Prototype spectrum-sharing devices "reliably detected" DSRC signals -- but where will FCC go from here?
The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology has released testing results which show that prototype devices can successfully share 5.9 GHz spectrum that is currently allocated to Dedicate...
The exceptional measurement performance of millimeter-wave instruments can be compromised if you miss the fundamental practices of good measurements.
It is essential to follow proper connector procedures to make accurate, repeatable measurements. Download the eBook to learn how you can take full advantage of your...
Anritsu and reverberation chamber testing company Bluetest are collaborating on 5G over-the-air testing capabilities, Bluetest's second recent partnership in 5G OTA testing.
Anritsu's Radio Communications Test Station MT8000A and Bluetest's OTA Reverberation Test System RTS65 have been integrated in order to support 5G OTA testing....
Keysight said its 5G test solutions will allow Korean firm DT&C to deliver 5G testing and verification services to the local mobile device ecosystem
Keysight Technologies said it has been selected by DT&C, a Korea-based company that offers test certification services, to establish what it...
P3 Group CEO discusses the evolution of testing and the role of crowd-sourced, device-based data
Crowd-sourced, device-based data offers new insights into the customer experience and cost savings for network planning and optimization purposes, according to Hakan Ekmen, CEO of P3.
P3's approach to benchmarking has...
Anritsu’s patented PIM over CPRI option is a new, non-intrusive method of measuring passive intermodulation (PIM) using live traffic over the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) link. It is set to change the dynamics of PIM detection by enabling users to test at ground...
New P3 report looks at nationwide network performance in terms of coverage, speed and data service availability
Verizon comes out on top as the mobile network operator with the best overall national network performance, according to a new benchmarking report by P3 Communications.
Verizon achieved the...
Both scanners and test UEs will be available for field testing in 5G. In legacy technologies, scanner was best suited for coverage measurements because it can measure all cells from all networks in one go. UE is always limited to one operator and does not necessarily...
EXFO's sales up, profits down
EXFO reported a quarter that its CEO described as disappointing, but promised that 2019 will be a year of renewed focus on execution by the test company, which has had a number of recent acquisitions.
Sales for the company's fiscal...
Network monitoring company Paessler is collaborating with internet of things network company Sigfox to offer IoT monitoring and visualization services for devices connected to Sigfox's low-power wide-area network.
Paessler's PRTG Network Monitor for IoT solutions will provide IoT monitoring and visualization of both functionality and measurement...
The future of the internet and communications is all about speed. 5G will increase the speed and throughput of cloud connections and devices many times faster than what we see today. But it is still a work-in-progress and getting there is not an easy...
A "significant lack of visibility into devices and networks" puts enterprises at risk, according to a new study.
The research, commissioned by NetMotion Software and conducted by Enterprise Mobility Exchange, found that almost half of mobile workers spend most of their time on non-corporate...
Analyst firm Frost & Sullivan has identified half a dozen drivers for the electronic test and measurement market over the next five years in a new report. Those drivers are: autonomous driving; 5G; the internet of things; data centers; power applications; and new, high-speed...
Verizon's official launch of its 5G fixed wireless access service is only two days old, but Mike Thelander and Emil Olbrich of Signals Research Group are already on the ground in Houston, Texas, field-testing the live network's capabilities.
Houston is one of four initial launch...
Mazda leverages NI's tools to make automated testing a differentiator
Automotive manufacturer Mazda has been evolved in a decade-long process to revamp its approach to testing that involves moving to automation and making test the equivalent of "one of its products" -- and cutting related...
New 5G base station test solution aimed at manufacturing test
In the ramp-up to 5G deployment, Keysight Technologies is focusing on manufacturing test for 5G base stations. The test company this week unveiled a new offering aimed at making 5G base station manufacturing testing scalable,...
OpenSignal introduces new mobile video experience metric
Video traffic is taking up more and more capacity on mobile networks, and mobile network operators are grappling with how to handle the impacts on their capacity and operations. They want users to have a good experience watching...
Learn about the new challenges in new spectrum and bandwidth, MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) and beam steering, OTA testing, and 5G NR coexistence with other wireless communications systems.
Find out how to address the complexities in Keysight’s new eBook, Top Considerations for 5G New Radio...
Time is running out to learn about 5G virtualization, small cell networks, in-building wireless and NFV test and measurement.
Register today for an upcoming 2018 webinar and receive the editorial report, when published. See links below to register for upcoming 5G virtualization, in-building tech, and...
New report finds that 92% of organizations plan to increase cyber security spending
Nearly 80% of enterprise cyber security professionals think that network security is more difficult and complex now than it was just two years ago, according to a new research report.
Respondents to a...
The St. Louis, Missouri market is a hotly contested one, according to RootMetrics' most recent analysis: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US networks' all do well in different aspects of performance, the benchmarking company said.
While T-Mobile US has a history of good data performance in...
The pending commercialization and future expansion of 5G creates a number of challenges for operators, service assurance chief among them—given the massive infrastructure investment, it's imperative to understand the quality of new services. As this shift plays out with U.S. operators leading the charge,...
5G New Radio (NR) introduces many changes compared to the existing LTE air interface, impacting the field testing and assessment of QoE and radio network performance. This webinar highlights the 5G NR key technological concepts and explains their impact on field testing.
This webinar will...
Anritsu talks 5G testing
5G testing is in full swing as chipset, device and infrastructure vendors seek to support early deployments and prepare for more widespread build-outs of the technology beginning in 2019.
Among the various 5G testing-related news coming out of Mobile World Congress Americas,...
