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May 2009

• Far-Field Antenna Measurements Using LXI Class B
  By Conrad Croft, Agilent Technologies

4G – What Role Does the Antenna Play?
The 2009 Antenna Systems Conference will feature a brand new track dedicated to helping OEMs, operators, network engineers and wireless professionals understand the challenges faced with the impending migration to 4G, how to overcome these challenges, and ultimately how to best position their business to profit from the evolution of wireless network technology.

Join leaders at the forefront of today's wireless revolution as they help you prepare for the emerging requirements and potential pitfalls associated with 4G technology.

The Conference will feature important technical presentations and discussions, including these just announced!
  
• The Migration to LTE and the Impact on Infrastructure
This session will present the findings of an exhaustive study that was recently completed by Bechtel regarding the impact on communications network infrastructure when LTE-DO is overlaid on an existing operational wireless communications network. The presentation will address the 9 fundamental findings and will provide some level of detail for each finding. Attendees will obtain an awareness of the complexity involved in the pending LTE overlay and will be able to avoid specific deployment pitfalls as a direct result of that awareness.
Jack MacLeod, Principal VP and CTO, Bechtel Communications

• Comparing Handset Antenna Implementation Challenges Between WiMAX and LTE
4G promises to deliver the fastest data rates by optimizing MIMO operation, which adds to existing challenges of supporting multi-band frequencies for voice, data, etc. Finding the space in a sleek mobile device for multiple antennas is challenging enough, but interference issues for MIMO and lower frequency bands such as 700 MHz that physically demand a larger antenna can make this engineering challenge even more difficult. SkyCross will compare handset implementation techniques and challenges between WIMAX and LTE.
Paul Tornatta, Chief Technical Officer, SkyCross

• Utilizing the Secondary Spectrum Market to Enhance Wireless Network Performance
The explosion in wireless, especially wireless data/Internet, has created an increase in the need for high bandwidth and low cost backhaul. WiMAX and LTE deployments will increasingly be driven by smartphones and other high bandwidth users and applications. Antenna and systems professionals need to know how to capitalize on available spectrum so they are best positioned to leverage and profit from the upcoming exposition in demand for wireless backhaul.
This session will discuss the challenges for 3G and 4G implementations and how the entire ecosystem of antenna, radio and tower professionals will be able to overcome and profit from them.  Additionally, the presentation will discuss how businesses can identify and acquire spectrum to help them enhance their solutions sales capabilities and grow market share and margins.
Rick Rotondo, CMO & Co-Founder, Spectrum Bridge

• The WiMAX Tipping Point: Highly Configurable Antenna Solutions at Low Cost
The main premise for WiMAX's success is low-cost system deployment based on open standards and interoperable system components. And with trials for the mobile WiMAX standard, 802.16e, also beginning, the coverage optimization requirements are becoming even more stringent. As networks expand and the number of subscribers increases, it is important to minimize interference to adjacent cells.
One key to the success of a WiMAX deployment lies in the selection and use of appropriate high-performance, cost-effective antennas. This session will discuss:
- The importance of creating a flexible WiMAX platform at a low cost, and how WiMAX OEMs and operators can make significant progress in this feat by implementing high-performance, low-cost antennas.
- How spectrum allocation, and subscriber density and site coverage influence WiMAX RF network engineering, and ultimately, antenna design and selection.
- How network technology is expected to evolve to meet the needs of mobile WiMAX, and the role antennas play in enabling OEMs and operators to deploy, adjust and optimize mobile WiMAX coverage for higher data rates cost effectively.
- PCTEL's joint efforts with leading WiMAX OEMs to gain direct insight into challenges they face and how the company is helping to overcome these challenges through the development of antenna platforms that allow a degree of customization to support the variety of emerging requirements for WiMAX systems while achieving an optimal price-to-performance balance.
Martin Mannion, VP of Advanced Technology, Antenna Product Group, PCTEL

