Anritsu has combined the two primary types of field testing, sweep testing and testing for passive intermodulation, into one instrument for the first time. The company said the move will allow it to cut down on the number of instruments being used for cell site testing...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at network testing news and trends to see what's afoot.
—A new report from Frost & Sullivan notes that expanded investment...
Signals Research Group and Spirent Communications recently collaborated on voice over LTE (VoLTE) testing that highlighted the differences between 3G wireless networks and VoLTE.
This is the latest in a years-long collaboration between the two companies, which have tested topics related to how accurate smartphones'...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot.
—Agilent Technologies' board of directors has approved the separation of its electronic test...
A new benchmarking report based on data from more than 1 billion users around the world focuses on the iOS ecosystem and the impacts that different mobile carriers, Wi-Fi, and geography have on app performance and user experience. The report pegged T-Mobile US as...
After filing delayed financial reports, Ixia is back in compliance with listing requirements on the Nasdaq — just in time for its new CEO to start.
Ixia reported its most recent financial results and has filed updated reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the...
LAS VEGAS — One of the challenges associated with making connected cars work well is the complexity involved in the interplay between multiple devices and connectivity types in a moving environment — which need to be tested thoroughly in order to ensure that both...
Newfield Communications was acquired by Tektronix Communications late last year, and Newfield's CEO Marc Bensadoun talked with RCR at Super Mobiltiy Week about the company's integration with Tektronix, its offerings and the trends driving the market, including voice over LTE.
Newfield focuses on geoanalytics, and...
LAS VEGAS — It was a busy week for the networking testing space at Super Mobility Week, with a slew of product announcements that increased the options available for low-cost, app-based testing as well as exploring more virtualization and service-related monitoring.
Perhaps the biggest splash...
Several years ago passive intermodulation (PIM) was a virtually unknown performance
metric in distributed antenna systems (DAS). Today it is recognized as one of the most critical
requirements for optimum system performance. Hypersensitive antennas and radios, multiple
frequency overlays, and more components in the RF path create...
JDSU has announced plans to separate its business into two separate, publicly traded companies: one that focuses on network and service enablement, optical security and performance; and a second that consists of JDSU's commercial laser and optical products business.
Neither of the intended companies has...
Network testing vendors are going all out this week, with a series of announcements focused on several of the hot network topics of the moment — voice over LTE — as well as new approaches to testing encompassing both device-to-device and applications.
Spirent Communications launched...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.
—As the industry inches closer to voice over LTE deployment,...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.
—Anite said this week that the new version of its...
Azimuth Systems compared the four national wireless operators' network performance based on device/network interactions, and it has released its results in a case study.
The most pertinent information — which operator had which performance levels — was not released, but the findings nonetheless allow for some...
The test and measurement space is one that has seen a significant amount of consolidation over the years. But even as some companies combine through mergers and acquisitions, others are becoming pure-play wireless-focused test companies, such as Agilent Technologies' spinoff of Keysight Technologies, and...
National Instruments' NIWeek conference is two decades old, and NI's Ray Almgren, VP of corporate marketing, spoke with RCR's Kelly Hill to recap the event and talk about the industry trends reflected there.
This year's event focused in particular on some of the industry's most...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.
—Test and measurement company Ixia has named a new president...
The network test and measurement space is one where significant consolidation has been occurring over the years, or where major international companies such as Danaher (owner of testing companies Fluke Networks and Tektronix) and Cobham plc have made purchases in order to extend or...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.
--Agilent Technologies beat its guidance, with revenues up 7% year-over-year...
Empirix has acquired real-time analytics company Verios Software & Systems for a big data approach to radio access network management and the user experience, with an eye toward creating what it called "the first service operation center (SOC) management solution," and an end-to-end solution...
Spirent Communications studied more than 47,000 calls and 170,000 data tests on iPhone 5C devices across wireless operators in the United Kingdom and found that the main differences among operators came down to data speeds, while all operators performed well in call and file upload/download completions.
The...
Glow Networks has been involved in deployment and testing of thousands of base stations over the years and has seen the transitions from 2G to 3G to LTE firsthand. "We’ve been involved with the deployment of CDMA, EVDO, recently LTE and currently we’re involved...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.
--This week I spoke with Spirent Communications' Guy Merrit, VP...
