Making Connections - Collaborating to Develop the NEX10 Interface

摘要

RF coaxial cables and connectors are vital components providing the critical link without which the latest state-of-the-art technology could not function. As the telecommunications industry moves towards smaller equipment and a small cell approach to facilitate higher data speeds, the radios and antennas become smaller resulting in the need for a small, high performing coaxial RF connector Here, Microwave Journal discovers how three leading developers and manufacturers of RF and fiber optic (FO) connectors came together to address the issue and develop the NEX10(TM) connector interface. This article offers insight into how the companies conceived the new product, collaborated to pool expertise and resources, and managed communication and the division of tasks.