BROWSING: OTA testing

This report will examine the benefits, challenges, and emerging solutions for efficient and effective over-the-air testing. Cell phones were once recognizable by a prominent antenna protruding towards the sky—or rather, to the nearest cell tower. A similar story can be told for vehicles, televisions, and...

In another sign of the ramp-up of 5G ecosystem ramp-up, Anritsu has partnered with ETS-Lindgren on a new over-the-air testing system for 5G devices. The system integrates Anritsu's Radio Communications Test Station MT8000A with ETS-Lindgren's EMQuest EMQ-100 antenna measurement software for characterizing and validating...

NI's annual Trendwatch report identifies three megatrends in test: Emergence of 5G, increased IoT complexity and autonomous vehicle development Three mega trends driving automated test and measurement include the emergence of 5G, increasing complexity in internet of things devices and the push toward autonomous vehicles,...

LitePoint said it has launched the first over-the-air test system for Bluetooth low energy devices, also known as Bluetooth Smart. The company's new Bluetooth Advanced test system supports OTA characterization and verification of device operations. Bluetooth low energy is increasingly widely adopted for "internet of...

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: • Cobham Wireless, formerly Aeroflex, added...