Nujira (News - Alert), a provider of Envelope Tracking technology, and KCB Signal Solutions have entered into a formal partnership to support their growing US military customer base.
As part of the pact, the two companies plan to establish a joint entity whereby KCB Signal Solutions will develop and support a range of products to address the military communications market’s need to upgrade to modern, high data rate waveforms and yet still meet the demanding size, weight and power requirements .
“Interest in Nujira’s Envelope Tracking technology by the US defense sector has reached the point where a US entity is now required to fully exploit its potential. In KCB Signal Solutions, we have found a partner with in depth knowledge and expertise in microwave and RF combined with a successful track record of supplying the US military with radio components and systems for over a decade,” said Tim Haynes, CEO of Nujira, in a statement.
Haynes said that the company believes a joint venture with KCB Signal Solutions creates the right channel to take Nujira Envelope Tracking technology forward in the US military sector.
Nujira’s mission is to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of transmitters for digital cellular and broadcast applications by reducing the amount of waste energy dissipated as heat in the RF Power Amplifier circuit.
Dave McIntosh, president of KCB Signal Solutions, said that Envelope Tracking has enormous potential for military communications, delivering up to three times the power output for one-third of the input energy, significantly reducing the size, weight and power.
“With KCB Solutions’ understanding of US defense requirements and Nujira’s proven technology, we think we have a winning combination. KCB Signal Solutions will enable communications systems to embrace modern digital waveforms yet also last longer on a single charge and are lighter and easier to carry for US forces, making a contribution to their combat effectiveness,” said McIntosh.
Nujira will license its Envelope Tracking modulator technology and Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) technology to KCB Signal Solutions.
KCB Signal Solutions, a subsidiary of KCB Solutions, is a product development company which provides integrated RF Modules and subsystem solutions. The company focuses its activities in the tactical communications and EW sectors where it supplies a range of sophisticated RF and DSP based solutions.
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