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1. Pentek Announces New Quartz RFSoC Board Aligned With The Technical Standard For The SOSA Reference Architecture 1/28/2020

   Pentek, Inc., today introduced the Quartz Model 5550, an eight-channel A/D and D/A converter, 3U OpenVPX board based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC and aligned to the SOSA Technical Standard. The Model 5550 is ideal for many communications, electro-optical, electronic warfare, radar and signals intelligence applications.

2. FCC Authorizes Full Commercial Deployment Of OnGo™ Service In 3.5 GHz CBRS Band, Unleashing Billions In Value With New Wireless Services 1/28/2020

   The CBRS Alliance, an industry organization focused on driving the development, commercialization, and adoption of OnGo™ shared spectrum solutions, celebrates the authorization of Full Commercial Deployment (FCD) of OnGo service in the 3.5 GHz CBRS band, announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 27, 2020 in Public Notice DA 20-110.

3. Seeing Inside A Battery While It’s Working 1/27/2020

   A new paper-thin radio-frequency detector designed to work inside a lithium-ion battery provides information about the battery’s health while charging and discharging.

4. Fujikura: Start Shipping Evaluation Sample Of 60 GHz mmWave Wireless Communications Module 1/27/2020

   Fujikura Ltd. (President: Masahiko Ito, “Fujikura”) started providing samples of 60 GHz Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications Module employing "High-gain phased array antenna" which realizes high speed wireless communication in the 60 GHz frequency band.

5. U.S. Navy Awards Booz Allen $178M GPS Contract 1/24/2020

   The U.S. Navy's Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC Pacific), in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $178M contract to provide technical engineering services toward the modernization of advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) systems.

6. China Has Developed The World’s First Mobile Quantum Satellite Station 1/24/2020

   The world’s first portable ground station for sending and receiving secure quantum communications is up and running. The station has successfully connected to China’s Quantum Science Satellite, nicknamed Mozi, which was launched in August 2016.

7. Bird Announces New SignalHawk Handheld Spectrum Analyzer 1/23/2020

   Bird, leading RF provider and technology leader, expands it’s highly sought-after SignalHawk family of rugged, handheld spectrum analyzer products with the addition the SH-60S-AOA Angle of Arrival spectrum analyzer and the SH-60S-TC, offering a balance of price and performance up to a frequency range of 6 GHz. 

8. Rohde & Schwarz Improves Signal Integrity Debugging With Innovative Jitter Decomposition Approach For Its Oscilloscopes 1/23/2020

   Rohde & Schwarz has developed a novel and powerful method for analyzing the individual components of jitter, providing electronic circuit designers with previously unavailable in-depth knowledge invaluable for debugging high-speed signals.

9. Saelig Introduces PicoScope 4-Channel 16GHz Sampler-Extended Real-Time Oscilloscope 1/23/2020

   Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the PicoScope 9404-16 SXRTO, a 16GHz sampler-extended real-time oscilloscope which extends the range of a preceding 5GHz model. Designed to analyze repetitive or clock-derived signals, it features four high-resolution 12-bit channels driven by up to 5TS/s (0.2ps) equivalent-time sampling (ETS).

10. KRYTAR Announces A New, Compact, Directional Coupler With 20 dB Coupling Over The Ultra-Wideband Frequency Range Of 6 To 40 GHz 1/23/2020

    KRYTAR, Inc., a leader in the design and production of ultra-broadband microwave components and test equipment announces a new Directional Coupler operating in the frequency range of 6.0 to 40.0 GHz offering Nominal Coupling of 20 dB in a compact package.