The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators’ transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News’ Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
–We kick off this week’s test and measurement news with Agilent Technologies’ results. The company reported revenues of $1.68 billion for its first fiscal quarter ending Jan. 31. Revenues were up 3% year-over-year. Net income was $179 million, down from $230 millon during the same period in 2012. Adjusted net income, accounting for a number of items including amortization and integration, was $222 million.
Agilent said that an “anticipated decrease in the communications market” accounted for a 7% year-over-year drop in revenue for its electronic measurement unit, where operating margins were 17%.
The company this week also introduced compliance testing support for Energy-Efficient Ethernet, along with the latest software release of its SystemVue platform for accelerating MIMO radar and wireless design of “4G” systems.
Agilent will be demonstrating advanced testing techniques at the upcoming Mobile World Congress.
“We really want attendees to take advantage of the expert resources we’ll have at the show to help them better understand the intricacies of continuously evolving wireless standards and get their products to market faster,” said Benoit Neel, Agilent’s VP and GM of field operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
–Also this week, Tektronix has expanded capabilities at its test lab in New Jersey for serving, among others, the semiconductor industry. The company has added a new vibration test system and a chamber for testing wind and sand for military specifications.
–Anite announced the industry’s first solution supporting Global Certification Forum data throughput performance testing for LTE and 3G. The company is first to announce support for UE application layer data throughput performance as part of device certification testing.
Paul Beaver, Anite’s products director, said that the internal fading capability that the company launched last month enables Anite to offer “a highly competitive platform for comprehensive device data throughput tsting that is either part of a mobile operator’s acceptance scheme or part of GCF’s mobile device certification process.”