• Reducing Cost of Ownership Through Innovative Antenna Technology - A Panel Discussion
Locate, Optimize & Track Fixed or Mobile Wireless Communications focuses on a new, innovative technology that has multiple applications in various vertical markets. This radio and wireless technology agnostic system supports WiMAX, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, fixed-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile deployments. Benefits include:
• Significant cost savings by eliminating man hours associated with manual redirection or frequent antenna realignment;
• Deployment measured in seconds;
• Allowing for moving vehicles on land, water and in air to access critical broadband communications resources such as data, VoIP and streaming video
• Solves unique problems resulting from limited technical resources in the deployment of wireless networks;
• Continuous optimization for maximum throughput
Bob Peterson, CEO, Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems, Inc.
EMF Wireless, Speaker to be Announced
Harris Corporation, Speaker to be Announced

• Antennas for Multi-Band, Multi-Mode Applications
With the coming of LTE and other 4G technologies in the near future, continued improvements in efficiency and bandwidth are being demanded from the antenna. Today’s penta-band antenna in a handset will need to expand to encompass six, seven, or more bands spread across an ever increasing frequency range. Mobile subscribers want higher data rates, better and faster Internet connectivity, state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities and at the same time, smaller, sleeker devices. Additional functions and features being designed into handsets continue to place a premium on volume, which in turn puts pressure on the antenna designer to continue to reduce antenna dimensions where possible, but yet still maintain a high performing antenna. Ethertronics has solved design problems for many large OEMs with the company’s patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole (IMD) technology.
This session will present a case study showing the complexities of bringing the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands into the handset while continuing to service the existing bands resident in today’s handset. Several active antenna methods and measured data will be presented which will show significant improvement in bandwidth and efficiency as required from the main antenna in the next-generation multi-band, multi-mode handset. 
Jeff Shamblin, VP of Advanced Technology, Ethertronics, Inc.

Get more session details online at www.antennasonline.com/AST-Conf09/ast09_program.php

iMAT from SkyCross Helps Drive  Global Smartphone Explosion
SkyCross, a global antenna solutions company, is enabling smartphone manufacturers to reach critical price points and expand the global market from traditional business users to mass-market personal users. iMAT, technology from SkyCross provides this design freedom by lowering the bill of materials, consolidating RF components, and simplifying integration.
The traditional smartphone is losing ground to new form factors such as touch screens and netbooks. Sleeker designs, new applications and flat-rate mobile data plans are attracting mass-market users, but their adoption is closely linked to price as consumers limit their spending. The optimistic smartphone forecast from iSuppli calls for 192.3 million units to ship in 2009, an 11.1 percent increase over 2008. SkyCross iMAT antennas reduce the total cost of ownership for a smartphone while offering high performance so device manufacturers can achieve this growth. 

"With 3G networks having become prevalent all over the world, smartphones are no longer just for corporate users – they are for consumers too,” said Tina Teng, senior analyst for wireless communications at iSuppli. “Consumers increasingly are demanding data-intensive applications that require the kinds of high data speeds supported by 3G networks."
Today’s feature-rich smartphones require as many as five antennas for GSM/CDMA, GPS, mobile video, WiFi, BlueTooth and more. Next-generation protocols such as WiMAX and LTE are even more invasive because MIMO requires multiple antennas. The SkyCross single-antenna solution saves space inside smartphones and reduces component costs, so smartphone makers can offer “cheap chic” multifunction devices that mass-market users are demanding.

“The growth of the smartphone market segment is fueled by a new group of consumers that are trading in their mid-tier phones for smartphones,” said Chris Morton, CEO of SkyCross. “This group is much more price sensitive than the typical business user, so an innovative solution like iMAT is essential for device manufactures to address this market while continuing to offer superior 3G and 4G performance.”

Panorama Antennas Opens New Sales Office in Finland
Panorama Antennas, an antenna RF solutions company, has announced the opening of a new sales office in Helsinki, Finland. The office will provide the entire Panorama range of antennas from 3G and GPRS to TETRA UHF to the Nordic Region.

Panorama Antennas has decided to open this new sales office in Helsinki to both improve quality of service for existing customers and to open its product range to a variety of new customers. With established offices across the world, Panorama's new base in Helsinki signals a strong response to customer requests for a more local service.

