available on multiple carrier networks globally. Read more

July 8, 2010 ST-Ericsson and Sagem Wireless collaborate on multimode platform for launch of commercial multimode LTE/HSPA+ products in 2010 Read more

June 29, 2010 Novatel Wireless has introduced the Expedite™ E351, Expedite™ E362 and Expedite™ E371 embedded modules, extending its embedded mobile broadband portfolio to next-generation connectivity. Read more

June 22, 2010 Texas Instruments is developing new femtocell devices based on its recently announced multicore System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture, which integrates both fixed and floating point capabilities in the industry's highest performing central processing unit (CPU). Read more

June 18, 2010 Mobile communications technology company Qualcomm Inc. could come under an investigation by the European Commission after allegations that it has used incentives to try and dissuade customers from dealing with U.K. company Icera Inc. Read more

June 16, 2010 Skyworks Solutions claims to offer the industry's most cost-effective complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) front-end module (FEM) for general packet radio service (GPRS) handsets. Read more

June 1, 2010 Avago Technologies has announced the development of two next generation, low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for base station (BTS) RF front-end design. Read more

May 14, 2010 U-blox is delivering mass production volumes of its AMY GPS and LEON GSM modules to Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology. Read more

May 12, 2010 A field trial in the Netherlands has shown that electronic traffic management systems can help to significantly reduce traffic congestion and thus CO2 emissions. The trial used GPS data from the vehicles along with map matching algorithms to optimize the driving routes. Read more

May 12, 2010 ACAL Technology has signed an agreement with Sierra Wireless to extend their franchise into France, in addition to their existing agreements in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Read more

March 24, 2010 Skyworks Solutions claims to offer the industry's first high performance broadband synthesizer spanning ultra wide frequency ranges from 375 MHz to 5.6 GHz. This device, which is designed to cover all GSM, WCDMA and LTE frequency bands with one device, supports the world's leading 3G and 4G base station providers including Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel/Lucent, and Nokia/Siemens. Leveraging state-of-the-art design techniques, the company has been able to deliver very stringent requirements all on a single silicon die. Read more

March 18, 2010 AnyDATA Corporation has announced the DTW series of low cost embedded CDMA and GSM/HSPA modules designed for mobile Internet devices. The tiny broadband modules measure only 21-mm x 22-mm x 4.5-mm, which is smaller in size than a quarter and weighs only 4 grams. Read more