Intrado completes successful automatic-location test for VoIP 911 

By Donny Jackson

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado recently completed a test in Seattle demonstrating the ability to integrate three different technologies to automatically determine the location of even nomadic voice-over-IP callers seeking emergency services...

Anritsu microwave measurement unit names V.P. 

Anritsu this week announced the appointment of Donn Mulder to the position of vice president and general manager of the company’s Microwave Measurement Division...

SDR Forum taps vendor for reference waveform 

The Software Defined Radio Forum has selected Chelmsford, Mass.-based Mercury Computer Systems to develop a reference waveform for the military’s Software Communications Architecture...

xMAX passes FCC compliance test 

By Donny Jackson

An FCC-compliant laboratory has determined that xG Technology’s long-range xMAX system demonstrated in November meets the FCC’s Part 15 requirements, the Florida-based start-up announced yesterday...

Motorola releases software for 800 MHz rebanding 

By Donny Jackson

Motorola announced it has completed the development of subscriber-unit software designed to ease 800 MHz users’ transition to new spectrum via rebanding...

Nokia, others announce near-field-communications trial Atlanta 

By Donny Jackson

Several key companies today announced a near-field-communications (NFC) trial that will let participating customers make contactless payments and access mobile content from their mobile phones at Philips Arena in Atlanta...

Bird Technologies unveils signal booster 

Bird Technologies Group has added a 700 MHz signal booster to its Signal Booster II product line...

Aeroflex launches multi-band translator 

Test and measurement firm Aeroflex this week announced the launch of the TX501 RF Multi-band Translator, which is designed to be a cost-effective, 3G frequency translator...

xG Technology says xMAX test a success 

By Donny Jackson

Officials for xG Technology today announced that its xMAX modulation technique delivered a broadband data rate at extremely low power in a recent battery of tests...

Catalyst unveils next-generation of RoIP software 

DENVER--Radio-over-IP solutions vendor Catalyst Communications Technologies announced during APCO Version 4.42 of its software that adds capabilities designed to let users better control and manage their RoIP dispatch and interoperability systems...

Aeroflex announces 2.7 GHz service monitor 

DENVER--Test and measurement vendor Aeroflex this week announced the release of a new service monitor that extends the operating range to 2.7 GHz for analog and digital RF signals...

Bird adds antenna and cabling diagnostic tools 

Bird Electronics introduced the SA-6000EX, the latest addition to its Site Analyzer antenna and cabling diagnostic tools...

Aeroflex updates modulation software application 

Aeroflex announced it has added an additive white gaussian noise (AWGN) source to its IQCreator Windows-based software application...

Aeroflex named test-and-measurement company of the year 

Financial consultancy Frost & Sullivan named Aeroflex its 2005 communications test-and-measurement company of the year...

Aeroflex buys UbiNetics division 

Automated testing solutions provider Aeroflex this week announced it has completed the purchase of UbiNetics’ test and measurement division (SPG) for about $81 million...