Measurement Computing, which produces hardware and software for data acquisition and logging for test and measurement, acquired competitor Data Translation for an undisclosed sum.
Data Translation focuses on PC-based data acquisition and designs modules compatible with a range of technologies, including USB, PCI, LXI and Ethernet as well as application software. MCC said the purchase of DT “will strengthen the capabilities and performance of MCC’s current offerings” and described DT’s offerings as “highly complementary” to its own.
Both brands, which are based in Massachusetts, will continue to operate under their own names.
As reported by EE Times‘ Martin Rowe, the two companies serve different markets, with MCC providing lower-cost offerings and DT building its reputation on high-performance data acquisition.
– Anite joined the ongoing “5G” efforts in Oulu, Finland, at the University of Oulu’s Center for Wireless Communications to research frequencies around 10 GHz. The company, now part of Keysight Technologies, also led a Mobile and Wireless Communications Enablers for 2020 Information Society, or METIS, group earlier this year on proposed 5G channel models – one of the first steps toward standardization and development for 5G.
Oulu is a technical center for Finland as well as a major outpost for Nokia.
–CommScope has boosted the abilities of its optical passive intermodulation tester to find PIM, which interferes with the performance of LTE networks, by adding a cross-band PIM testing capability. CommScope believes the ability to do this via the common public radio interface is an industry first. The Optical PIM Tester can inject test signals into a base station’s downlink, including between frequency bands, CommScope said, in order to identify PIM in the uplink.
– Anritsu says it is the first test company to provide three-component-carrier carrier aggregation support to three North American carriers. The company announced in September it was supporting 3CA testing for one carrier and it has now added two more. The testing support is through its ME7834LA system for device certification, and the company added its “overall coverage now includes exclusive capability for 3CA data performance with two of the three carriers.”
Anritsu products have been snagging recognition recently, with its Microsoft Azure cloud-based Skybridge technology recognized by Microsoft with an innovation award at Microsoft’s CXO Next Summit. The data manager for fiber, cable and antenna installations provides mobility, processing and pass/fail information, among other features – learn more about it in the demo video below:
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–Keysight Technologies had a series of new product launches this week, ahead of its quarterly results next week. The company began offering new handheld digital multimeters with an extended battery life; added a four-channel model to its power analyzer offerings; introduced a new PXI-based reference solution for testing modules in automotive electronics; and launched a PXI express digitizer for use in automotive test and aerospace and defense markets.
Keysight also said this week it has a new partnership with IPTE Factory Automation for the automated manufacturing test environment. Keysight said the two companies have collaborated to support the ability to add automated in-circuit test handlers to Keysight’s i1000 in-circuit test modules. NK Chari, director of marketing and support for Keysight Technologies’ Measurement Systems Division, said the partnership “broadens our portfolio for space-constrained customers looking for just-enough tests to ensure electrical integrity of their [printed circuit board assemblies].”
-MyCom OSI was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for leadership in service assurance, particularly in a unified service environment that encompasses multiple technologies.
-Testing has been at the center of the debate over the use of LTE in unlicensed spectrum – you can catch up on some of the recent testing and results on LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi coexistence and the ongoing controversy here and here.