Smart Antennas: Principles & Applications
This half-day short course will present the basic principles of smart antennas and how they are deployed today. General field of smart antennas will be covered with an emphasis on "multi-beam" antennas.
Polarization, pattern, space, and selection diversity techniques as well as MIMO implementation will be addressed with respect to WiFi, WiMax and ZigBee applications. Peripheral hardware and software that enable operations of the smart antennas will also be discussed. The short course will conclude with live demonstrations of two smart antennas using WiFi and ZigBee hardware.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
* Antenna Design Engineers
* Wireless Systems Engineers
* Wireless Product Managers

WHEN:
August 31, 2009 (8 am – 12 pm)
Before the 2009 Antenna Systems Conference

WHERE:
Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Tayfun Ozdemir, Chief Technical Officer, Monarch Antenna
Dr. Ozdemir is the CTO of Monarch Antenna, Inc., a Delphi spin-off focused on commercializing the Self-Structuring Antenna (SSA) technology for consumer and industrial wireless markets such as laptops, cell-phones, and wireless sensors. Prior to joining Monarch Antenna Inc., he was the founder and President of Virtual EM Inc., an R&D house focusing on developing virtual prototyping tools for antennas and microwave circuits. Dr. Ozdemir holds a patent on a planar integrated antenna and has over 20 years of experience in antenna design and manufacturing. He published 6 journal papers, made over 35 conference presentations, and serves as the Chair of the AP/MTT/ED Chapter of the Southeast Michigan Section of IEEE.

REGISTRATION:
$295 – Register on or before July 17th
$495 – Register after July 17th

* A $50 discount is available to workshop attendees who also register for a full conference pass to the 2009 Antenna Systems Conference.

* A $50 discount is available to multiple workshop attendees from the same company.

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

2.35 Billion RFID Tags to Be Sold in 2009 vs. 1.97 Billion in 2008
IDTechEx has introduced a  new report "RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2009-2019", which addresses the global RFID situation. Areas of growth, undersupply and oversupply and trends are given based on extensive new primary research. The report provides an unprecedented level of forecasts split in many ways.

In 2009 IDTechEx find that the value of the entire RFID market will be $5.56 billion, up from $5.25 billion in 2008. This includes tags, readers and software/services for RFID cards, labels, fobs and all other form factors. The majority of this spend is on RFID cards and their associated services - totaling $2.99 billion. The market for RFID is growing and a large amount of this value is due to government-led RFID schemes, such as those for transportation, national ID (contactless cards and passports), military and animal tagging.

The tagging of apparel by companies such as Marks & Spencer and American Apparel is now in roll out phase with 200 million RFID labels being used for apparel (including laundry) globally in 2009. The tagging of animals (such as pigs and sheep) is growing strongly as it becomes a legal requirement in many more territories, with 105 million tags being used for this sector in 2009. This is happening in regions such as China and Australasia. 350 million RFID tickets will be sold in 2009 for transit schemes in cities around the World.

The tagging of pallets and cases remains to be a failure, with only 225 million passive UHF tags used for this application in 2009 - a far cry from the 35 billion tags that one consumer goods company alone predicted that it would be buying in 2009, when they presented at an event in 2003. The main reasons for this have been technical failures (poor read rates with high moisture content and metal products), lack of infrastructure and lack of mutuality of benefit between retailers and the rest of the supply chain. Work is still preserving however.

In total, 2.35 billion tags will be sold in 2009 versus 1.97 billion in 2008; 1.74 billion in 2006 and 1.02 billion in 2005.

This forecast takes into account the global economic slow down. Looking at the range of applications, the biggest projects, which tend to be government led and are usually profitable for suppliers involved, are unlikely to reverse. For example, governments will not stop tagging passports or cattle to save money. More and more cities around the World are migrating to using RFID cards and eventually RFID tickets and RFID enabled cell phones for transit. The US Military recently awarded an order involving RFID approaching half a billion dollars. Governments do not need a fast return on investment (ROI). They seek error prevention, improved customer service and efficiency and greater security.

Harris Corp. Awarded 600 Million Contract to Modernize US Strategic Satellite Communications Terminals
Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a 10-year, $600 million contract for the U.S. Army's Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The next-generation military satellite communications terminals developed for the MET program will provide the worldwide backbone for high-priority military communications and missile defense systems.

