Bookham sees Q2 sales slide by 50 per cent Richard WilsonBookham Technology saw sales in the last three months fall by almost 50 per cent on the previous quarter as the optical communications component manufacturer continues to be hit by the slowing telecoms market. Two of the Oxfordshire-based firm’s largest customers, Marconi Communications and Fujitsu generated “negligible revenues” in the ...

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Manx man makes first 3G Internet callRichard WilsonA first data call has been transmitted over BT’s 3rd generation (3G) mobile communications network on the Isle of Man.The call connected by Manx Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of BTwireless, was the first to use the Internet protocol (IP) packet data which can potentially support high speed data rate access to the ...

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Filtronic signs GaAs fab dealsDavid MannersFiltronic has signed two deals which it expects will move its gallium arsenide semiconductor manufacturing plant at Newton Aycliffe from losing £1m a month into profit.The deals are with M/A Com and BAE Systems Avionics. “The M/A Com deal is a strategic alliance for the long-term, whereas the BAE Systems deal is a supply and ...

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Intel and TI get Armed with v6 Steve BushIntel and Texas Instruments have taken out licences for version 6 of the ARM architecture. TI will use the architecture in its OMAP mobile phone platform while Intel will use v6 for future XScale processors. “The new licensing agreement provides Intel with a strong foundation upon which we can continue to build ...