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Of all the innovations introduced with 5G SA, RedCap technology is the one likely to have the biggest immediate impact The industry transition to 5G Standalone (SA) has taken longer than some expected, mostly due to the complexity of shifting …

Synopsys still has to win regulatory approval in China for its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys Synopys is getting closer to closing its $35 billion acquisition of engineering simulation and design software company Ansys, but it still needs to win …

Cloud-native networks may help operators minimize energy use, reduce carbon footprints and lower costs Cloud-native architectures are reshaping telecom networks, often spotlighted for their agility, speed to market and operational flexibility. But they also deliver another vital, often overlooked benefit: …

What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023? The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past several years. The acquisitions or divestments signal where companies see demand, as well as where their …

Keysight had expected to close its Spirent buy by the end of April; that has been bumped to the end of July Spirent Communications reported that revenue and orders were both “in line with our plan and in line with …

Bureau Veritas confidently maintained its guidance and is looking for more acquisitions Testing and certification giant Bureau Veritas reported consolidated revenues of nearly 1.6 billion euros (approximately $1.8 billion) for the first quarter of 2025, up more than 8% from …

Spirent’s Principal Product Manager says that Wi-Fi 7 can finally deliver the speeds that ISPs promise — all the way to the end user During a presentation at the Wi-Fi Forum, Janne Linkola, principal product manager in Spirent’s Automated Test …

Unlike legacy VNFs — often monolithic and dependent on virtual machines — CNFs are designed from the ground up for cloud environments As telecom networks evolve to meet the demands of 5G, edge computing and automation, traditional physical and virtual …

Viavi Solutions will get part of Spirent Communications after all: Its high-speed Ethernet and network security business As Keysight Technologies continues to work toward its acquisition of Spirent Communications, it will divest some of Spirent’s assets. Keysight this week announced …

Spirent sees an increased focus on AI testing across telecom, driven by two ‘mega-trends’ The booming growth in AI is impacting testing considerations in a number of ways. In a recent RCR Wireless News webinar, Stephen Douglas, Spirent Communications’ head …

‘Telecom is poised to deliver the true capabilities of 5G,’ new Spirent 5G report says On the verge of value and game-changing innovation, but not quite there yet—that’s the message from Spirent Communications’ latest assessment of the state of 5G. …

The advent of 5G and its adoption of cloud-native architectures are redefining the telecommunications landscape, bringing unprecedented scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. This whitepaper, Is 5G the Harbinger of Cloud-Native Chaos?, explores the transformative principles of 5G Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs), …

Power Conservation: A Global Priority with a 5G Focus Global average energy prices have been on the rise for players in the telecom space, as they recognize at the same time the power-hungry nature of 5G network infrastructure requirements. The …

The Lab-to-Live white paper, produced in partnership with Appledore Research, explores the critical shift required for modern networks to adopt a seamless testing and deployment approach. As cloud-native networks become central to enabling scalable, resilient, and agile infrastructure, traditional testing …

Spirent acquisition by Keysight still on track to close by April 2025 Keysight Technologies is working on divesting some of Spirent Communications’ business segments, in order to satisfy regulatory requirements so that it can close on its purchase of the …

Spirent Communications is in the process of being acquired by Keysight Technologies Spirent Communications said that it has been seeing an “uptick” in its performance during the third quarter of the year, compared to the same time last year. In …

This article is intended for individual/individuals who predominantly work for mobile operators and mobile enterprise business who would like to leverage containerized network functions that can generate, emulate, and validate real-world traffic to test. Introduction In today’s cloud-native world, there …

Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been moving into many aspects of network testing, from the field to service assurance, to fuel automation and increased efficiency. So where exactly is AI/ML being applied in network testing and assurance today, how …

There are a number of ways of classifying the phase of development or capabilities of a particular type of artificial intelligence, with a focus on the level of autonomy of the system. Perhaps the most common scale of AI autonomy …

Open RAN has long been described as a journey, with the first steps focused purely on disaggregating hardware and software, then reaggregating it into a function radio system. Now the focus is shifting to more robust implementations that go beyond …

Pending acquisition by Keysight slowed customer orders in the first half, Spirent says Spirent Communications saw a continued slide in its financial performance during the first half of this year, which the company said was a combination of the ongoing …

Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been moving into many aspects of network testing, from the field to service assurance, to fuel automation and increased efficiency. So where exactly is AI/ML being applied in network testing and assurance today, how …

Spirent Communications looks at the future of telco AI across the RAN, devices, data centers and operating models In its position as a provider of test, measurement and service assurance solutions to operators worldwide, Spirent Communications has a unique view …

Artificial intelligence isn’t entirely new — although its manifestation as generative AI certainly is — and the telecom industry has been pursuing it in one way or another for some time. So why is it difficult to fully realize AI …