Test Set Evaluates LTE Voice Quality

The Agilent Technologies PXT wireless communications test set melds with the Brüel & Kjær PULSE Audio Analyzer and Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) for testing voice quality on Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) 4G phones...

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Circulator Addresses LTE And White Space Apps

The DiTom Microwave D3C0780N circulator suits use in LTE and white-space applications across a bandwidth from 698 to 800 MHz....

Transceiver Unifies USB, HDMI, And DisplayPort In Mobile Devices

Deemed an industry first, TranSwitch’s HDmobile transceiver IC integrates USB, HDMI, and DisplayPort interfaces to transmit data and HD video over a single cable....

BoCs Boost LTE Cell Performance

Cavium’s Octeon Fusion small-cell basestation-on-a-chip (BoC) family promises breakthrough capacity and throughput for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) small-cell basestations including micro, pico, and enterprise femto....

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Stylus Applications Promise To Drive Content Creation

Consumers now see their tablets and smart phones as devices for content creation, not just for browsing or consuming content. The stylus is a natural choice, providing a familiar and precise pen-like experience....

The LTE Revolution Fosters Video And Voice Over IP Evolution

V.VoIP can deliver the superior multimedia experience craved by users thanks to LTE’s bandwidth and guaranteed quality of service....

NSP Success Hinges On Monetizing The Data Pipe

Network service providers look to deep packet inspection to deliver the services and user control required in today’s all-IP world....

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Five Disruptive Trends Will Revolutionize RF Components

Envelope tracking (ET), multimode multiband power amplifiers (MMPAs), CMOS PAs, antenna tuning, and MIMO will lead to a new architecture for handsets, tablets, and PCs by 2015....

Dual-Core Processors Drive More Smart Phones

Dual-core processors, generally found in ultra-high-end smart phones, were the driving force in 20% of total smart-phone applications in 2011....

Samsung Takes The Lead In The Great Cell-Phone Race

In the first quarter of 2012, Samsung shipped 92 million cell phones compared to 83 million for Nokia. This is the first time since 1998 that Nokia has not been number one in the global cell-phone market....

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Browser Ensures Secure Mobile Experience On Android Devices

Good Mobile Access from Good Technology provides secure mobile access to behind-the-firewall applications, resources, and data without requiring a virtual private network....

Premier Farnell Gives A Leg Up For ARM

Distributor Premier Farnell now offers a comprehensive range of hardware and software ARM design solutions through its Newark element14 brand....

App Becomes First CDMA/GSM Asset Tracking Solution

OnAsset Intelligence has partnered with Sprint to produce the M2M industry's first dual-mode CDMA/GSM asset tracking solution for use worldwide...

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Android Development Kit Embraces MIPS Architecture

Release 8 of MIPS Technologies’ Android Native Development Kit (NDK) includes support for the MIPS architecture....

Quadros RTOS Adds Support For LPC4300 MCU

The RTXC Quadros RTOS includes multitasking with selectable scheduling policies: preemptive, round robin, and time-sliced....

Popular User Interface Abets Mobile App Development

Telerik’s Kendo user interface (UI), an HTML5/JavaScript framework, now provides everything necessary for the development of mobile apps on iOS, Android, and the latest BlackBerry platform....

Standards Regulations View more

OpenET Alliance Names Members, Updates Interface Spec

Promo teaser: The expanded organization’s updated interface specification for envelope tracking in terminals includes recommended system noise specifications to support full-bandwidth LTE signals....

FCC Proposes 40 MHz More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will take steps to remove barriers to the flexible use of 40 MHz of additional spectrum currently assigned to the Mobile Satellite Service in the 2-GHz band....

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Chipset Calls Between LTE And WCDMA Networks

Qualcomm and Ericsson have completed the first voice call handover from an LTE mobile network to a WCDMA network using single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC)...

New Applications View more

GPS App For Mobile Workers Goes Android

Now available for Android, Descartes Systems Group’s MobileLink enables dynamic dispatching and tracking of drivers and other resources in the field....

Indoor Positioning System Exploits Automatic Crowd Sourcing

Sensewhere core positioning software automatically crowd-sources and cross-references RF-access-point data via the user’s own device....

iPad/iPhone App Hoists .NET Into The Cloud

Tatsoft unveils the first iPad and iPhone mobile data-access client app that integrates with Microsoft’s .NET Framework with in-the-loud support....

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Test Set Evaluates LTE Voice Quality

The Agilent Technologies PXT wireless communications test set melds with the Brüel & Kjær PULSE Audio Analyzer and Head and Torso Simulator (HATS) for testing voice quality on Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) 4G phones....

Radio-Channel Emulator Handles Complex 3G/4G Testing

Elektrobit’s EB Propsim F32 radio channel emulator eases performance testing of wireless networks, basestations, terminals, and chipsets employing multi-antenna and multi-radio technologies....

Certification Platforms Address WCDMA/HSPA+ Releases 7/8

The Rohde & Schwarz TS8980 HF test system and CMW500 protocol conformance tester debut as the world’s first test systems capable of performing all mandatory RF test cases and protocol test cases for WCDMA Releases 7 and 8....

Video View more

Digital Pen Offers True "Pen-on-Paper" User Experience

The N-trig DuoSense digital pen offers a true "pen-on-paper" user experience for digital artists, detailed notation on tablet computers, and more. N-trig's Gary Baum discusses the technology inside the active pen, its capabilities, and the design support offered for the device.

GPS Satellite Command, Control, And Simulation

Frank Backes of Braxton discusses the company's command, control, and simulation for GPS satellite systems.

Software Tool Adds HD Haptics To Mobile Devices

Dennis Sheehan, vice president of marketing at Immersion, demonstrates how the company's HD Integrator build-time OEM software tool delivers new haptic interactions based on the dynamic content and user interfaces of next-generation mobile devices.

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