BROWSING: Test and Measurement

The Open RAN Alliance said that it has successfully concluded its fall 2023 plugfest. The event was co-hosted by 24 major operators, OTICs and independent institutions for testing, the organization said. It ran from September-November 2023 and was held in 16 labs around the...

T-Mobile US, working with Ericsson and Qualcomm, achieved speeds of 4.3 Gbps T-Mobile US is touting its tests of millimeter-wave spectrum in its 5G Standalone production network, saying that it has been able to hit download speeds of 4.3 Gbps. Those downlink speeds were achieved with...

Next March, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Institute for Telecommunications Science and the Department of Defense's FutureG Office will hold an invite-only event at which telecom companies and academic researchers will have a chance to demonstrate (not simulate) applications for the RAN Intelligent...

Spirent Communications has landed a contract to modernize and automate a global network of test laboratories for a financial services organization. The project, which kicks off in December, puts Spirent in the position of designing, installing and configuring the unnamed company's new, automated testing...

Keysight Technologies closed out its fiscal year with record revenue of $5.46 billion, up 1% from $5.42 billion last year. Net income was down 6% to $1.06 billion, compared to $1.12 billion during the company's fiscal 2022. However, Keysight's fiscal fourth quarter of 2023 was...

Amazon successfully validated all of the systems on two recently launched prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband service, the company said in an update this week. "Every major system and subsystem on board our two prototypes demonstrated nominal or better...

Carriers and network equipment manufacturers have stepped up tests and trials of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) in recent months. Geographically, these tests are taking place around the world, reflecting the global interest in 5G RedCap and the hope that the technology will...

Apple's iPhone 15 leads the pack in speed improvements in most global 5G markets tested Do the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy ZFlip and ZFold models offer enough of a performance boost to be worth an upgrade? It depends on your geographic market and its...

TiC6G houses a suite of instruments capable of testing prototype devices for future 6G networks The University of Glasgow announced the opening of new research lab dedicated to helping advance future 6G communications technologies. The "Terahertz On-chip Circuit Test Cluster for 6G Communications and Beyond" lab,...

Test and measurement company Ametek has acquired amplifier design and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing company Amplifier Research. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ametek paid $105 million in cash for Amplifier Research, which is based in Pennsylvania and has annual sales...

SRG's testing said that erratic voice, downlink speeds have improved What difference has a year made in Dish Wireless' network performance in its inaugural market? Better voice quality and faster downlink speeds, according to recent testing and analysis from Signals Research Group. SRG first tested...

The purchase of all PCTel's outstanding shares will cost Amphenol about $140 million Test, measurement and antenna company PCTel has agreed to be acquired by global electronics tech company Amphenol, which focuses on interconnect, sensor and antenna solutions. Amphenol will acquire all outstanding shares of PCTel...

T-Mobile US tops for 5G speed in US market 5G speeds and availability continue to increase around the world, with regional leaps forward due to network launches in places like India. Testing and analysis company Ookla recently released new reports on 5G markets around the...

AT&T and the Rural Wireless Association are taking issue with SpaceX's plans to launch and test a new satellite with cellular capabilities, part of Starlink's collaboration with T-Mobile US to leverage T-Mo's midband spectrum for satellite-based direct-to-cellular communications, including emergency SMS. The carrier and the...

Emerson has officially completed its acquisition of National Instruments (NI), at an equity value of $8.2 billion. NI will become a new Test and Measurement business segment within Emerson's Software and Control group. Emerson indicated that it expects the addition of NI to boost...

Test equipment company EXFO has introduced a new cloud-based reporting platform, Exchange, which enables data from its equipment to be directly reported to and analyzed in the cloud. EXFO Exchange provides real-time visibility into field operations and processes, and it supports increased process automation, a...

Rohde & Schwarz, along with broadcaster Levira, supported a major government exercise in Estonia focused on training and testing of the country's nationwide emergency response capabilities, which included the first test of 5G Broadcast for emergency alerts to smartphones. The large-scale evacuation test exercise,...

Dish has six months to complete drive testing to confirm its network speeds The Federal Communications Commission has confirmed to Dish Wireless that it has met its 5G build-out requirements and two of three related commitments, with one set of test results still pending...

When it comes to real-world examples of how operators have leveraged automation based on network data, here are two: Nordic operator Elisa in Finland and its “lights-out” network operations center (NOC), and Rakuten Mobile (both in terms of utilizing automation itself, and helping other...

One of the mains goal for autonomous vehicles is to improve human safety, by reducing the number of traffic crashes. But how do you know if autonomous vehicles actually do so, under what conditions, and by how much? A benchmark is needed, and a...

In the ever-evolving world of telecom, operators have access to an astounding array of data concerning their networks, spanning from end-user experiences to peak network capabilities and beyond.It's a treasure trove of information, but it also presents substantial challenges in making sense of it...

'No one has a lack of data ... but can that data help you?' asks Cisco exec There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused...

There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, peak network capability, or dozens of other potential indicators.  Operators face considerable challenges in making...

One way to asses what test and measurement companies think is coming next in terms of needed technologies and capabilities is to look at the ways in which they have been expanding their portfolios with new automation and analytics offerings. They are also increasingly...