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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 fourth quarter were $56.6 million, compared to $59.7 million during …

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 of its SignalVu software on the company’s DPO70000SX ATI performance oscilloscopes will …

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 that perspective, vendors are talking about testing trends that include …

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 networks to LTE-Advanced, multiple input/multiple output over-the-air testing and the …

In the test and measurement space this week, vendors are gearing up for the CTIA show and highlighting new wares focused on LTE-Advanced and “5G.” – Anritsu launched new support for fading in LTE-A scenarios and support for 4×4 and …

This week Chris Hare speaks with Dan Pollard CEO of MyDrugCosts. Dan’s company and background are focused on delivering drug cost and side effect information to patients to empower their care and reduce costs for both the insured and their …

Are you developing products with wireless internet connectivity? You cannot afford to miss this Anritsu webinar!  The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a catch-all term that brings together device connectivity, service provision and data analytics. In this webinar we …

PCTel recently completed network testing at more than 300 domestic and international airports in order to get a good picture of the wireless operators providing the best connectivity for RFID-based luggage tracking. PCTel said that its test engineers followed bag routes from …

The big news of the week, of course, was Keysight Technologies’ announcement that it will purchase Anite for $606 million. Read more on that transaction, expected to close this fall, here. In other news across the testing industry this week: …

In this webinar, participants will get a review of power measurement basics and learn how new measurement technologies can help them increase throughput, reduce cost, and improve reliability. Who should attend: R&D engineers, manufacturing line engineers/managers, test engineers What you will learn: • Basics of power measurement • Critical …

A new report from ABI Research concludes that the adoption of LTE is driving the market for network monitoring and optimization, and the market’s size will reach more than $40 billion over the next five years. “Mobile optimization is more important …

Spectrum sharing hot topic at ISART Test and measurement was a major focus of the International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies this week, with federal agencies, industry representatives and academic researchers grappling with the technical issues of how the ability …

The MW82119A/B PIM Master from Anritsu is a family of high power, battery operated PIM test instruments designed for maximum portability. These instruments utilize a filter combiner to maximize RF efficiency and minimize battery consumption during use. The F1 and …

Chipset manufacturer Ikanos has launched a new speed test option for carriers to get a clearer picture of the data rates they are delivering, without the confounding factors of the home Wi-Fi connection or slowness across the Internet rather than in …

Although smartphone users are quite satisfied with the multiple functionalities and the convenience brought by their devices, more and more users express concerns about the rather poor battery life compared to the previous generation of feature phones. For consumers, the …

Anritsu and Emite said they have achieved successful, repeatable MIMO over-the-air testing for carrier aggregation that utilized a reverberation chamber and tested 2×2 MIMO with isotropic urban-macro fading profiles in tests performed for an unnamed “leading U.S. carrier.” Emite’s reverberation …

Carrier Aggregation is now widely deployed as a key LTE-Advanced technique for exploiting fragmented spectrum, increasing peak data rates and improving network capacity. In this webinar we will examine the evolution from two to three carriers and beyond. You will …

With Mobile World Congress serving as a window into the industry’s areas of interest in 2015 and beyond, a slew of MWC test news serves to illustrate where test and measurement companies are anticipating interest from OEMs and operators. — Keysight Technologies …

Spectrum monitoring is commonly used to diagnose RF communications issues, determine spectrum availability, analyze transmission patterns, spot illicit transmissions, clear frequencies, or as part of a regulatory enforcement system. Proper setup and use of spectrum analyzers, though seemingly simple, becomes …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …