MA-COM announces availability of high-power 4.9 GHz WiMAX solution 

By: By Donny Jackson

Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM yesterday announced the availability of new high-power, 4.9 GHz WiMAX base stations and subscriber stations that are designed to be used by utilities and public-safety agencies...

IWCE: Daniels expands transportable repeater system 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

LAS VEGAS--Daniels Electronics announced the addition of a portable, collapsible antenna mast, solar panel and battery for use with its transportable repeater system, which was introduced two years ago....

IWCE: HYT America introduces new radios 

By: By Donny Jackson and Mary Rose Roberts

LAS VEGAS--HYT America this week is unveiling a number of new analog portable radios and its first repeater at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center...

xG Technology gets FCC certification, prepares for first profits 

By: By Donny Jackson

Florida-based startup xG Technology recently received FCC certification for its xMAX equipment, allowing the company to ship base stations for at least four new markets this month and experience its first profitable period, according to CEO Rick Mooers...

XG Technology announces commercial network deployment, ‘soft’ launch 

By: By Donny Jackson

Fledgling Florida communications startup xG Technology recently announced the deployment of the first xMAX base station and antennas in Daytona Beach, Fla., the location of the first commercial market for its mobile voice-over-IP (VoIP) service...

Air Force inks contract with Space Data 

By: By Donny Jackson

Near-space wireless firm Space Data today announced it was awarded a five-year, $49 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide communications via base stations attached to the company’s balloons, which ascend to 65,000 to 135,000 feet above the earth....

AdvanceTec intros speakerphone/base station for iDEN handsets 

AdvanceTec Industries recently announced the addition of the AdvanceCommunicator, which lets users insert Motorola iDEN handsets into a desktop speakerphone/base station unit that can be used to make both push-to-talk and cellular calls, the company said...

BearCom makes portable tower, repeater available 

By: By Donny Jackson

Dallas-based BearCom Wireless Worldwide recently announced release and delivery of its QuickSite 1000 portable emergency radio tower and the QuickSite 750 portable radio repeater...

Tait debuts base station/repeater 

Tait Radio Communications unveiled the TB7100 base station/repeater during this week’s APCO conference in Denver...

EFJohnson unveils trunked repeater 

DENVER--EFJohnson has introduced the 3800 Series Project 25 digital repeater...

Airspan submits WiMAX base station for certification  

Airspan Networks has delivered its WiMAX base station to Cetecom, the WiMAX Forum’s certification laboratory...

RFS unveils micro base station antenna  

Radio Frequency Systems launched the Optimizer micro base station antenna designed for use by operators of dense urban wireless networks, the company said...

Report: Motorola repeater worked properly on 9/11 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

A draft report issued yesterday by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology indicated that a New York City Fire Department repeater manufactured by Motorola and located in the World Trade Center’s north tower worked properly on Sept. 11, 2001...

Vanu to deploy SDR base station in India 

Vanu said it has entered into a partnership with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a department of the Government of India, to deploy its Anywave software radio GSM base station...

SmarTrunk names Rocky Mountain sales reps 

SmarTrunk Systems has named Lakewood, Colo.-based Shaffer Communications Marketing to sell its trunking equipment to dealers, service providers and end-users in certain areas...