Government selects Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard - Peru

Peru has selected the Japanese-Brazilian SBTVD digital TV standard, the government said in a statement. The announcement was made after a meeting between President Alan Garcia and Shunichi Yamaguchi, a special envoy of Japan's Prime Minister. The Asian official said that Japan will offer programs to assist in the implementation of the digital TV standard, and also will cooperate in areas of economic and human resources.

The decision was adopted after a multi-sector committee comprised of representatives from several government bodies evaluated different digital TV standards during a two-year period. Technical, economic and cooperation issues were considered. The country's deputy communications minister Jorge Cuba told BNamericas that the implementation of digital TV will be gradual. "In an initial phase we will focus on capital Lima, where there are over 10mn residents. Then we will go to the main provinces and finally we will reach more isolated areas," Cubas said.

The official said that a pilot program will be launched in capital Lima in 45 days. "We have just formed a committee which will design a program for the implementation of digital TV in the country," Cuba said. Cuba also said that the full implementation of digital TV could take 10-15 years. "In European countries the implementation took four or five years but these countries are very small and the overall population has a much higher average income," he added.

Brazil adapted Japan's ISDB-T system to create its own digital TV standard, SBTVD, while Uruguay and Colombia selected European standard DVB, and Mexico and Honduras opted for US standard ATSC. Argentina, Chile and Venezuela, among other countries in the region, are in the process of deciding which standard to adopt.

Andrew Expands Suzhou Plant as China Invests in 3G

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2009-- With China investing billions of dollars in 3G networks, Andrew Solutions, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products, is completing expansion of its Suzhou, China manufacturing and distribution center to better support its local customers.

In operation since August 1998, Andrew's Suzhou factory currently has more than 2,000 employees and a production area of more than 20,000 square meters. The expansion will increase the workforce by approximately 400 people and the production space for base station antenna manufacturing by 50 percent. The highly skilled Suzhou workforce manufactures base station antennas for deployment in Chinese networks and for export to the rest of Asia and beyond, with all major frequency bands and technologies represented, such as TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, W-CDMA, CDMA, LTE and GSM. Andrew also manufactures HELIAX® 2.0 coaxial RF cable, RADIAX® radiating cable, and cable components and accessories in its Suzhou facility. By making wireless products locally, Andrew can better support Chinese clients with complete wireless communication solutions and promptly respond to tight implementation and delivery requirements.

Anritsu Introduces Inline High Power Sensor that Provides True-RMS Measurements Over Wide Frequency Range

April, 28, 2009. Anritsu Company introduces the MA24104A Inline High Power Sensor that can conduct highly accurate measurements on the transmitter output power of wireless base stations. The sensor employs a unidirectional coupler at the front end of a diode sensor with "dual path" architecture that provides True-RMS measurements over a broad frequency range of 600 MHz to 4 GHz and best-in-class dynamic range of 2 mW to 150 W (+3 dBm to +51.76 dBm), allowing users to conduct average power measurements on CW, multi-tone, and digitally modulated signals during base station installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

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