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Anritsu Webinar: 110 GHz Spectrum Analysis in the palm of your hand

This webinar will provide a brief overview of spectrum analysis and traditional spectrum analyzers used by engineers and technicians involved in modern RF and microwave communications and demonstrate how Anritsu utilizes its patented non-linear transmission line technology to shatter the cost, size, and performance...

5G requires a new set of spectrum analysis tools

With more spectrum and more potential for interference, learn how Anritsu is addressing challenges associated with 5G 5G promises to not only transform the way the telecommunications industry delivers services, the next-generation technology is poised to change every vertical market it touches by enabling new...

Test and Measurement: EXFO reports lower sales

EXFO says it will see improvements in 2018 due to restructuring EXFO's sales were down slightly year-over-year to $58.5 million, compared to $60.9 million in the same period last year. Net loss for the company's fiscal third quarter was $4.3 million, compared to a profit...

Test and Measurement: NetScout virtualizes its packet broker

NetScout introduces software version of nGenius packet visibility Network monitoring company NetScout launched a software version of its nGenius packet visibility tool. The new nGenius PFS 5000 line uses white box switches, and NetScout says models can provide aggregation, replication and filtering at speeds ranging from...

Fiber: The path to 5G

  Although 5G deployments are still some ways off, networks are already slowly transforming to meet the requirements for ultra-high speed, ultra-low latency and ultra-high capacity that are expected to be a hallmark of 5G systems. However, LTE still has a long life left in...

Nokia explores MEC applications for in-venue mobile services

Recent Nokia MEC test at University of Notre Dame's hockey rink included AR Smartphones are already an integral part of the fan experience at large sporting and entertainment events: snapping selfies and pictures of the action, sharing those photos on social media, tweeting their play-by-plays....

Gap Wireless opens Calgary distribution warehouse serving western Canada

Gap Wireless, a leading distributor of products and services for the mobile broadband and wireless markets, announced today it has opened an 8,000 square foot warehouse in Calgary, Alberta to support its distribution business in Western Canada. The warehouse, located in close proximity to...

AT&T launches Austin “5G” trial with DirecTV

Fixed wireless Austin 5G trial integrates DirecTV Now AT&T has launched its second fixed wireless "5G" trial in Austin, Tex., this time testing out millimeter wave spectrum for the delivery of live TV as well as broadband services. After successful testing in the lab at its...

AT&T, T-Mobile US conduct dueling LAA tests; LTE-U goes live

T-Mobile US achieves 741 Mbps, AT&T scores speeds of 650 Mbps AT&T and T-Mobile US are both pushing ahead with the use of unlicensed spectrum at 5 GHz, and the results of field tests show that T-Mobile US is edging out AT&T in terms of...

ETSI mission-critical PTT interoperability testing achieves 85% success

First ETSI mission-critical push-to-talk plugfest draws 19 vendors In its first plugfest focused on interoperable, mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) capabilities for first responders, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute reported that more than 1,000 tests resulted in an 85% success rate. ETSI said that the testing sessions were...

Test and Measurement: Semiconductor test market driven by wireless testers

Semiconductor test market expected to reach more than $20 billion by 2021 According to a new report from TechNavio, the semiconductor test space is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of almost 6% over the next few years, and reach $20.46 billion by...

Network testing galore: Verizon, T-Mobile US are neck-and-neck

RootMetrics releases latest network testing results in two metro areas Verizon kept its crown in Houston, but T-Mobile US swept the honors in Kansas City, according to the latest network testing from RootMetics. RootMetrics said that in its most recent network tests in the Houston market,...

Coverage mapping is critical to maintaining outdoor and indoor communications

Learn from Anrtisu how coverage mapping can lead to better quality of service while reducing costs A host of manmade and natural obstacles, from wind turbines and mountains to concrete walls and tree foliage, have the potential to obstruct RF signals and disrupt the quality...

National Instruments White Paper: Massive MIMO – Top 10 Research Topics in Need of Prototyping

This white paper features key, yet-to-be published Massive MIMO topics and how a testbed can be used to accelerate wireless research by enabling the validation of simulated results through rapid prototyping.

Taking cost and complexity out of signal hunting

Unmanned aerial vehicles and ultraportable spectrum analyzers target interference As 5G continues to take shape and LTE increasingly complements Wi-Fi to provide connectivity for the enterprise, industrial and residential in-building wireless space, the way technicians deploy, test and optimize networks is changing. Telecommunications networks are...

Test and Measurement: Keysight, Anritsu launch new “5G” testing offerings

Keysight, Anritsu boost 5G testing support "5G" testing support continues to ramp up, as vendors seek to support research, development and early field trials of pre-standard 5G. This week, Anritsu launched a new spectrum analyzer with 5G testing capabilities including wideband test, its MS2805A. The analyzer can...

NIST awards $38.5 million for public safety communications projects

NIST's PSCR funds 33 public safety communications research projects Augmented reality helmets. Resilient fog computing. Mission-critical push-to-talk with direct device-to-device communication. Real-time video analytics. Precise and pervasive location-based services. These are just a few of the 33 projects that were awarded $38.5 million in funding...

The key role of spectrum analysis in 5G

Anritsu discusses the importance of spectrum analysis as microwave and millimeter wave applications, including 5G, take shape As the entire telecommunications ecosystem, ranging from standards bodies and academia to network infrastructure vendors and test equipment suppliers, works to standardize and, ultimately, commercialize 5G, it’s clear...

Keysight and Ixia: “It’s a good fit”

Keysight acquisition presents a new path for Ixia Almost three years after Bethany Mayer took the helm at Ixia, the company has been acquired by Keysight Technologies. The $1.6 billion transaction closed in April, and now the former Ixia CEO will be using her experience...

Test and Measurement: Keysight, Qualcomm partner to test 5G chips

Keysight, Qualcomm will collaborate on testing 5G chips Qualcomm Technologies will use Keysight Technologies' test equipment and design tools to develop "5G" chips. The two companies announced a collaboration this week on 5G chipset development. Qualcomm will be utilizing Keysight offerings such as its network...

Test and Measurement: P3 on 3 measurement gaps in benchmarking

Benchmarking company P3 Communications has been busy of late, expanding its operations and partnerships with companies such as InfoVista, and has received a few shout-outs on its testing during recent results calls from wireless operators. During the recent 5G North America, P3 Communications CEO Dirk Bernhardt...

Study: Mobile news sites take too long to load

Fifty of the most popular news web sites take an average of 10.5 seconds to load on a mobile device -- more than three times as long as most site visitors are willing to wait, according to a new report by device tracking company...

Test and Measurement: Sprint teams up with NYU Wireless for 5G

Sprint will work with New York University Wireless for mobile "5G" development, in a partnership announced this week. Sprint is joining the university's 5G research center as an industry affiliate sponsor and weill get early access to research, work with students and faculty on 5G-related...

Apple the latest to test millimeter wave 5G

The FCC gave Apple permission to test 5G transmission between Northern California facilities Wireless operators, network infrastructure vendors and cable companies are all testing various forms of as-yet unstandardized 5G technologies. And, now, technology giant Apple, based on a recent filing with the U.S. Federal...