BROWSING: NetScout

OTT rivals continue to hound the mobile telecom space, but NetScout notes SDN and NFV platforms can help even out the playing field. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Vikram Saksena, office of the CTO for virtualization at NetScout, on how telecom...

Rohde and Schwarz says it has developed the first tester for measuring over-the-air transmit power in millimeter wave frequencies, with support for development of both cellular "5G" and the frequencies planned for use in 802.11ad and 802.11ay. The NRPM OTA power measurement test solution has...

Test companies are spotlighting their automotive test offerings ahead of next week's Automotive Test Expo in Novi, Michigan. Tektronix launched new software for two of its oscilloscopes to support the Controllers Area Network with Flexible Data Rate protocol. CAN FD is being adopted by automakers to...

What is an IoT API? The application program (or programming) interface, or API, is arguably what really ties together the connected "things" of the internet of things. IoT APIs are the points of interaction between an IoT device and the internet and/or other elements within the network. As API...

What is an IoT API? The application program (or programming) interface, or API, is arguably what really ties together the connected "things" of the "internet of things." IoT APIs are the points of interaction between an IoT device and the internet and/or other elements within the network. As API...

As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity to the Internet of Things, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two...

As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity to the Internet of Things, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two...

As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two aspects can look very different. RCR...

As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two aspects can look very different. RCR...

Digital transformation of businesses and their information systems are a hot topic across the wireless industry, as companies seek to do more with their data and leverage the cloud to speed time to market while lowering costs. Amdocs and NetScout are trying to support digital...

Network and service assurance remain a top priority for telecom operators, though views on what those assurance levels need to be in a virtualized environment remain in flux. Assuring virtualized networks will be critical going forward. This report looks at some of the challenges telecom...

Danaher has completed the spin-off of its test and measurement group and other businesses into a separate company called Fortive. Fortive's first day of solo trading on the New York Stock Exchange was Tuesday, under the symbol FTV. Danaher sold its communications business to NetScout last...

Results are coming in for the first quarter of the year, and network testing and monitoring companies seem to be facing a relatively weak quarter overall. NetScout reported that its fiscal fourth quarter resulted in revenues of $285.9 million, about 68% of which was product revenue...

NetScout is extending its geoanalytics platform's reach by tying into Huawei's Operational Support Systems. NetScout now has OSS interoperability agreements with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia and says it is the first end-to-end service assurance provider to have that level of integration and "full-license data sources for...

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 pleased with its initial progress and integration work is proceeding according to plan. Earnings per share...

LTE has been one of the mobile industry's most rapidly adopted mobile technologies, with deployments coming particularly quickly in the U.S. Voice over LTE, however, has been a comparatively tough nut to crack and far slower to be launched, much less to gain ubiquity. According...

NEW ORLEANS – Fresh off a series of acquisitions, NetScout Systems was on hand at the Cable-Tec Expo to emphasize the importance of service assurance in the highly competitive cable and telecom markets. In July, NetScout completed a $2.3 billion acquisition of Danaher's communications business. NetScout...

NEW ORLEANS – Discussion at the 2015 Cable-Tec Expo centered around releases of the latest DOCSIS 3.1, as well as keeping user experience at the forefront as cable and telecom companies become more closely related from both a business and technological perspective. Entertainment and communications...

NetScout has officially closed on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Danaher's communications business, which includes Tektronix Communications, security firm Arbor Networks and parts of Fluke Networks, broadening the company's portfolio in network visibility and threat detection. In addition to the completion of the transaction, NetScout...

NetScout and Gartner continue to battle over Gartner's Magic Quadrant vendor ratings, and while the related court case slowly proceeds, the most recent report has fanned the flames. NetScout initially filed a lawsuit against Gartner last August, alleging that the analyst firm's Magic Quadrant ratings...

Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing, has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at highlights from this...

The news that network performance monitoring company NetScout is buying $2.6 billion worth of network testing, monitoring and security assets from international tech and science conglomerate Danaher sets the network-monitoring ecosystem up for substantial change. The move essentially triples NetScout’s workforce, and is being accomplished through a...

Network performance monitoring company NetScout is making a major purchase of communications test and measurement assets, buying Tektronix Communications and some parts of Fluke Networks as well as advanced network threat mitigation company Arbor Networks from international conglomerate Danaher for $2.6 billion in stock. The...