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18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES MOBILE WIMAX
AND 802.11N

Agilent Technologies has announced two new design exploration libraries for
use with its advanced design system (ADS) EDA software. The Mobile WiMAX library
helps wireless systems designers and verification engineers speed up the
development of communications products for broadband wireless access
applications. The 802.11n library helps system design and verification engineers
speed development of the latest high-speed WLAN products. The 802.11n design
exploration library is based on the latest proposal from the enhanced wireless
consortium (EWC), a coalition formed to accelerate the IEEE 802.11n.

SMC LAUNCHES WIRELESS TRAVEL VOICE GATEWAY

SMC Networks, a technology provider of LAN hardware, broadband connectivity
devices and SOHO/Home wireless products in India, has announced the launch of an
innovative all-in-one travel device, the new SMC Wireless Travel Voice Gateway.
SMCWTVG has the option to use the RJ-11 voice interface for VoIP calls and
lifeline function. For security, built-in features like network address
translation (NAT), SPI Firewall and VPN pass-through provides users the
capability to construct a secure network. While using the public hotspot
network, the SMCWTVG enhances security through its advanced Wi-Fi Protected
Access 2 (WPA2) and Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. At the same
time, the wireless SSID broadcast on/off capability and MAC address filtering
serves as an additional safeguard.

ERICSSON INTRODUCES MULTI-ACCESS GSM/WCDMA BASE STATION

Ericsson has introduced a new base station for both GSM and WCDMA access.
The compact design simplifies modernization, speeds up new deployments and
reduces total cost of ownership. It also increases capacity by 100% per square
meter to cater to  future traffic
growth. The new multi-access base station allows operators to combine GSM and
WCDMA in the same footprint, reducing costs for both rollout and operation of a
radio network. The base station's superior radio performance and flexible
configurations can reduce the number of sites by up to 30% and power consumption
by 20-50%.

SIEMENS DEBUTS ROBUST WIRELESS MODULE

The Siemens Communications Group is bringing a new EDGE wireless module for
machine-to-machine communication to market, the AC75. This module is Java-based,
quadband-capable, ie it can be used in all GSM wireless networks worldwide. It
was specially designed for industries that place high demands on technology. The
AC75 is suitable for use in automobiles. Further potential applications include
package pick-up stations, which might radio unauthorized opening of a package
box, or weather stations in remote regions, whose readings can be conveniently
accessed via wireless modules.

BASEBAND PROCESSOR FOR MULTIMEDIA MOBILE PHONES

Infineon Technologies has introduced a sample availability of its latest
base band processor for multimedia mobile phones of the 3.5-generation. In
addition to the existing platform solutions, Infineon now supports all of the
world's major mobile phone standards and can address all market segments. The
3.5G base-band processor S-GOLD3H provides data rates of up to 7.2 Megabit per
second and represents the world's first chip for the mid-range multimedia
phone segment with such high data rates.