How do you approach network benchmark testing so that it represents the user experience in a way that's as reflective of real-world conditions as possible? And how do you best test the back-and-forth data transfers that determine the mobile gaming experience but aren't necessarily...
NI announced this week that it's joining OpenRF, a group of chipmakers and other ecosystem players that want to see an "open and interoperable ecosystem" between chipsets and the radio-frequency front end (RFFE).
OpenRF was founded in October 2020 by Broadcom, Intel, Mediatek, Samsung, Quorvo,...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton $600 million in contracts to integrate 5G-based technologies into training and networks at five military locations. Booz Allen Hamilton said that the contract "represents the largest full-scale 5G testing done to date for dual-use...
Amid all the anticipation for Verizon's C Band spectrum plans, Rootmetrics today released an early look at how the carrier is deploying the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum in its network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While Verizon's enormous investment in C Band spectrum has somewhat...
U.K. network provider Openreach is using Viavi Solutions' Optical Network Monitoring System (ONMSi) to speed up its ambitious Full Fibre broadband deployment through remote validation and monitoring.
Under the Full Fibre initiative, Openreach has committed to building out millions of new fiber-to-the-premise locations to expand broadband...
If you’re making wideband signal analyzer measurements, magnitude and phase errors introduced by cables and fixtures may be impacting your results in ways you haven’t encountered at narrower bandwidths.
Keysight’s new RCal helps you easily calibrate out errors from your measurement setup, improving your test...
The National Advertising Review Board has made two recent recommendations that U.S. carriers AT&T and T-Mobile US make changes to their 5G advertising, following disputes over the extent of the claims.
In one instance, Verizon objected to ads by AT&T that were related in...
More than 1,330 cities around the world now have 5G networks, according to a new report from Viavi Solutions -- a 350% increase over the past year, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 30% of countries now have 5G availability, the test...
A discussion panel of 5G Experts from Keysight Technologies, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), Wavecontrol, Health Canada, JMA Wireless, Bird, and more provide in-depth responses to critical 5G questions
A revolution in wireless communications is underway. The rollout of 5G wireless technology around the world is...
Keysight Technologies has acquired Sanjole, a testing company that specializes in over-the-air network testing that provides insights into device/network interactions and multiple layers of the protocol stack.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed, but Keysight said that the deal would not have a material...
An Open RAN conversation with Eng Wei Koo, Director of Technology, 5G Solutions, Keysight Technologies
With greenfield builds in Japan and the U.S., and a major commitment from European operators, Open RAN is poised to have a meaningful impact on the way networks are bought...
Speed, speed and more speed: So much of the consumer expectations, and industry testing and bragging, are focused on the new heights of speed that 5G can achieve. The question of which operator has the fastest 5G network is one which has recently been...
A new white paper (pdf) from the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance urges the industry to more fully develop multiple paths for operators to move from NonStandalone to Standalone 5G network architectures, particularly options that allow operators to avoid extensive use of Dynamic Spectrum...
Sony this week detailed the results of field testing of ATSC 3.0 broadcasting to vehicles. ATSC 3.0, or NextGen TV, allows broadcasters to send both audio/video and IP data, enabling personalization and interactive content. The technology has garnered support from the FCC and interest...
The 5G experience at this year's Super Bowl saw a dramatic improvement over what was available to users last year, according to testing by Global Wireless Solutions.
GWS tested the networks of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US and said that all three of them achieved...
2020 was a tipping point for 5G, according to a new report from Spirent Communications, when the technology moved out of the lab and into commercial reality even as the world grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Steve Douglas, Spirent's head of 5G Strategy, said that...
Could smartphone usage data reveal voter insights that political polling might not catch? It's possible, according to GWS.
GWS analyzed news consumption on smartphones from an opt-in consumer panel in the lead-up to the 2020 election and immediately after, and found that people in swing...
Ookla Speedtest is now offering users the ability to directly measure their video streaming experience, providing a new Speedtest that measures max resolution, buffering and loading times. It's only available on iOS devices to start, but Ookla says it'll be rolling out to other...
As 5G networks begin to proliferate indoors, Keysight Technologies has introduced a backpack set-up for walk-testing them. The new Nemo Backpack Pro is aimed at benchmarking 5G New Radio end-user experience across multiple mobile operators' 5G networks in airports, arenas, enterprises and other indoor...
"5G Living Lab" at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego uses Verizon 5G
Work is underway to support the first 5G pilot projects at a Marine Corps base in San Diego, California, part of an initial wave of 5G testbeds at bases around...
New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to analysis from RootMetrics—and as far as individual networks, Verizon clocked the fastest aggregate network speed. The benchmarking company looked at...
The global pandemic is driving a shift toward the use of remote, virtualized testing in lieu of in-person network technician visits, according to a new survey of communications service providers. Most CSPs believe the shift is temporary, but a small percentage say that the...
T-Mo is crowing about OpenSignal's testing. AT&T touts Ookla's analysis. Verizon brags about its RootMetrics rankings.
Within the past week, each of the three national carriers has captured a series of accolades from different benchmarking and analysis companies, a state of affairs that reflects...
Rohde & Schwarz has laid claim to being the first in the industry with PTCRB-validated IMS conformance test cases for 5G New Radio, which can be used for PTCRB certification testing.
R&S said that the validated test cases " the way for 5G IMS conformance...
