Connectivity Lab researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are delving deeper into the channel characteristics of vehicles in motion communicating via dedicated short-range communications based on IEEE 802.11p.

Tait Electronics has named Frank Owen as its new Managing Director to replace Michael Chick when he retires from the company in 2009.

Alpha Micro Components has signed a new distribution agreement with Sierra Wireless.

Andrew has been named by China Telecom as an approved vendor for its CDMA wireless network.

Andrew has been named by China Telecom as an approved vendor for its CDMA wireless network.

MTNet, the CDMA Certification Forum accredited conformance test lab established within the Ministry of Information Industries in China, has standardised on the Aeroflex 6402 AIME CDMA test platform for 1cEV-DO Rev A and A-GPS testing.

Rohde & Schwarz has opened a representative office in the Canberra suburb of Deakin.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking public and industry comment on the effectiveness in Australia of the secondary market for radiofrequency licences.

The Bridge Networks has been awarded the Interim Anchoring contract for the JP2008 Phase 4 program by the Defence Material Organisation.

A technique developed at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories allows Wi-Fi architects to test and refine their layouts using readily available information.

A GSMA-led collaboration with 16 IT and mobile companies aims to create a new category of always-connected mobile broadband devices to provide an alternative to WiFi.

Virginia Tech researchers have developed what they claim is an efficient, compact, ultra-wideband antenna for a range of home, motor vehicle, medical and military applications.

The ACMA has released a draft of a new Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan for public comment. When completed, this will replace the current spectrum plan developed in January 2005.

Contactless RFID is well established for access control for buildings; simply wave a pass near the reader and the door opens. However, it is generally not realised just how easy it is for unauthorised people to access the information on these devices without the owners even realising, warns Peratech, a designer of new materials for touch technology.

A British company, Vector Fields, part of Cobham plc, has released practical design tools to help RF designers exploit the properties of metamaterials, as part of its work for the AMULET research project.