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Keysight 5G Education webinar series: What’s Next in 5G: Drive Test, Conformance Test, and Design Validation

5G challenges designers at every step on the road to deployment, and the next stage is no different. Keysight Engineering Education’s 5G webinars help you tackle today’s toughest 5G testing challenges.  Redefining Drive Test for 5G – April 4 Overcoming 5G Signal Generation Test Challenges...

Editorial Webinar: 5G beamforming technology key to new network experiences

For operators, 5G is a massive investment in hardware and software based on the promise it will deliver totally new user experiences that take advantage of significant increases in throughput and decreases in latency. One key aspect of delivering and monetizing these new network...

FCC proposes three-meter vertical accuracy for 80% of indoor 911 calls

The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a proposal that mobile network operators must aim to provide the location of wireless 911 callers within three meters of the handset, for 80% of wireless 911 calls in the top 25 markets by April 2021...

5G cities aren’t necessarily tops in 4G, Rootmetrics finds

As mobile network operators begin to roll out their initial 5G markets, there isn't a lot of overlap between their top-performing cities for LTE and where they are making their forays into 5G. Analysis from Rootmetrics, which recently released its network performance rankings of 125...

Test and Measurement: Wi-Fi and the 5G experience

5G is becoming real, and in many cases, people's first 5G experience is going to come via Wi-Fi, said Adam Smith, director of product management at test company LitePoint. "Actually, Wi-Fi is going to be a huge piece of how we interact with , particularly...

5G CoMP for Spectrum Sharing

https://youtu.be/3gORgilg4MA This live demo showcases how 5G NR in shared and unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) can be utilized with coordinated multi-point (CoMP) in local private 5G networks to provide higher performance in terms of network capacity, user throughput and reliability.

Boundless XR with 5G

Taking extended reality (XR) to the next level of immersion within the power and thermal constraints of a mobile device is a critical challenge. This demo showcases the potential of boundless mobile XR experiences with photorealistic visuals in a new era of distributed computing...

Indoor 5G NR mmWave

5G NR mmWave is unlocking new indoor deployment opportunities, bringing massive capacity, multi-gigabit and low-latency connectivity to smartphones, laptops and more. This demonstration showcases the benefits and user experiences of 5G NR mmWave for indoor venues and enterprises. https://youtu.be/FSRlv0j1PzU

5G NR Sub-6 GHz Evolution

Qualcomm unlocked 5G and we continue to lead the evolution of 5G NR in 3GPP Release 16 and beyond - pioneering new levels of performance and efficiency. This demonstration showcases potential future enhancements of 5G NR networks and devices operating in sub-6 GHz...

Hosting an ETSI plugtest: 31 VPNs, 120 engineers, 2,100 test cases

LAS VEGAS -- What does it take to host an ETSI plugtest event? A whole lot of bandwidth -- literally and figuratively -- months of planning, and a trio of adorable puppy mascots. During a session at the International Wireless Communications Expo, Walt Magnussen, director...

Test and Measurement: Test highlights from MWC 2019

With 5G dominating the conversations at this year's Mobile World Congress, the technology is moving from labs and trials into the field -- and the test industry's focus has shifted accordingly. A number of the products launched at MWC aim to support 5G field...

5G is Here

The first wave of 5G devices was launched during Mobile World Congress Barcelona and Ignacio Contreras of Qualcomm discusses the company's role in not just the device launches but the standards work and ecosystem development that led to this milestone. https://youtu.be/r48Kaf3JKfQ

GCF: 23% YoY increase in cellular device certifications, dominated by IoT

Smartphones accounted for 49% of certified devices last year, while IoT modules were the fastest-growing device segment Cellular devices are becoming more complex, supporting more bands than ever -- and the number of certified internet of things devices is booming, according to the Global Certification...

What emerging service assurance capabilities are needed for NFV networks?

  Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications — are becoming virtualized. SNS Research estimates that service provider SDN and NFV investments will have a compound annual growth rate...

Test and Measurement: Test vendors focus on IoT, 5G testing at MWC

Test companies are spotlighting internet of things testing and 5G at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with offerings that reflect the continued ramp-up of new technology and an increased focus on devices as 5G commercialization comes closer. Rohde & Schwarz said that it...

Keysight webinar: 5G NR Drive Test – ensure quality, coverage and time-to-revenue of first 5G networks

5G New Radio (NR) introduces many changes compared to the existing LTE air interface, impacting field testing, assessment of QoE and radio network performance. This webinar highlights 5G NR field measurement, drive test, benchmarking and data post processing technologies and reviews practical examples and...

How will edge computing impact service assurance?

What role will edge computing play in telecom networks that are quickly becoming more virtualized and software-centric, and what challenges does multi-access edge computing present for service assurance? Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support...

Viavi: 55 5G networks expected before 2020

The pace of 5G commercialization continues to ramp up, according to Viavi's most recent report on the state of 5G, and 42 5G networks are expected to launch this year. That will mean a total of 55 5G networks in place before 2020 --...

Test and Measurement: Keysight, AT&T and others join forces on Open RAN white box

Keysight Technologies, AT&T and some of their fellow Open Radio Access Network Alliance members have developed a white-box O-RAN millimeter wave unit for 5G networks that will be showcased at Mobile World Congress, in a live demo that the companies say "combines essential building...

Editorial Report: Livin’ on the Edge: Service Assurance in an NFV, MEC World

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 implementation of multi-access edge computing. RCR Wireless News explores the current challenges and state of...

Verizon tops RootMetrics’ national rankings

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 held firm in its testing during the second half of 2018. AT&T, the test company...

Editorial Webinar: Livin’ on the Edge: Service Assurance in an NFV, MEC World

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 implementation of multi-access edge computing. RCR Wireless News explores the current challenges and state of...

Real-world test challenges of 5G in the field (Reader Forum)

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 to validate, activate and optimize 5G infrastructure. Since 5G is not simply an incremental update...

5 Best Practice to Maximizing DC Measurement Performance

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 ICs by implementing these foundational best practices. This guide includes the following topics: Source...