As prime contractor, Harris will develop, test and certify four unique terminal configurations during a 30-month, First Article Test phase. In addition, Harris will provide production hardware under the five-year base contract, with five additional option years, and will support field activities such as site preparation, installation, test, operations, and maintenance. The program will be managed by Team DCATS - Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems.

Harris will replace up to eighty AN/GSC-52, AN/GSC-39, AN/FSC-78 and other aging strategic satellite communications terminals around the world with new, simultaneous X- and Ka-band terminals capable of interfacing with the new Wideband Global Satellite constellation as well as with legacy satellite systems. The new terminals will support Internet Protocol and Dedicated Circuit Connectivity within the Global Information Grid, providing critical reach-back capability for the warfighter.

Harris teammates on the MET program include General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, a leader in X- and Ka-band satellite communications products; O'Neil & Associates, a supplier of world-class logistics and interactive, electronic technical manuals; and Janus Research Group, an innovator in training simulation.

The hardware will include various fixed ground terminal configurations; a hardened, transportable terminal; and a small terminal suitable for rooftop mounting. General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies will develop the X-band antenna feed as well as a dual/simultaneous X- and Ka-band antenna feed capable of meeting the stringent requirements for low intermodulation products. They will also develop 12.2-meter antennas for fixed ground terminals, 7.2-meter antennas for transportable terminals, and 4.8-meter antennas for small terminals. The first terminal is scheduled for fielding in early 2011.

RFS Introduces 700 MHz PCP Antenna for US Carrier Trial and Commercial LTE Network  Rollouts
Radio Frequency Systems, a wireless infrastructure and RF specialist, has developed a 700 MHz version of its dual-feed circularly polarized UHF panel antenna series.

This 700 MHz version has been specifically designed to support global circularly polarized communication applications.

The antenna, which also meets the precise requirements of Multiple Input, Multiple Output' (MIMO) applications technology for broadcast  communications, gives installers access to quality RF performance and efficiency, and simplifies the rollout of MIMO networks.

"The unit's unveiling at this year's NAB show means that the new PCP700 panel antenna is perfectly timed for the plans of the North American broadcast industry to expand its transmission horizons as consumers migrate to the benefits of digital TV," said Charlie Williams, RFS' principal engineer, Antenna Development.

"This highly advanced antenna features four horizontally polarized and four vertically polarized dipoles, and dual-input (two 2.5kW inputs) functionality, all in a compact and slim line unit," he added.

According to Williams, the PCP700's dual input allows a range of variously polarized signals to be broadcast from a single antenna. The unit can produce circularly polarized signals, ‘mixed' or elliptical signals, or independent vertically and horizontally polarized signals. This gives broadcasters access to never-before-seen levels of flexibility, and the ability to transmit significantly more content from a single antenna system.

According to Williams, RFS' new PCP700 panel antenna is also well suited for data-intensive MIMO-based broadcasting applications.

MIMO-based applications normally require multiple antennas at both the source broadcast system and the destination receiver. The PCP700 panel, however, gives carriers access to this level of multi-antenna functionality at the source end, making it MIMO-ready for new services as they arrive in the marketplace.

As digital TV enters a new era in the US this summer, when the last of the analog TV transmitters are turned off, broadcasters will be looking to boost their in-fill and rural area coverage. This new PCP panel antenna gives infrastructure providers access to lower capex technology without compromising on coverage requirements.

At the transmitter tower top, the new PCP700 panel antenna saves on tower space and helps to minimize the tower loading, allowing carriers to counter environmental and site leasing issues.

For more information visit www.rfsworld.com   

Comtech Xicom Technology Unveils High Power, Outdoor, 1250-Watt Ku-Band Amplifier for Satellite Communications
Comtech Xicom Technology has introduced a new lightweight, outdoor, traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA). It is the SATCOM industry’s first outdoor packaged 1250-watt TWTA designed to operate in the Ku-band uplink frequency, providing new capabilities to broadcast and teleport operators

The Ku-band amplifier, Model XTD-1250KL, uses a high-efficiency, dual-stage depressed collector, 1.25 kilowatts peak power, TWT to provide 450 watts of linear power at the flange, over the full 13.75 to 14.5 GHz uplink frequency band. 

