Test and Measurement

Indoor video performance on mobile devices requires a dramatic shift in benchmarking and network optimization The current carrier landscape is marked by price wars aimed at giving customers new devices …

Both Rohde & Schwarz and Keysight Technologies announced 5G testing advancements this week, reflecting the industry’s increased push toward research and development of the technology as operators and equipment vendors …

ITU harmonizes 700 MHz for global mobile broadband The International Telecommunications Union is wrapping up its month-long World Radiocommunications Conference  in Geneva this week and has officially harmonized the use of 700 …

Keysight Technologies beat analysts’ expectations when it posted fourth-quarter and full-year results this week, with what company officials described as “strong profit in a soft market.” In terms of quarterly …

New solutions launched this week take test company Spirent Communications from its traditional focus on simulation in the lab into monitoring and insights into live networks, as well as customer experience …

The increasing reliance on wireless technologies makes it vital for spectrum users to monitor and control the RF operating environment. Interfering signals can degrade the capacity of communications networks, and …

Variables such as cable performance, throughput levels, connectivity and passive intermodulation are key indicators of network functionality. Contractors must test and measure all these factors in order for carriers to …

Measurement Computing, which produces hardware and software for data acquisition and logging for test and measurement, acquired competitor Data Translation for an undisclosed sum. Data Translation focuses on PC-based data acquisition and designs …

Walk test measurements are needed in most cases to verify in-building deployment. In-building measurements are time consuming and expensive. In order to be efficient, both the data collection and following …

As Keysight Technologies’ first year as an independent company comes to a close, it has announced a new organizational structure that divides the company into three business groups focused on different …

NetScout financial results NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is …

The connected car opens many topics related to testing.  Simulating safety systems, checking for interference, looking at the safety from malicious external influences.  This report will look at the challenges …

Fluke Networks added new testing support for deploying 802.11ac networks in the enterprise, launching a tablet solution aimed at network engineers, and a handheld tester, the OneTouc AT Generation 2 Network …

Traditionally, line sweep, PIM, and OTDR traces have been individually processed in stand-alone PC based programs that work with one trace at a time. This repetitive, labor intensive process worked …

The NFC Forum has released one new and three candidate specifications for near-field communications, which target improved radio frequency support, better interoperability and a new tag operation format that opens …

EXFO optimistic about 2016 revenue despite FY 2015 declines EXFO reported that its quarterly and full-year fiscal 2015 results saw significant currency rate impacts affecting its sales numbers. Sales for the …

Spectrum monitoring is a powerful tool that can be used to ensure that the RF communications we all depend on for both civilian and defense applications work, and work well. The …

As industry interest and exploration of “5G” deepens, Tektronix announced this week it has a new feature capable of ultra-wide signal analysis for 5G backhaul arrangements. The company said the implementation …

Federated Wireless is pilot-testing a new Spectrum Access System sensor in partnership with the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network to accelerate the development of a system supporting spectrum …

New Sunsight Instruments microwave path alignment tool enables setting up a link in minutes, not hours The mobile telecommunications industry is one of the most competitive spaces in the economic …

Get real time network performance metrics to make the most out of costly infrastructure deployments In the competitive wireless marketplace, customers expect high quality of service everywhere, not just outside. …

The test-related products that vendors announced around CTIA Super Mobility 2015 tend to be a reflection of the overall trends within the industry, and this year is no exception. From …

It was a busy week for the test industry, as vendors showcased their wares in support of the wireless ecosystem’s continuing evolution and addressed current trends that ranged from heterogeneous …

Verizon expects faster speeds, lower latency, support for IoT in 5G plans Verizon Wireless is moving aggressively into the “5G” space, announcing plans for field trials of the still un-defined …

As Transit Wireless continues its massive project to cover nearly 280 underground subway stations in New York City, testing company Global Wireless Solutions decided to take a look at the …