BROWSING: White Paper

Small cells, ranging from femtocells in consumer applications, through pico, metro and micro cells in enterprise, and urban applications, are revolutionizing the coverage, capacity and availability of wireless data services. The insatiable demand for more and faster data is driving increasingly rapid deployment of...

The use of the 60-GHz (V-Band) goes back to 2001, when the US regulator (FCC) adopted rules for unlicensed operations in the 57 to 64GHz band for commercial and public use. This very wide frequency band, with over a 7-GHz of continuous spectrum, makes...

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise for the future on many levels. With projections for anywhere from 20 billion to 100 billion connected things by the year 2020, there is a great deal of revenue at stake over the...

Critical communications are moving with the times. Having been largely based on systems that support ultra-reliable voice, such as Tetra, they are now shifting to IP and broadband. The choice of platform is not a simple one when a lost connection could mean a...

Today, DNS needs to be flexible and dynamic to adapt to the existing network and application conditions and to deliver the best experience for subscribers and their content. With Intelligent DNS services, service providers can drive greater reliability, availability, flexibility, and security within the...

When it comes to determining the best fit for in-building or outdoor wireless needs, it is best to discount the hype and really think about what you are trying to accomplish. In all good practices we can come back to the fundamentals that say...

The MW82119A/B PIM Master from Anritsu is a family of high power, battery operated PIM test instruments designed for maximum portability. These instruments utilize a filter combiner to maximize RF efficiency and minimize battery consumption during use. The F1 and F2 frequency range for...

The radio access network is becoming more complex, with cell-site fronthaul architectures ranging from conventional coax to modern fiber. Fiber is increasingly prevalent in all types of cell sites including macrosites, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and small cells. Spectrum congestion compounds this complexity. Congestion creates interference problems,...

Although smartphone users are quite satisfied with the multiple functionalities and the convenience brought by their devices, more and more users express concerns about the rather poor battery life compared to the previous generation of feature phones. For consumers, the battery life is one...

Service providers face the constant challenge of rolling out new technologies and upgrading networks while maintaining customer experience using existing tools and processes. With the massive growth in data traffic driven by high speed broadband, social media and streaming video services, service providers are under...

BYOD: Evolving Best Practices for Validating APs and Controllers This white paper takes a timely look at the mobile “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) phenomenon and what wireless LAN (WLAN) manufacturers and administrators are doing to mitigate its impact on application performance. Includes insights into...

Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing is becoming more critical as cellular systems age and the carrier count increases. Anritsu’s PIM Master™ MW82119B combines a portable, powerful PIM analyzer with an optional Cable & Antenna Analyzer. With a large outdoor screen and easy-to-use user interface, the...

The rapid spread of smartphones and many new Cloud services in the last decade has led to explosive growth in mobile data traffic. Simultaneously, the new LTE and LTE-Advanced mobile technologies with faster data throughput are driving dramatic increases in mobile data traffic as well, naturally...

The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers have just one receiver, while two or more receivers are needed for complete demodulation...

Radio equipment at conventional cell sites is located at the base of the tower, transmitting RF signals via coax to antennas at the top of the tower. However, these coax-based feeders produce most problems in cell sites due to their inherent loss and susceptibility...

Network functions virtualization (NFV) has made remarkable progress on many fronts. This includes market acceptance, architecture definition and supporting specifications. As a result, the industry will very soon move into the commercialization phase, leveraging the many business and technical lessons learned in proof-of-concept (PoC)...

Next Generation wireless networks (4G/LTE/LTE-Advanced) are being based on the premise of 100 Mb/s data transmission to the handset. Imagine being able to live stream 1080P HD video to your device any time, anywhere, even as you are traveling by car (though not while in the driver's...

 A shift to better subscriber experience and network utilization With the growth in mobile data, operators face more than an increase in the volume of traffic. The complexity of managing that traffic has also intensified, driven by subscribers expecting an ever-higher quality of experience(QoE), and by...

Proactively embracing the power of mobility in the enterprise As mobility becomes an increasingly hot topic in the enterprise, business and IT leaders are beginning to understand the potential of mobile apps to transform business processes and change the way people work.  This short report will: Outline the mobile...

As the Signaling landscape changes to support next generation IP and other new services with DIAMETER, legacy interworking with SS7, ENUM/DNS and SIP increases to become a top priority. The challenge is to support service diversity, interworking and roaming requirements as well as real-­‐time...

The industry has set extremely high goals for next-generation LTE (5G) networks – a zero latency gigabit experience and extensibility into 2030 – all while significantly reducing power requirements, seamlessly handling multiple device types and improving reliability. These elevated requirements were needed to handle the unprecedented traffic...

Adding Intelligence to the Core Network with L4-7 Networking Devices Fixed and mobile networks today serve an ever-growing quantity of data traffic that passes through an increasing number of applications and services. To optimize performance, keep costs under control and monetize the services, operators need...

The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers have just one receiver, while two or more receivers are needed for complete demodulation...

With the continued rise in data demands, operators are considering small cell deployments to address coverage and capacity needs in dense urban areas. There are different ways to approach small cell implementation, but not all approaches offer the same results. No matter what approach is used,...