As the industry’s first outdoor units designed at this power level, Comtech Xicom’s TWTAs enable satellite operators to mount the HPA at the antenna, eliminating long waveguide runs and shelter requirements while maintaining high reliability. In many cases, a single Comtech Xicom TWTA, operating with multiple carriers, can take the place of multiple klystron power amplifiers (KPAs), dramatically reducing both upgrade costs. Reduced power consumption also lowers on-going operating costs and enhances reliability through lower internal operating temperatures. 

“This new high power TWTA will enable SATCOM service providers to reduce operational costs while meeting demanding performance and reliability requirements,” said Walt Wood, CEO of Xicom Technology.

This new capability is delivered in a rugged weatherized package that measures 21.5 inches by 12.75 inches by 12 inches and weighs 85 lbs. These full-featured amplifiers can be configured for single-thread, redundant, or phase-combined operation and incorporate a range of features including RF gain control, pre-distortion linearizer, solid-state pre-amplifier, and a complete serial monitor and control (M&C) system. A datasheet for the new XTD-1250 TWTAs is available including detailed specifications, functional block diagrams and package outline drawings.

Rogers Introduces RO4000 LoPro Laminates for Antenna Design
Rogers Advanced Circuit Materials (ACM) Division has unveiled its new reverse-treated copper foil option on RO4000 series laminates. The RO4000 LoPro laminates are enabled by special interface technology to be made with very low profile reverse-treat copper foil while maintaining copper peel strength equal to or better than standard RO4000 materials. RO4000 LoPro laminates combine the best in class electrical and thermo-mechanical reliability of RO4000 laminates with improved insertion loss and quality passive intermodulation (PIM) characteristics.

The Laminates feature a low z-axis coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) over a wide temperature range for reliable plated-thru-hole performance in multilayer circuits. The LoPro family of laminates is compatible with standard printed-circuit-board (PCB) fabrication processing and lead-free assembly temperatures. The laminates support high-speed, high-frequency circuits with low insertion loss, and improved signal integrity for ATE, wireless, and networking applications. Additionally, the RO4000 LoPro laminates achieve low PIM values, which are critical for antenna designs.

RO4000 LoPro laminates extend Rogers’ portfolio of high performance materials by offering improved laminate electrical performance, boosting manufacturing yields, and enabling higher circuit densities. The  materials are compatible with lead-free PCB manufacturing processes and are suited for a wide range of analog and digital applications, including antennas, microwave radio links, ATE, servers, and routers.
  

SP8T RFIC Antenna Switch Helps Reduce Size and Improve Performance of 3G UMTS, W-CDMA and Quad Band EDGE Mobile Phones
NEC’s UPG2193T6E Single Pole Eight Throw (SP8T) GaAs MMIC antenna switch was developed specifically to meet the needs of new 3G UMTS, W-CDMA and Quad Band EDGE mobile phone designs. End-users are demanding more and more functionality in their mobile phones and manufacturers are responding with a variety of new designs. The UPG2193T6E was developed to meet the industry’s need to replace the common two-switch solution with a single miniature device. Available from California Eastern Laboratories, the UPG2193T6E delivers low insertion loss, high isolation and high linearity.
 
Developed specifically to support multi-band mobilecomm transceiver platforms, the UPG2193T6E provides switching between five GSM and three W-CDMA pins. The UPG2193T6E also features an onboard SPI controller. Its 3.5 by 3.5 mm package is 0.55 mm in height, making it a well suited solution for today’s ultra-thin mobile phone designs.

Maury Microwave Enable Industry-First Approach to Measure and Simulate Nonlinear Component Behavior at All Load Impedances
Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new option, arbitrary load impedance X-parameters, for its PNA-X Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer. The option, when used in conjunction with Maury Microwave tuners and software, enables the capability to accurately measure and simulate nonlinear component behavior at all load impedances. The result is a high level of insight into nonlinear DUT behavior, making the NVNA capability especially useful for scientists researching new RF technologies and engineers involved in designing today's high-performance active devices.

