Clearwire Corporation and Sprint Nextel Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their next-generation wireless broadband businesses to form a new wireless communications company.
Thomson today announced that it has delivered 1.5 million digital cable set-top boxes to Brazilian cable operator NET Serviços. This milestone underscores both Thomson’s position as one of the leading providers of convergent premises solutions to operators worldwide and its key role in supporting NET Serviços’ expansion plans in the Brazilian market.
Global demand for RFID will reach $5.3 billion this year and climb to $27 billion in 2018, according to IDTechEx, a consulting company that provides research and analysis on RFID technology.