Chip EDA company settles with DoJ for knowingly selling to a military university in China that is on the banned Entity List
Electronics and semiconductor design company Cadence has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, agreeing...
Keysight delivers major quantum control system to Japan's
Keysight Technologies has delivered the first commercial quantum control system capable of controlling more than 1,000 superconducting qubits — the largest control system of its type in the world, according to the...
Ookla's network testing report for the first half of 2025 reveals strong tailwinds for T-Mo in mobile, but AT&T shines in wireline
In sum – what to know:
T-Mobile's stunning speeds – T-Mobile US was clocked at a median download speed...
Amphenol sales were up nearly 60% year-on-year, with strength in IT and data communications
In sum – what to know:
On the hunt - Amphenol's sales were up nearly 60% year-on-year; the company has purchased cellular infrastructure and testing assets in...
Enterprise networks are being shaken up with the convergence of NetOps/SecOps and adoption of AI — but some things remain the same, according to a new report from Viavi Solutions
Enterprise network teams are navigating new challenges, both in terms...
The $35 billion Ansys acquisition is complete, readying Synopsys to offer more holistic and integrated silicon engineering solutions
Synopsys has successfully closed on its $35 billion Ansys acquisition, just days after receiving all of the necessary approvals from China, which...
Ookla analysis shows better latency for HughesNet, but Starlink LEO still outshines other satellite offerings
When it comes to space-based connectivity, there are no work-arounds for the laws of physics — and geostationary satellites are really far away. New analysis from...
Funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR™) validated Battelle's RavenStar™ technology, a software-defined radio platform with massive MIMO capabilities and advanced beamforming for use across the FR1...
Synopsys still has to win regulatory approval in China for its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys
Synopys is getting closer to closing its $35 billion acquisition of engineering simulation and design software company Ansys, but it still needs to win...
Challenges in Open RAN testing include inconsistent output from OTICs, according to industry experts
It has been nearly a decade since the telecom industry began its concerted push toward Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). Open RAN appeared to be...
T-Mobile US wins most of Opensignal's network experience awards in its most recent test analysis
As T-Mobile US heralded its new Best Network award from Ookla, Opensignal's new mobile network experience report for June further confirmed that the Magenta network...
T-Mo touts its towers, spectrum position and tech as enabling Best Network win
T-Mobile US credited its spectrum position, 5G Standalone roll-out and its tower count as the reasons for its network improvements that have been years in the making,...
Sub-THz power amplifier testing achieves 280 Gbps speeds
Test company Keysight Technologies, NTT and its NTT Innovative Devices subsidiary achieved a speed record in the sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) spectrum range with a new power amplifier, laying additional groundwork for future 6G...
New Rohde & Schwarz signal and spectrum analyzer enables cross-correlation of multiple signals
Rohde & Schwarz made the new instrument announcement that it has been teasing for weeks, unveiling its FSWX signal and spectrum analyzer that it says is the...
FWA services have been a success. What has that meant for testing?
One clear success for 5G thus far has been the emergence of 5G Fixed Wireless Access broadband services, providing new revenues and a basis for converged service...
Starlink speeds rebound and then some, after a dip in 2022
Fewer than 20% of Starlink satellite broadband users can consistently get speeds that meet the federal definition of broadband, mostly due to slow uplink speeds, according to new Speedtest...
As the demands on the telco network continue to grow, with new services and devices to support, increased data throughput and traffic, it’s vital that networks are optimized to deliver on QoS and QoE.RCR Wireless News' latest market pulse...
The PAWR test network integrated a local, open-source mobile core with an Ericsson 5G SA RAN
The federally funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)'s testbed in Iowa is dabbling in the exploration of open-source mobile network software. It recently...
U.S. Department of Justice ordered Keysight to do more divestment and include channel emulation in the assets going to Viavi Solutions
In a new development in Keysight Technologies' pending acquisition of Spirent Communications, Viavi Solutions is getting a bit more...
What do modern network test and assurance tools and strategies need to look like, to satisfy operator needs and provide a positive user experience?
Complexity is one of the fundamental issues that the wireless industry—and the test segment in...
Synopys and Ansys' merger will go forward on the condition that some assets are divested to Keysight Technologies
Semiconductor design company Synopsys is facing headwinds, as new trade restrictions from the Trump administration have forced the semiconductor design company to...
How do major test companies expect tariffs to impact their businesses?
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new market uncertainties. During the...
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new market uncertainties. During the recent round of first quarter calls, some of analysts' most frequent...
O-RAN plugfest for spring 2025 looked at automated cloud-native RAN deployment and testing, test automation enabled by LLMs, power savings and more
Nearly 70 companies participated in O-RAN Alliance's spring plugfest this year, with testing that reflected a "steady evolution...
What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023?
The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past several years. The acquisitions or divestments signal where companies see demand, as well as where...