The addition of the arbitrary load impedance X-parameter option to the PNA-X nonlinear vector network analyzer allows R&D engineers in the wireless communications and aerospace/defense industries to:

• Extend X-parameter design "cascade-ability" to arbitrarily large load mismatches. By removing the constraint for the output match to be either small or moderate, engineers can now measure and simulate accurate, linear and nonlinear behavior over a load gamma range covering the full Smith chart. Inter-stage matching of components with varying impedances is now fully predictable in the simulator.
• Measure and predict dynamic load-lines at input and output ports under arbitrary loading conditions, even under very large compression.
•Measure and simulate magnitude and phase data at the input and output for each fundamental and harmonic frequency as nonlinear functions of power, bias and now arbitrary load impedance. The resulting data can be used for simulation in ADS.
•Model devices and design multistage, Doherty or other complex amplifier circuits with the drag-and-drop simplicity of Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). Because the PNA-X nonlinear vector network analyzer creates ADS compatible models, engineers need simply drag and drop models into ADS for circuit simulation, enabling fast and efficient design of active RF components like power amplifiers.

A key benefit of the arbitrary load impedance X-parameter option is that it allows the engineer to see how all signals react with their device. This takes the guesswork out of the typical "trial and error" design approach and by minimizing design iteration, reduces the overall design cycle by 50 percent. In one real-world example, a GSM power amplifier designer was able to reduce test times from one month to one day. Since engineers no longer have to "over design" to safeguard against potential errors, design costs are also minimized.

Agilent's PNA-X nonlinear vector network analyzer is the industry's first measurement and simulation environment for designing nonlinear components. It enables characterization of a device's nonlinear behavior with the highest level of accuracy, speed and ease-of-use in the industry. The PNA-X nonlinear vector network analyzer, X-parameters and ADS can be used to deterministically design multistage components and systems under varying interstage match conditions, reconstruct time domain waveforms and optimize performance parameters such as ACPR, EVM and PAE, as well as nonlinear system performance.

X-parameters are mathematically correct scattering coefficients for active components. They provide a powerful, yet simple and automated process for capturing nonlinear component behavior over arbitrary complex impedances, input powers, DC biases, and more across various frequencies. Using the PNA-X nonlinear vector network analyzer, X-parameters are measured and used to create X-parameter models that can be imported into Agilent's (ADS) to simulate actual linear and nonlinear component behavior. The full complex Gamma dependence of a device under large-signal operating conditions can now be captured and instantly modeled in ADS using Agilent's new NVNA option, an external Maury load tuner, and Maury's load-pull software.

Be a Part of the World's Premier Conference Focusing on the Latest Advancements in Antenna Systems & Technology!

This two-day conference will serve OEM developers of products that utilize antennas and antenna systems; system operators; design engineers; integrators; antenna manufacturers; and component and material suppliers interested in learning the latest capabilities and best practices in this rapidly changing field. Don't miss this opportunity to present to peers, leading technical experts and potential business partners involved in technology solutions serving a variety of applications and systems.

Speaking opportunities are limited, and full conference registration fees will be waived for all confirmed speakers ($995 value). For more information on presenting at the 2009 Antenna Systems Conference should contact Heather Krier at 720-528-3770 ext.129 or by email.

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MAY 2009

12-14 - EDS Show, Las Vegas, Nev.

12-15 - ANTENNAS: Principles, Design & Measurements, Annapolis, MD.

17-22 - Interop, Las Vegas, Nev.

JUNE 2009

1-4 - UTC Telecom, Las Vegas, Nev.

1-5 - 2009 Intl. Symposium on Antennas & Propagation, North Charleston, S.C.

2-4 - Connections, Santa Clara, Calif.

8-9 - International Software Radio Conference, London, UK

8-11 - Connectivity Week, Santa Clara, Calif.

7-12 - IEEE MTS, Boston, Mass.

8-11 - SuperComm, Chicago, Ill.

16-19 - CommunicAsia, Singapore

18-20 - Sensors Expo, Rosemont, Ill.

