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Viavi introduces InterferenceAdvisor, a fully automated, low-cost interference hunting solution

Efficient interference handling will be essential to optimizing customer experience as network connections grow exponentially Viavi Solutions announced the availability of InterferenceAdvisor™, an automated interference hunting solution which can dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to locate mobile network interference sources. What typically...

Customer experience assurance highlighted at TM Forum Live

NICE, France – The days of just monitoring network performance metrics to gauge overall performance have given way to much more consumer-facing indicators designed to go beyond service assurance and into gauging customer experience. This trend toward evaluating how the end-user experiences network services...

Test and Measurement: NetScout, Viavi, Ixia results

Results are coming in for the first quarter of the year, and network testing and monitoring companies seem to be facing a relatively weak quarter overall. NetScout reported that its fiscal fourth quarter resulted in revenues of $285.9 million, about 68% of which was product revenue...

3 perspectives on 5G SON (self-organizing networks)

Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks "5G" technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types of access technologies to create a seamless user experience marked by incredibly high throughput and...

Test and Measurement: Vendors focus on speedy MIMO OTA, DAS testing

As vendors and their customers face constant pressure on keeping testing costs in line, test companies are always seeking to reduce the amount of time required for testing. Two test and measurement companies have announced efforts to speed up testing in different areas. Anite said this...

Viavi launches DOCSIS 3.1 test solution

New entrants into the home broadband market – think Google Fiber, as well as various government-driven initiatives – are putting the pressure on cable and multiple-system operators. One new avenue for competition is adoption of DOCSIS 3.1 technology, which enables competition against more costly...

European Commission clears Liberty Global carrier acquisition

EU conditions meant to guarantee competition in Belgian market The European Commission cleared the acquisition of Belgian mobile operator BASE by U.S. company Liberty Global, the European body said in a statement. In April 2015, Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary Telenet agreed to acquire BASE for 1.33...

NTT DoCoMo expands ‘Premium’ LTE

The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its "Premium" LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, according to a company presentation. The service, which was launched in March 2014, offers download...

What is C-RAN?

C-RAN is one of the more misunderstood acronyms in wireless as it is used to describe two different, but related architectures. C-RAN can describe cloud RAN or centralized RAN. RAN stands for radio access network, the equipment that connects to cellular antennas, processes the signal...

Small cells, DAS/RAN integration and 5G

The latest and greatest in enterprise small cells, DAS/RAN integration and carrier 5G outlook were all on display at the recent LTE North America show. RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside. On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Kinney takes a look...

Small cell virtualization: centralized vs. baseband at the edge

DALLAS — It is becoming widely accepted that small cell networks are essential to cost-effectively bolster network capacity. At this year’s LTE North America conference, Amit Jain, VP of business development at SpiderCloud Wireless, spoke about the role virtualization will play in the densification of...

BASTA standard being pushed for use

The Next-Generation Mobile Networks Alliance has created a standard approach to reporting the specifications for base station antennas, and now companies that supported the development of the standard are trying to get it more widely adopted across the industry. Kevin Linehan, VP and CTO of...

JDSU enables RF over CPRI testing at fiber cell sites

JDSU has added the ability to analyze radio frequency characteristics over the Common Public Radio Interface, or CPRI, specification for base stations. The company said it is the first in the industry to introduce integrated CPRI support on a base station analyzer, its CellAdvisor...