As mobile data usage skyrockets and data ARPU continues to decline, mobile operators are looking to increase their network capacity and coverage while minimizing their deployment and operational costs. Small Cells and HetNets offer a cost-effective way to expand mobile networks, at a fraction...
This week's test and measurement news includes several test companies extending their relationships focused on research and training.
• Keysight Technologies is partnering with Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics in Russia to develop teaching and research programs on radio frequency and microwave technologies, which includes a...
The rapid spread of smartphones and many new Cloud services in the last decade has led to explosive growth in mobile data traffic. Simultaneously, the new LTE and LTE-Advanced mobile technologies with faster data throughput are driving dramatic increases in mobile data traffic as well, naturally...
Testing Wi-Fi offers a set of unique challenges in the indoor environment. Azimuth Systems has been working with a large chipset manufacturer on testing new technology that uses Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System, for locating an end user device.
GPS signals tend not...
Designed for mobile network operators
Canadian test and measurement company EXFO is giving mobile operators more control when a network issue pops up with analytics-driven troubleshooting.
EXFO director of the wireless business unit Alvin Francis explained to RCR Wireless News the difference between traditional troubleshooting and...
In the test and measurement world this week, Keysight Technologies' T3111S system for near-field communications conformance testing was chosen by China Telecom Corporation Test labs in Guangzhou, China, for its lab there. The system focuses on radio frequency and protocol measurements for NFC, which is a...
Near-field communications technology is expected to see rapid growth in the near future, and Apple made a big splash last year with its NFC-enabled Apple Pay feature for mobile payments. And Google has its Google Wallet option for NFC-enabled Android smartphones. Rumors abound that...
The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers have just one receiver, while two or more receivers are needed for complete demodulation...
Test and Measurement News: JDSU revenue impacted in Q2
JDSU reported a net loss of $25 million for its most recent quarter, with its revenue impacted by less carrier spending, according to a statement by CEO Tom Waechter. Revenue was $437.1 million, down from $447.6 million...
LTE-Advanced testing continues to make progress across the ecosystem. In this week's test and measurement news:
• Anritsu said that its ME7873L RF/RRM conformance test system has received Global Certification Forum approval for more than 80% of radio frequency and radio resource management conformance test...
As JDS Uniphase prepares to split into two companies, it is facing pushback from an activist hedge fund shareholder on its plan for the split as well as some of its basic governance rules.
Sandell Asset Management has been publicly prodding the board to pursue the...
Anritsu this month is introducing a certification course for testing passive distributed antenna systems. The three-day course covers the use of handheld analyzers and includes testing and troubleshooting for components, as well as instruction in antenna placement that avoids passive intermodulation sources.
Anritsu said that...
Anite and Middle Eastern telecom provider Du launched live operations at their new Terminal Innovation Lab in the United Arab Emirates, outfitted with Anite's test equipment for devices and networks. Anite says it is the first lab of its kind in the Middle East region.
Du,...
With Bethany Mayer now at the helm at network visibility and test company Ixia, the company is seeking to stay on top of the virtualizing of networks and transition itself alongside the telecom and networking industries.
Mayer came to Ixia from Hewlwtt-Packard, where she led...
Radio equipment at conventional cell sites is located at the base of the tower, transmitting RF signals via coax to antennas at the top of the tower. However, these coax-based feeders produce most problems in cell sites due to their inherent loss and susceptibility...
A new mobile app will be available in 2015 from the International Telecommunications Union outlining the relationship between electromagnetic fields and health, and lays out internationally agreed-upon guidelines and standards for development and assessing EMF exposure.
The EMF Guide app was announced at an ITU forum meeting...
As mobile network coverage demands move indoors and into large venues, carriers are stuck with the conundrum of how to cost-effectively test and monitor the performance of distributed antenna systems, particularly through the lens of the customer experience.
AT&T developed its own solution, the EchoBot....
• Rohde & Schwarz announced this morning that it was able to simulate an LTE-Advanced network with three-component-carrier carrier aggregation in the downlink and sustain full protocol stack data rates for LTE category 9, classified as up to 450 Mbps in the downlink.
The test...
AUSTIN, TEXAS – National Instruments co-founder James Truchard today highlighted his company’s recently updated LabView Communications System Design Suite, which integrates software-defined radio hardware with comprehensive software for 5G prototyping.
Truchard, speaking from the IEEE GlobeCom show in Austin, Texas, said the redesigned LabView can support...
Keysight Technologies is the newest name and iteration of a testing company that traces its roots back through life sciences company Agilent Technologies to Hewlett-Packard, dating back 75 years. Now, after being separated from parent company Agilent last month, the company has taken the form of...
Laird launches two new antenna products enabling superior performance in very different environments
Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London), today launched two new antenna solutions, including an industry first. With applications including commercial, industrial,and the "Internet of Things," these antennas are the result of extensive investment in research,...
JDSU has launched a virtualized test solution for software-defined networking environments and virtualized network functions, bringing the functionality of its TrueSpeed solution into the world of SDN.
Michael Bangert, product manager at JDSU, said that the solution focuses on testing how the network impacts the...
What is shakedown testing?
Shakedown testing, also known as site acceptance testing, is site testing that occurs when contractors have completed construction and installation work at a network site, but before a site is handed over to the carrier's operations team.
Texas-based Verveba Telecom specializes in...
Paul Gowans, mobile strategy director for JDSU, talked with RCR Wireless' Kelly Hill about key takeaways from his session as part of the hetnet track at the LTE North America conference, as well as the status of Voice over LTE deployments.
"I think we're moving...
