Test and Measurement

Verizon keeps the national network crown that RootMetrics bestowed upon it in the first half of last year, with outright wins in most of the benchmarking company’s six categories which …

How is service assurance evolving to meet the needs of virtualized/hybrid, multi-cloud networks? Agile, software-centric networks present new challenges for visibility, particularly in the context of automation, container use and …

While marketing departments for mobile operators around the world extol the seemingly endless benefits that 5G network rollouts enable, the fact is that operators face a glut of new complications …

Taking quality DC measurements is a cornerstone of testing semiconductor chips. Learn how you can improve measurement accuracy and product quality for power management ICs, RF power amplifiers, and other …

PDVWireless and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado have a project in the works to test private LTE broadband network for remote monitoring and control …

The Telecommunications Industry Association has started up a new standards task group that aims to develop industry best practices for edge data centers. The work will update TIA’s existing TIA-942 …

As virtualization changes networks, the network and service assurance market is changing as well Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that …

Plugtest event focused on SDN for mmWave transmission ETSI recently held its first testing event focused on software-defined networking for millimeter wave transport, and the participating vendors were able to …

Charges involve both violating sanctions against Iran and stealing device testing technology from T-Mobile US The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing 23 charges against Huawei, its CFO and two …

As Rakuten, Japan’s newest mobile operator, joins the market with a new network build-out, the carrier will be using Viavi Solutions’ TM500 system to help with end-to-end validation of its …

For those following the development of 5G, it might be easy to say 5G is already here. In reality, that is partially true. 3GPP Release 16, sometimes referred to as …

Massive multiple-input multiple-output provides “real and meaningful” benefits, according to a benchmarking report by Signals Research Group — and Sprint is looking to leverage those benefits in both its preparation …

Real-time 5G analytics drive service assurance from fiber to applications Given the multi-year hype cycle that’s finally coming to fruition with operator deployments, 5G has a lot to live up …

Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions are leading a new Broadband Forum project that focuses on connection quality features including latency and reliability, as part of wired networks’ preparation for 5G. …

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Mobile network benchmarking company RootMetrics this week put the spotlight on its most recent test results from three Southwestern cities: Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas and Houston, Texas. In Dallas, T-Mobile …

When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, three teams from Global Wireless Solutions were testing carrier networks in New York’s Times Square. It took hours of waiting in line …

Network monitoring and visualization deal to support CSP’s network integration and automation As EXFO reported its quarterly results today, the company also dropped the news that it has won a …

Ford’s move could shift the conversation around the 5.9 GHz spectrum allocation Ford Motor Company has confirmed that it will use cellular vehicle-to-everything technology in all new U.S. models by …

With support from Intel and Ericsson, T-Mobile US says it has completed the first 5G data and video calls using 600 MHz spectrum, as it aims to build out nationwide …

In the grand tradition of kicking off a new year with predictions, a few recent analyst reports offer new forecasts for the test market in the upcoming years, from electromagnetic compatibility …

Join Keysight experts for complimentary 60-minute webinars: Physical Layer Modeling Principles of 5G New Radio – March 13, 2019 Big Data Analytics: Enabling the Smart Factory – January 9, 2019 …

5G: Are we there yet? In 2019, hype meets reality for 5G devices and services.  After several years of discussions on use cases and exotic technologies, “real” 5G products will …

With indoor 5G expected to be a major part of opening up new enterprise and industrial use cases and seen as essential to operators’ 5G competitiveness, Rohde & Schwarz featured an …

North Dakota is a bright spot for the rural mobile video experience The best mobile video experience in the U.S. happens in a cluster in the northeast, according to OpenSignal. …