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From wireless edge to Internet core

“ IPv6 gets real”-that’s the word from Ixia, which, with its July acquisition of VeriWave, stands poised to handle comprehensive test of IPv6-enabled devices, “from the wireless edge to the Internet core.” In a recent phone interview, Joe Zeto, Ixia’s market development manager for wireless product lines, said the company is addressing data, voice,... More

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NI responds to Agilent’s comments on VSA comparison

Furthering a debate about vector-signal-analyzer performance comparisons, a National Instruments spokesperson has responded to Agilent Technologies’ earlier comments. Agilent in turn had been responding to an NIWeek demonstration and several online videos that compare the NI PXIe-5665 and the Agilent PXA. Read my earlier post here . NI’s response follows: “For a... More

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Agilent responds to NI VSA comparison

Taking note of competitive comparisons presented by National Instruments at NIWeek with regard to signal-analyzer performance , Agilent Technologies is presenting a forceful response. The controversy stems in part from claims made at a Tuesday August 2 NIWeek keynote presentation, in which Jin Baines, director of RF R&D at NI, and Raajit Lall, NI product marketing manager for RF,... More

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NIWeek addresses engineering grand challenges

Austin, TX. The 14 grand engineering challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineering served as a rough outline for demonstrations during keynote sessions at this year’s NIWeek event. I’m not sure that keynote presenters touched on all 14, but it’s likely that the 3300 attendees could have found all 14 addressed during summits, during technical sessions, or... More

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On the road to self-driving cars

I wrote earlier about driverless cars, and now I have come across an item in Smartmoney that charts progress to fully autonomous vehicles, including the Volvo XC60’s queue-assist adaptive cruise control function. Smartmoney writer Missy Sullivan quotes an owner of a XC60 as saying, “It’s like being a backseat driver, only in the driver’s seat.” As... More