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Test and Measurement: Vecta Labs leverages AI for interference hunting

Vecta Labs said this week that it recently finished a successful trial of AI-driven RF interference hunting in Miami, FL with a Tier 1 operator. The company, founded in 2014, specializes in manufacturing and testing mobile radio frequency devices including antennas, as well as in...

‘Paris is 5G-ready overall’: Ookla

Paris 5G coverage is extensive—but Ookla found a few holes With the start of the Paris Olympics just days away and more than 15 million people expected to visit the city during the course of the Olympic and Paralympic games, Ookla assessed the mobile network...

Test and Measurement: Ansys partners with Nvidia, Supermicro on advanced simulation

Ansys said that it is collaborating with Supermicro and Nvidia for highly sophisticated, multi-physics simulation solutions that will support larger and more complicated models for applications like 5G/6G antennas, automotive aerodynamics and crash testing, and more. "Turnkey, customized hardware solutions with central processing units (CPUs),...

Using AI to predict network coverage? SmartCIC thinks it has cracked the code

Recent drive-testing in the Washington, DC area confirmed its algorithms' accuracy, SmartCIC says Monetization of 5G is one of the most pressing issues facing the telecom industry. In Toby Forman's view, that translates to two questions around 5G networks: How can carriers monetize their investments...

‘All throughput is not created equal’: Gaming on 5G, LTE and cable

Signals Research Group report dives into 5G gaming with comparisons of 5G NSA, SA, 5G mmWave, 5G FWA and more How do the various flavors of 5G compare when it comes to gaming? Network testing and analysis firm Signals Research Group took a stab at...

Test and Measurement: Emite, Rohde & Schwarz extend OTA integration

New integrated solution includes 5G RedCap OTA test support Test companies Rohde & Schwarz and Emite are continuing to work together on integrated solutions for over-the-air testing, extending that work to put Rohde's CMX500 signaling tester's latest capabilities to work in conjunction with Emite's OTA...

TIP authorizes Viavi’s lab-as-a-service for O-RAN testing

Viavi's Automated Lab-as-a-service for Open RAN (VALOR) solution gets official TIP authorization Viavi Solutions' Lab-as-a-service for Open RAN, otherwise known as VALOR, is getting expanded test capabilities through a new collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP). VALOR has been established as the first authorized test...

The midband boost: 5G performance improving due to midband deployments, Ookla says

Continued midband spectrum deployments by U.S. national carriers are further improving 5G performance, according to new analysis by Ookla of the 5G experience in the U.S. as of the first quarter of 2024. "Speedtest Intelligence data shows a clear correlation between the release of...

Test and Measurement: Spirent adds CNF testing to Landslide

Spirent Communications has added cloud-native function (CNF) resiliency testing to its Landslide solution, which it said enables continuous testing of the impact of CNF performance on 5G Standalone services. The test company said that the new feature will address operator and NEM needs as...

Samsung proves out RedCap’s energy efficiency features

Longer battery life is one of 5G RedCap's advantages 5G Reduced Capability, or RedCap, got a boost this week with Samsung's announcement that it successfully tested the technology's energy-saving features, which are one of its major selling points. Samsung plans to make its RedCap solution...

Where is airport connectivity the best? Ookla weighs in

Wi-Fi is fast, but mobile networks are even faster: Ookla Airports are notorious for the intensity and density of data usage. Just as summer travel is ramping up, Ookla has reassessed both Wi-Fi and mobile network airport connectivity at more than 50 airports around the...

Test and Measurement: Anritsu, ETS-Lindgren partner on NTN testing

Anritsu and fellow test equipment company ETS-Lindgren have collaborated on a new Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) testing solution, which combines Anritsu’s MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer with ETS-Lindgren’s EMQuest antenna measurement software and supports narrowband IoT NTN testing. The MT8821C has a wide dynamic range, supports cellular technologies and...

Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI offer joint network test solutions supporting Open Radio Units Commercialization and Innovation

Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI offer joint test solutions to meet the needs of radio equipment manufacturers who apply for the NTIA Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. Rohde & Schwarz and Viavi Solutions have announced an expansion of their partnership delivering state-of-the-art O-RU testing...

Test and Measurement: DJI tests drone delivery on Mount Everest

Drone company DJI says that for the first time, drones have been used to safely deliver equipment to climbers on Mount Everest and remove trash from the mountain. DJI completed test flights in April on Everest with its FlyCart 30, which carried three oxygen...

Editorial Report: Timing is everything – Synchronization and 5G networks

In modern networks, timing and synchronization are increasingly important due to the deployment of TDD midband spectrum for 5G and the demand for precise coordination for features like carrier aggregation, massive MIMO and positioning. As MNOs focus on optimizing and densifying 5G networks, and as...

The ‘secret sauce’ for 5G monetization: FWA is reshaping markets, Opensignal says

High-penetration FWA areas actually have better performance than low-penetration FWA areas, Opensignal found 5G Fixed Wireless Access has "reshaped" the broadband market in the United States, moving into mainstream adoption and intensifying competition, according to new analysis from Opensignal. And while there have been concerns...

Timing & synchronization testing in the field

Timing and synchronization are crucial to customer experience, because timing & sync errors in 5G TDD networks can severely degrade a site’s ability to provide consistent call quality and good data performance.  “The kind of problem that a timing issue will create is very similar...

Test and Measurement: Viavi debuts GNSS-independent timing services

Viavi Solutions launched new UTC timing services this week, which rely on L-Band and Ku-Band satellite signals but operate "completely independently" of traditional GPS and GNSS. The new altGNNS GEO and SecureTimeSM services are "extremely difficult to jam or spoof and leads the industry...

Keysight sees ‘pockets of growth and stability’, including AI data centers

Test company beat its own guidance but numbers were generally down year-on-year Keysight Technologies beat its own guidance for its fiscal second quarter and expects revenues to be stable with modest increases in orders during the second half of the year. Orders for the fiscal...

Test and Measurement: Viavi, Rohde & Schwarz expand joint test solutions with focus on O-RAN, NTN

Test equipment companies Rohde & Schwarz and Viavi Solutions are expanding the joint solutions offered via their two-year-old collaboration on joint lab testing solutions. In particular, they are focusing on addressing test needs in Open RAN and Non-Terrestrial Networks. In terms of Open RAN,...

Test & Measurement Forum 2024 – Key Findings Report

As networks continue to evolve from classical, monolithic architectures to cloud-native, disaggregated networks, the way we test networks needs to evolve too in this more software-centric environment, to ensure that new 5G-specific services can be guaranteed for end users. RCR Wireless News' latest report, companion piece...

FCC seeks to ban ‘bad labs’ from certifying devices

A new NPRM from the FCC will propose bringing rules on test lab certification in line with federal law on secure networks The Federal Communications Commission will vote at its open meeting on Thursday on a proposal meant to ensure that the hundreds of labs...

Test and Measurement: Northeastern’s OTIC up and running

Northeastern University's Open6G OTIC, which is among a cohort of Open Testing and Integration Centers (OTICs) certified by O-RAN Alliance last year, announced this week that its testing and integration capabilities are open for business, touting the facility as a "one-stop shop for Open...

How to test timing and synchronization in an Open RAN network

The rise of Open RAN, where multi-vendor radio systems comprising centralized, distributed and radio units are made interoperable, is now decidedly mainstream. Following early commercial deployments from greenfield operators, Open RAN is scaling out in brownfield networks. In addition to the pre-deployment interoperability work,...