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January 9, 2007
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Today's Table of Contents:

1. Feature Article: Marconi Did Not Invent Radio
2. Viewpoint: Wireless Fights The Battle For Video Networking In The Home
3. Article: My Best Christmas Gift Was Wireless
4. Carrier Monitoring System Makes Very Fast Sweeps
5. Miniature Smart Antenna Wins Innovation Award
6. LNA Offers High Gain For Satellite-Band Antenna Modules
7. Multi-Core Baseband Processor Addresses Current, Future Applications
8. Dual-Tuner Chipset Receives Both DVB-H And DVB-T
9. 2G Chipset Is Designed For Networked Home Entertainment
10. Happenings/Conferences
- 5th International Basestation Conference
- International Conference on Mesh Networks
- Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) 2007


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1. Feature Article
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Marconi Did Not Invent Radio

By Louis E. Frenzel

The history of the development of radio technology doesn't
rest in the hands of one man. As with any technology,
countless inventors, designers, and developers contribute
to what becomes today's status quo...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC3:8857EF
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2. Viewpoint
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Wireless Fights The Battle For Video Networking In The Home

Video transmission demands superior technology, and wired
connections are handling the load. Can wireless catch up,
or will technological limitations beat consumer desire?...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC4:8857EF
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3. Article
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My Best Christmas Gift Was Wireless

Lacking wireless Christmas tree lights, one can settle for the next best thing: wireless Christmas gifts! Lou Frenzel had a very merry Christmas...

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http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EBE:8857EF
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4. News
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Carrier Monitoring System Makes Very Fast Sweeps

The RV3500 Remote Signal Intelligence System, with comprehensive
functionality in a rugged, lightweight 1-RU form factor, is well-
suited for a number of real-time signal-collection applications...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC0:8857EF

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5. News
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Miniature Smart Antenna Wins Innovation Award

The Airgain MaxBeam75, a miniature smart antenna for the consumer
WLAN market, won the 19^th Annual CONNECT Most Innovative
Product award in the communications category...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC2:8857EF

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Electronic Design at CES

Don't forget to check out Electronic Design's coverage of the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. For 40 years, some
of the most revolutionary consumer electronics have debuted at CES,
including the VCR, the camcorder, Microsoft's Xbox, and the plasma
TV. Electronic Design goes behind the scenes to find out what
consumer technologies will drive tomorrow's innovations.

http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC8:8857EF

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6. News
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LNA Offers High Gain For Satellite-Band Antenna Modules

Designed for the 2.34-GHz Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services
market, the latest InGaP MMIC low-noise amplifier from NEC is also
well-suited for antenna modules in the popular 2.4- to 2.5-GHz ISM
band...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EBC:8857EF

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7. News
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Multi-Core Baseband Processor Addresses Current, Future Applications

Texas Instruments' new 3-GHz wireless infrastructure processor
enhances applications for GSM base stations, while also addressing
the requirements of new markets like WiMAX and TD-SCDMA...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EBD:8857EF

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8. News
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Dual-Tuner Chipset Receives Both DVB-H And DVB-T

The STK-7078 MD hybrid chipset, compatible with both Windows XP
and Vista, targets mobile TV reception in devices such as laptops,
PDAs, and multimedia handsets. It can accommodate both the DVB-H
and DVB-T Digital Video Broadcast standards...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EBF:8857EF

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9. News
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2G Chipset Is Designed For Networked Home Entertainment

Metalink Ltd.'s second-generation WLANPlus chipset is a high-
throughput wireless LAN technology specifically optimized for
the networked home entertainment environment. The chipset
addresses the rigorous demands of the consumer electronics
market...

Read the entire article at
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC1:8857EF
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10. Happenings/Conferences
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5th International Basestation Conference
April 24-27, 2007
Bath, UK
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC5:8857EF

International Conference on Mesh Networks
September 11-12, 2007
Florence, Italy
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45EC9:8857EF

Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) 2007
October 29-31, 2007
Orlando, Fla.
http://news.electronicdesign.com/t?ctl=45ECA:8857EF

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