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Antenova   Antenova Releases Second Generation GPS RF Antenna Module with Higher Efficiency in Smaller Form Factor
 
Polatis   Polatis announces production facility in Poland
 
 
Antenova: Antenova Releases Second Generation GPS RF Antenna Module with Higher Efficiency in Smaller Form Factor. 7 June 2007
 

Antenova, the integrated antenna solutions company, announced the general availability of the second generation of their industry leading GPS RADIONOVA® RF Antenna Module for embedded GPS applications. Antenova further announced their industry leading GPS RF Antenna Modules are being designed into GPS enabled handheld consumer products to be available for Christmas 2007.

"The GPS RADIONOVA RF Antenna Module has gained a tremendous amount of interest from the OEMs as well as the leading GPS chip set vendors," stated Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova. "Our new module design with the RF components integrated between the two-part antenna has further optimized the performance and efficiency of the earlier version module. This new design provides even greater bandwidth - making it easier to implement into more devices and handsets without any customization required. Field tests have proven excellent performance under all conditions, including urban canyons and tree lined avenues. In addition, time to first fix (TTFF) from a cold start is 30 to 45 seconds, depending on the customer's system configuration."

Antenova's GPS RADIONOVA RF Antenna Module is the world's first single package solution to combine RF and passive antenna on the same module. The GPS RADIONOVA is a highly integrated GPS RF Antenna Module suitable for L1-band GPS and A-GPS systems. The device integrates a high performance and low power receiver IC with Antenova's high efficiency patented GPS antenna technology.

GPS RADIONOVA consists of a GPS radio IC, Antenova's patented single feed two-part antenna and all RF front-end components in a single 35 x 7 x 4mm3 package laminate base module. A low profile connector for vertical mounting is located in the center of the module - offering improved mechanical stability. GPS RADIONOVA operates on a single 3V positive bias supply with low operating current and sleep mode feature to further reduce current during idle mode.

McCray added, "In addition to the improved performance and efficiency, we have been able to achieve both cost and size reduction with this new design. Needless to say, the benefits of high performance, small size, low cost and ease of integration in a true drop-in module with the antenna and RF is a very attractive solution for our OEM customers and GPS IC partners. The first GPS RADIONOVA enabled consumer products will ship in Q307 in time for the Christmas season. "

For more information please visit http://www.antenova.com
Polatis. Polatis announces production facility in Poland. 13 June 2007
 

Polatis, the world's leading manufacturer of optical switches, today announced it is to open a new production facility in Poland, further increasing its manufacturing and development to support growing customer demand for its optical switch technology. The new Poland facility, which is due to be operational by early Autumn 2007, will augment the production capacity of its other facilities, whose total demand is expected to triple this calendar year.

The new facility will concentrate on manufacture of standard products for telecom and instrumentation markets, while Cambridge and Boston will focus on specialized defense products and new technology development. The Poland facility will feature state-of-the-art manufacturing, test and qualification capabilities, and will eventually support 100 people. The new production team have recently completed a year's training at the company's Cambridge facility.

"This is an exciting period of growth for our company and the new facility in Poland illustrates the increasing demand for our high performance products in the marketplace," said Dave Lewis, CEO of Polatis. "We selected Poland as an ideal location for expansion due to its combination of a highly talented workforce and excellent cost advantages. "The new facility will enable us to ramp up production and scale our operations to meet both near-term customer needs, and large volume programs where we are in trials now, such as those in FTTH, and backbone network operations."

The announcement comes as the company prepares for its participation at NXTcomm, Chicago, an industry event uniting service providers with the world's leading technology companies. Live product demonstrations of the next generation of optical switch technology will take place in the Polatis booth (5755)

For more information please visit http://www.polatis.com
 
 

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