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Test and Measurement: Digitalization driving expected increase in engineering, R&D investments
Engineering investments are expected to increase as a result of ongoing digitalization efforts, to the tune of an expected 10% compound annual increase through 2026, according to a new survey from Bain & Co.
The survey said that despite economic uncertainty, businesses are planning to...
Test and Measurement: DEKRA buys IoT cybersecurity firm
International test house DEKRA has acquired Taiwan-based Onward Security as part of its goal to expand its portfolio in cybersecurity product testing and certification.
Onward Security focuses on cybersecurity compliance solutions for companies in IoT and industrial IoT device manufacturing, as well as automotive, industrial...
Telefonica unveils connected driving center in Malaga
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica, together with testing, inspection and certification specialist Dekra, unveiled an advanced research and development laboratory in the Spanish city of Malaga, in Andalusia, for the development of connected driving.
The center will have all the infrastructure needed to test 5G solutions...
Test and Measurement: Orange Belgium launches 5G Standalone testing hub at port of Antwerp
Telecom operator Orange Belgium is opening up a 5G Standalone network at the port of Antwerp to allow enterprises to explore the possibilities of the technology, particularly for industrial applications. Orange Belgium said that it has already demonstrated an actual data connection in the...
Test and Measurement: WTG buys Holzworth Instrumentation
Wireless Telecom Group has agreed to acquire Boulder, Colorado-based Holzworth Instrumentation. The company makes phase noise analyzers and signal generators, and WTG said that its instruments "are used by government labs, the semiconductor industry, and network equipment providers, among others, in research and automated...
Dekra continues automotive testing focus, hosts C-V2X interoperability testing event
5GAA event focused on multi-vendor environments for C-V2X
Test company Dekra, which has made automotive and automotive-mobility testing an area of focus, recently hosted a cellular-vehicle-to-everything interoperability testing event for the 5G Automotive Association at its test track facility in Klettwitz, Germany at Lausitzring. Dekra...
Test and Measurement: Dekra reorganizes, looks to add 5G for automotive testing
Germany's Dekra will undergo a major reorganization in January, shifting from its current three business units (automotive, industrial and personnel) to integrating its services across eight segments. The testing, inspection and certification company plans to work with Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica for network support...
Test and Measurement: Keysight launches 5G base station manufacturing test offering
New 5G base station test solution aimed at manufacturing test
In the ramp-up to 5G deployment, Keysight Technologies is focusing on manufacturing test for 5G base stations. The test company this week unveiled a new offering aimed at making 5G base station manufacturing testing scalable,...
Test and Measurement: Smartphone photography outranks apps, browsing, GWS finds
Surveys in the U.S. and U.K. put snapping pictures just behind voice calls as most popular use of smartphones, GWS finds
What do snapping pictures of meals, co-workers and cats have in common? People use their smartphones to do it and rank picture-taking as the...
Test and Measurement: Automotive test opportunities expected to grow
Connected and autonomous vehicles represent a growing opportunity for the test industry, according to recent reports from Frost & Sullivan. The analyst firm has estimated that the test equipment market for passenger vehicle automotive telematics testing is going to rise at a compound annual...
Test and Measurement: Bluetooth SIG launches Bluetooth mesh networking
Bluetooth mesh networking is expected to boost industrial IoT applications
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group this week released its new standard for supporting Bluetooth mesh network capabilities, enabling "many-to-many" device communications that Bluetooth SIG says is "ideally suited for building automation, sensor networks and other...
Test and Measurement: MTS, PCTel, Dekra report revenue growth
MTS, PCTel, Dekra results
As test quarterly results continue to roll in, MTS saw its revenues increase 41% year-over-year to $193 million, with 10% organic growth and 31% due to its acquisition of sensor company PCB. MTS said that nearly 9% of its organic growth came...
Test and Measurement: P3 and InfoVista to provide benchmarking
Network benchmarking company P3 Group and network performance solution company InfoVista announced a partnership this week to provide global mobile network benchmarking services, combining P3's measurement capabilities with InfoVista's recently acquired TEMS solutions for network monitoring, testing and optimization.
InfoVista bought TEMS from Ascom in...
Test and Measurement: AllSeen, OCF merge work on IoT standards
In a sign of some consolidation in the standards work being done by various groups for the "internet of things," AllSeen and Open Connectivity Forum have agreed to merge their work under the OCF name. This will bring interoperability between the devices using the...
Test and Measurement: Dekra acquires AT4 Wireless
German-based Dekra, which specializes in safety and certification, has acquired Spanish testing company AT4 Wireless to boost its offerings for "Internet of Things" testing.
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. AT4 has labs in the U.S., Spain, Chile and Taiwan and nearly 300 employees;...