Test and Measurement

How should operators handle test and measurement as network automation is introduced? Ask any 5G operator or vendor what the operational end-state of increasingly complex network and service models is …

Private networks are expected to be one of the primary ways in which 5G services are monetized. A recent IDC forecast estimated that on a worldwide basis, private LTE/5G wireless …

This white paper helps to dimension Network Performance Score (NPS) centric benchmarking measurement activities according to the methodology published by ETSI in TR 103 559. This planning approach provides benchmarking …

As network operators navigate a multi-pronged transformation that encompasses 5G, fiber proliferation, increasingly cloud-based and virtualized networks, one of the challenges that they face is that of radio frequency interference. …

Teledyne Technologies reported a record quarter, with sales up 64% compared to the first quarter of 2021, to $1.32 billion. Profits, meanwhile, jumped 151% year-over-year, from $84.7 million to $212.6 …

Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm will demonstrate the technology at CABSAT conference in May One of the use cases being explored for 5G systems is that of remote media production. …

Viavi Solutions is adding to its list of Open RAN testing partnerships and customers, this week announcing that Rakuten Symphony will use Viavi’s TM500 Network Tester to validate performance of solutions ranging …

The move to Standalone 5G means technological and organizational changes with the latter perhaps more difficult As some operators begin to operationalize Standalone 5G, it’s clear there are different strategies, …

“The network of the future is a cloud of a cloud of a cloud,” said Viavi Solutions CTO Sameh Yamany 5G is opening up support of new verticals and use …

AT&T is using a drone carrying a lightweight signal generator to test high-gain outdoor antennas in spectrum up to 40 GHz. As described in AT&T’s filings with the Federal Communications …

System integrators are an essential part of Nextivity’s ecosystem and are integral to the company delivering exceptional in-building cellular coverage. From high-rises, complexes, and multi-use buildings to multi-family dwellings and …

5G offers communications service providers more range in the types of services their networks can efficiently support — but that flexibility also means some additional complexity comes along. Jason Elliott, …

Test company PCTel says that it has automated indoor uplink testing for public safety networks, which is sometimes required by building codes to ensure that first responders have sufficient signal …

Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds — 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they’re truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What …

Fiber network provider Zayo and its networking partner Infinera say that they have successfully completed the longest known 800G optical wavelength in a commercial network. The 1,044.51-kilometer achievement occurred in …

Which mobile network a user is on doesn’t solely determine their experience; the age, model and/or capability of their device plays a critical role as well. In recent analysis comparing …

Starlink continues to far outpace other satellite providers on speed, in the US and elsewhere Low-Earth Orbit satellite broadband service Starlink reached a median download speed that achieves the 100-Mbps …

Service providers are taking multiple routes to architecting and/or opening their 5G networks. Some are handing them off to hyperscalers, either for specific applications or more broadly. They face the …

‘We are trying to drive the notion of QoE,’ says AT&T’s VP of network analytics and automation “In 5G, our focus is the customer experience. We are trying to drive …

Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds — 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they’re truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What …

Keysight Technologies says it has been granted the Federal Communications Commission’s first experimental license for spectrum above 246 GHz and 275.5 GHz, as part of multiple FCC grants to pursue …

Interference in the Radio Access Network is ubiquitous and becoming more critical as the deployment of the latest cellular standards brings increased sensitivity and subsequent degradation of network capacity and …

It was a busy week for T&M announcements coming out of Mobile World Congress Barcelona, as well as vendors looking ahead to next week’s OFC conference on optical communications. Here …

Dish Network is continuing to move forward with its work on 5G, and has been granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to test 5G at a site in Oklahoma …

Keysight Technologies President and CEO Ron Nersesian will be retiring from his role as of May 1, and current COO Satish Dhanasekaran has been selected to step into the CEO …