Test and Measurement

NI has been sharpening its automotive testing capabilities in the past few years, racking up acquisitions like the electric vehicle division of Germany-based Heinzinger Electronic and the EV test systems …

Impacts to the radio frequency environment isn’t the first aspect that comes to mind amid the ongoing shift toward cloud-native, disaggregated networks. But that’s not to say there aren’t any, …

The shift to cloud-native and disaggregated 5G networks has enormous implications for testing, validating and verification. Operators wanted a software-centric environment for agility—now that they’re getting it, what does that …

Innovations in software and software disaggregation are driving telecom change on two levels, according to Per Kangru, technologist and business development expert in the CTO’s office at Viavi Solutions. Carriers …

AT&T says it plans to deploy 5G SA “when the ecosystem is ready” AT&T has laid claim to being the first to achieve a data call with two-carrier aggregation in …

G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) is a technology to enable 5G user terminals on, or close to the earth’s surface, to connect to non-terrestrial base stations located on satellites. There are …

Viavi Solutions reported preliminary results today that fell short of its guidance on revenue, and cited a drop-off in research and development spending by network equipment manufacturers and semiconductor companies …

First funding opportunity focuses on testing The Biden administration is officially kicking off the first funding opportunity for the $1.5 billion Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, which is part …

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 …

Emerson is ‘diversifying … into test and measurement automation’ National Instruments, which said in January that it was exploring its options for a sale, is set to be acquired by …

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 …

LitePoint’s Adam Smith on observations of trends at MWC While anticipation for the shiny new 5G tech on the block was the driving theme for the previous several years of …

With the move into higher frequency bands (and TDD), there are coverage range and penetration losses. In standards work, 3GPP has created an option to compensate for this: High-Powered User …

When you can continuously test network software, how does RF testing also need to change? CI/CD is a tool of the IT world, of hyperscalers. Mobile network operators have worked …

NI has acquired German company SET Gmbh, boosting its portfolio in power semiconductor reliability systems for automotive. NI paid cash for the company, which is based in Wangen, Germany, and …

BARCELONA—It was a hectic week for test and measurement vendors at Mobile World Congress 2023, with a slew of announcements, and demonstrations across the Fira, that illuminate where the industry’s …

Keysight Technologies has acquired hardware design and intellectual property data management company Cliosoft to bolster its electronic design automation (EDA) portfolio and more tightly tie workflows and data between design …

‘5G is the network generation where service provider paths diverge,’ according to Spirent’s 5G outlook 5G is in full swing, but the path to monetizing the newest generation of wireless …

On a global basis, 5G is making an appreciable difference in the mobile user experience of watching live video, according to new analysis by Opensignal. The boost is particularly evident …

Munich-based test company expands facility in Germany Rohde & Schwarz broke ground this week on an expanded, 60-million-euro facility to be constructed in Memmingen, which is about 115 kilometers from …

Verizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo’s speeds can’t be beat T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T …

The bulk of the three national carriers’ capacity for Super Bowl 57 is on their 5G networks The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t the only ones who …

Service assurance company Accedian has unveiled new “intent-based” assurance capabilities for its Skylight platform, which it says are the first of its kind and “[represent] the next level of automated …

Vital network functions are moving from hardware to virtualized software instances, and those software instances are increasingly being deployed in cloud environments. The goal is to give operators access to …

The evolution to 5G, digital services, IoT, cloud-native and virtualized architectures is driving an evolution in network testing. To keep up with the new requirements and expectations, next-gen network testing …