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In close collaboration with our defense and aerospace supplier partners, Avnet supports some of the world’s most advanced technology contractors with electronics design, supply chain and logistics.

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Satellies orbiting Earth
What happens when non-terrestrial and cellular converge?
By Carolyn O'Connor   -   August 5, 2024
Technical article
OEMs and start-ups are paying attention to a development that places cellular and satellite technologies on a path to convergence. The growth of connected devices and associated traffic blurs the line between satellite and terrestrial networks.
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Woman riding in self-driving car.
Bringing mm-wave beamforming to new applications
By Steven Fireman   -   April 9, 2024
Technical article
With 5G rolling out and the help of phased array antennas, the 30 to 300 GHz, and specifically the millimeter-wave bands, of the RF spectrum are making their way into applications like autonomous driving.
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aircraft flying over city
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads
By Philip Ling   -   February 17, 2023
Technical article
We’re a grounded species reaching for the stars. Personal aircraft will let us colonize the air immediately above us and expand our cities in ways that don’t need networks of multilane highways. For eVTOLs, air taxis are just the beginning.
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satellites in low Earth orbit
Putting 5G in space for the massive IoT
By Philip Ling   -   January 4, 2023
Technical article
5G cellular networks and the massive IoT are a natural fit. Putting 5G cell towers in space is taking massive to a new level. To learn more, Avnet spoke with Sateliot Chief Business Officer Gianluca Redolfi, one of the pioneers in this area.
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