JDS Uniphase Corporation gave its view of tech trends in 2013, outlining emerging applications that are changing how people communicate and interact with technology.
Some of those key technology trends included:
Implementation of faster and more agile networks, including 4G LTE deployments that support traditional form factors like smartphones and tablets, as well as wearable items such as interactive eyewear and biometric wristbands.
The rise of cloud-based solutions for improved network intelligence. The company said its test solutions are helping operators get a better grasp on what is happening in their networks and how to optimize them.
Advances in gesture recognition technology, which simplify the way people interact with technology and each other. JDSU said gesture recognition systems evolving in areas such as gaming, entertainment, and personal and mobile computing.
The company also noted the trend of mobile devices getting smaller and smarter, and that sophisticated analytical equipment is also getting smaller and more portable.
Jim Monroe, vice president of corporate marketing and communications at JDSU, said the trends “[show] how technology is no longer separate from us, it is truly a part of who we are.”
Watch JDSU’s Tech Trends 2013 video here.
The company also said this week that it has a new field solution for ensuring that small cells are prepared for Voice over LTE, with its JDSU T-BERD/MTS product family that it calls “the industry’s first complete field solution for the common public radio interface and open base station architecture initiative.”
Kaelus, a Smiths Interconnect business, announced that it had been recognized by Frost & Sullivan with the company’s 2012 Global Market Share Leadership Award in Passive Intermodulation (PIM) test equipment.
Kaelus was the first company to market a PIM tester in 1996, under the brand Summitek. Frost & Sullivan’s research showed that Kaelus maintains very significant leadership in the PIM testing space, and that its PIM test equipment revenues are estimated to be more than 5 times its closest competitor.
Jacqui McLaughlin, president of Kaelus, said that the company was honored to receive the recognition.
“It is exciting to see the attention on such a specific but critical product to our industry,” said McLaughlin. “Innovation is what we are known for, and Kaelus will be launching our latest advancement in portable PIM testing technology at the MWC show in Barcelona this February. Based on feedback from field testing, we are confident that this new product will change the way we look at PIM testing in the future.”
In other test and measurement news, Agilent introduced testing and analysis for LTE-Advanced 8×8 MIMO.
National Instruments was named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Fortune Magazine. This was NI’s 14th year appearing in the survey and it advanced 10 spots to #35.
Tektronix launched three Android applications for engineers to use with oscilloscopes, enabling remote monitoring, offline analysis and event notification. Once the app is paired with an oscilloscope, it can be used to remotely monitor waveforms and measurements.