ISCe 2009 - SATCOM for Security – Recovery – Victory
June 2 – 4, 2009
San Diego, California

ISCe'09 focuses on SATCOM solutions for homeland security, disaster recovery, and support for warfighters in the pursuit of victory.  ISCe'09 gives attendees unprecedented access to key military and civil agency decision makers. Keynote speakers include Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré (Ret), former commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina, and the Honorable Matthew Bettenhausen, Acting Cabinet Secretary, California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), as well as many senior Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy officers. ISCe '09 is a must-attend event for every branch of the military as well as civil emergency managers and the agencies defending security at home. Panels provide insight on new SATCOM and related technologies, current and advanced MILSATCOM systems, and the Obama administration's priorities for addressing the threats facing the nation, giving attendees a running start on the changes in Washington and around the globe. ISCe '09 kicks off with two cutting-edge workshops: Communications for Disaster Relief and Emergency Management (from the International Association on Emergency Management), and Satellite Technology and Networks (presented by UCLA Extension and ATSI). Returning to ISCe on the last day is the 3rd Annual Navy Commercial SATCOM Workshop (organized by the US Navy/SPAWAR and the Satellite Industry Association).

Please visit www.isce.com for more information.

Connectivity Week
June 8-11, 2009
Santa Clara, Calif.

As we enter a new era in the 21st century,  an era of change and action upon a background of challenging economic times around the world, the need for efficiency has never been so critical. As the challenges of energy supply are now realized as a major factor in world economics,  politics and security,  the control and management of energy sourcing,  transmission and consumption become the subjects that are prime for Information Technology.

Visit wwww.ConnectivityWeek.com for more information.

Japanese CIO Summit
Yokohama Royal Park Hotel, Yokohama, Japan
July 8 – 10 2009
Contact : Wim de Boer sponsorsme@marcusevanscy.com

A Unique Summit, Run by an Establishes Event Organiser

The Japanese CIO Summit takes place over three days and two nights and offers attendees the perfect setting to interact with each other through a proactive series of keynote and case study presentation, informal networking opportunities and pre-arranged one to  one meeting

The Japanese CIO Summit will bring together senior-level executives from Japan’s largest organisations with a select and diversified group of leading edge Sponsors. Do not miss this opportunity to network with your peers and form new alliances. Get a head start on your competition and start building relationships today. Participants include CIOs, CTOs, Vice Presidents and Directors of Information Technology / Information Systems

Keynot speakers include:
Toshio Obi, Professor, Waseda University (Chairman of International Academy of CIO)
Yasuo Nakata , CEO, Calbee
Akihito Tsuji , Managing Officer – Global Audit Division, Toyota Motor Japan
Mitsuhiko Ikuno , CIO, Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Susumu Ikehara , CIO, Nikko Citigroup Securities

For more information
Wim de Boer, Marketing Manager
Email: sponsorme@marcusevanscy.com
www.japaneseciosummit.com
www.marcusevans.com

INTERNATIONAL CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & ENTERTAINMENT 2009
October 7-9, 2009
San Diego Convention Center San Diego, Calif.

No matter what your business is - healthcare, entertainment, fleet management or financial planning - wireless can transform how you do business. International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment brings this possibility to life.

With a focus on applications, network architecture and technologies such as LBS, machine-to-machine and WiMAX (just to name a few), this international event brings a community of users, carriers, developers and manufacturers together to generate dialogue, share ideas and debate the economics of MOBILE BUSINESS.

Register now at www.CTIAShow.com!

2009 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference
Nov. 16-17, 2009
UK

Following the success of previous events, the 5th Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference is taking place on the 16-17th November 2009 at the excellent Four Star Conference Centre on Loughborough University campus, UK.

LAPC 2009 will feature invited talks from world experts, research posters, a technical exhibition, University Research Activity, free computer simulation workshops and excellent networking opportunities for delegates and exhibitors.
The conference will include special sessions on;

• Small Antennas & Arrays for MIMO Applications
• Innovative Metamaterial Antennas & Technology
• Channel Characterisation and Modelling for Emerging Applications in Wireless Communications
• Bioelectromagnetics in Antennas and Propagation

Please visit www.lapconf.co.uk for more information.

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