BROWSING: Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications is launching what it calls the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation. Spirent worked with Swiss company SpacePNT, which specializes in spaceborne receivers and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology, to develop the new SimORBIT...

Over the years evolving from 2G to 3G to 4G technologies, much has changed in telecommunications networks. Through it all though, one constant remained: the communications service provider (CSP) was in full control of their entire end-to-end network. Now, as we move into 5G...

AT&T and Verizon both sees some improvement, but not enough to top Rootmetrics' rankings Another round of Rootmetrics' analysis of 125 metro markets in the U.S. confirms that T-Mo continues to lead in 5G reach and speed, while Verizon landed its third consecutive win in...

5G is a "strong, enduring growth driver," Spirent says Spirent Communications saw strong performance and record orders during the first half of the year, driven by 5G and its targeting of new customers such as hyperscalers with assurance solutions. CEO Eric Updyke said in a...

Will enterprises pay for MEC? And what would they be getting? 5G has been hyped, in significant part, by the promise of ultra low-latency and highly reliable service. Mobile network operators have been deploying mobile edge compute (MEC) zones with hyperscaler partners in order to...

Rakuten Mobile's Open RAN 5G network leaves something to be desired in terms of both spectral efficiency and performance, according to new testing from Signals Research Group. SRG conducted the tests over three days in late April, looking at both Rakuten's 5G and LTE networks....

Spirent CEO says that assurance, validation and testing are "the closest things our customers have to a crystal ball" Network testing, validation and benchmarking are taking on new urgency in 5G and are even helping to shape operators' strategies for monetizing those new networks,...

The ability to automatically, virtually and in parallel test new 5G Standalone services, slices and software updates in the cloud is key to Dish Network's network strategy and its differentiation, according to Marc Rouanne, Dish EVP and chief network officer for its wireless business....

As Dish Network continues to add to its vendors ahead of a planned fourth-quarter 5G beta service launch in Las Vegas, it has selected testing company Spirent Communications for "autonomous" testing of the company's 5G core. Dish says it will be the first telecom...

Viavi Solutions continues its efforts to support the testing needs of the developing Open RAN ecosystem, this time with Capgemini Engineering. Viavi says it has partnered with Capgemini Engineering in Portugal to deliver a 5G and O-RAN lab test capability that leveraged Viavi’s O-RAN...

Keysight Technologies is making a number of leadership changes, from its CTO and COO to the heads of individual business units. Keysight CTO Jay Alexander has announced plans to retire in late 2021, and the company has appointed a new chief operating officer, effective immediately:...

If you could only keep one product or service while staying at home during a pandemic, what would it be? For most American consumers (45%), that one thing is their smartphone, according to a survey of 5,000 people by Global Wireless Solutions. Respondents' second most-popular...

Microwave network equipment company Aviat Networks this week announced results of field tests conducted with Ameren and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), focused on exploring the effects of unlicensed device use at 6 GHz on microwave point-to-point links in the band. Aviat said that...

  Semiconductor design company Synopsys has acquired analytics company Qualtera, which focuses on analysis of semiconductor design and manufacturing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Synopsys said the transaction was not material to its financials. Synopsys said that Qualtera's analytics, combined with Synopys' own...

Keysight Technologies said this week that Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten will be using Keysight's test equipment in support of its Rakuten Mobile network launch. Rakuten Mobile, which just began offering its low-cost data service to consumers last week, will be using Keysight's 5G network and...

Acquisition expands Teledyne LeCroy's benchmarking and validation testing for data centers, electronic storage Test-focused Teledyne subsidiary Teledyne LeCroy has acquired California-based Oakgate Technology, which focuses on testing, validation and benchmarking for data centers and the electronic storage industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Teledyne...

  Testing and assurance company Spirent Communications announced that it will collaborate with China Mobile to assure readiness of mission-critical 5G applications via network slicing transport standard testing and validation. In a release, Spirent Communications said that the newly-launched Spirent FlexE-100 test module has been chosen...

Defense technology company Perspecta says that its research arm, Perspecta Labs, has successfully demonstrated the use of a commercial LTE air-to-ground network for long-distance, high-bandwidth communications with aircraft at "well beyond Mach 1 speeds." The company says it has developed a solution that will allow...

Spirent Communications says that it has already closed more than 100 5G deals this year, in a reflection of just how fast the next generation of wireless technology is moving into deployment -- and that service assurance is being built-in from the earliest days. “If...

Cadence Design Systems and National Instruments' new strategic alliance focuses on electronic system innovation for communications Cadence Design Systems and National Instruments have put together a strategic alliance aimed at bringing more innovation to electronic system design, with a focus on communications, which will more...

Is it too early to think about '6G'? Nah. Higher, further, faster, baby! The Chinese government is already kicking off its 6G research efforts, and test company Rohde & Schwarz said this week that it has partnered with research institutions including the Fraunhofer Institute...

One of the biggest conversations around service assurance for 5G has been that it will need to be built into the systems early in the deployment process -- and Spirent Communications says that it actually sees that happening. The company recently announced a 5G service...

Inside a burning building, alarms are going off -- and the first responders on-scene still need to be heard and hear their communications devices. Outside, fellow responders are conversing as they stand next to a fire truck with its pump running, as more emergency...

Is 5G a "battery vampire," as some have claimed, or is it actually more power efficient than LTE? It's a bit of a mixed bag, according to Signals Research Group. The testing company recently took to the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota with a 5G-equipped Samsung...