Philips demos plastic RFID chip 24th February 2006 Philips Research, a unit of Netherlands-based Philips Royal Electronics, announced the development of a 13.56 MHz radio frequency identification chip based entirely on plastic electronics
IBM claims chipset boosts transmission speeds tenfold 24th February 2006 IBM recently announced the development of a small, low-cost Wi-Fi chipset that the company said would allow wireless devices to receive and transmit signals up to 10 times faster than current Wi-Fi networks
SDR Forum taps vendor for reference waveform 24th February 2006 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
Virginia city field tests SquareLoop messaging system 24th February 2006 The city of Manassas, Va., has begun a beta test of SquareLoop’s location-based messaging system
IPC to buy CAD vendor 24th February 2006 IPC Information Systems, which provides mission-critical communications systems to the public-safety, government, utility and transportation sectors, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Geo911
Tropos in deal to deliver metro-scale Wi-Fi across Europe 24th February 2006 Mesh network system developer Tropos Networks announced that it has entered into an agreement with hot spot provider The Cloud
Fractal Antenna awarded patent 24th February 2006 Bedford, Mass.-based Fractal Antenna Systems announced it has been awarded a U.S. patent for its proprietary technology
Vellox adds aerosol spray dish coating 17th February 2006 Vellox Coatings recently unveiled an aerosol-spray version of its hydrophobic satellite dish coating, which prevents rain sheeting, an occurrence that can interfere with the antenna’s ability to receive satellite signals
Hitachi claims smallest RFID chip 17th February 2006 Hitachi recently announced the development of a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that the company said is the thinnest and smallest such chip in the world, measuring 0.15 x 0.15 millimeters and 7.5 micrometers thick
AdvanceTec intros speakerphone/base station for iDEN handsets 17th February 2006 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
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