A SpaceX flight scheduled for Friday will carry dozens of small satellites into space, a "rideshare" launch with low-earth-orbit-bound equipment that will include one particular microsatellite that aims to map the global rollout of 5G networks, with a view from space.
The cube satellite...
Perspecta Labs, the applied research arm of government contractor Perspecta, has won a three-year, $6.2 million contract to develop a spectrum access manager to be used at the U.S. Department of Defense's test ranges.
Perspecta Labs will develop a spectrum access manager that "enables DoD...
After seeing record test and measurement sales in its first fiscal quarter of 2020, EXFO is reporting that the same period in 2021 tougher: Test sales were down 9.8% compared to the same period last year. Overall, the company's sales were down 2.8% in...
2020 was a tough year for humans -- and for networks. As daily lives were interrupted and people stayed home rather than travel or gather for work, school or entertainment, there was an accompanying flip-flop in network traffic patterns: Far more reliance on a...
Despite the increase in sophistication of wireless standards and devices over the years, cellular technologies maintain a set of common principles that form the basis behind the design of cellular systems. Certain principles are highly likely to be incorporated into 6G systems, whatever that...
To understand the ability of a 5G network slice to support a particular use case such as Industry 4.0 or Augmented Reality, it is necessary to measure the key performance parameters of throughput, latency and continuity.
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When school officials in Harris County, Texas sought to purchase wireless air cards to enable thousands of students to do remote learning, they made their purchase decisions in part based on network performance data from benchmarking and analysis company RootMetrics.
Harris County covers 1,700...
EXFO will supply optical test heads and test access switching for Openreach's Full Fibre initiative in the U.K., under which the network provider has committed to building out millions of new fiber-to-the-premise locations to expand broadband access.
In the short term, Openreach has promised...
Dominion Energy's Virginia subsidiary has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to test a private LTE network at 900 MHz.
According to documents filed with the FCC, the power company plans to test private LTE under two scenarios over a two-year period: A...
Rohde & Schwarz's test solutions are supporting D-Band testing in partnership with Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP), looking at the potential for the airwaves' use in future mobile communications standards and automotive radar applications.
The D-Band ranges from 110-170 GHz, and R&S said...
Millimeter wave spectrum is already in use in 5G networks in the U.S., and is expected to see wider use around the world in the coming years. According to a November 2020 report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, there are 120 operators around...
The Telecom Infra Project performed testing last year specifically looking at penetration losses in indoor environments at 28 GHz and 60 GHz. TIP's testing gives some insights into the challenge of achieving outdoor-in coverage for 5G at millimeter-wave frequencies, but also paints an intriguing...
If there's a silver lining for 2020, Ookla may have found it: "Massive expansions and huge improvements" in 5G networks around the world during the course of the year.
"The rapid expansion of 5G in countries across the globe was a bright spot in...
Affordable, no power, easy-to-install reflectors and repeaters are critical for 5G deployment, in order to deliver the promised gigabit speed to power consumer mobile and enterprise applications.
Killer applications will be virtual reality sports and games, manufacturing, automation, autonomous bots, and others that require up-to-the-minute...
US Ignite says that it has finalized plans for a dedicated 4G/5G CBRS network for smart transportation and IoT research at U.S. Army base Fort Carson in Colorado, and that construction will begin shortly.
The network will be part of the Fort Carson Smart...
The Wireless Innovation Forum has approved a new set of specifications for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) operations that includes self-testing conformance information for multiple enhanced features that are part of WInnForum's Release 2.
The Release 2 specifications cover operational and functional requirements, ...
As Allegiant Stadium prepared to host football games for the first time, the Las Vegas Raiders sought to build a leading fan experience in the NFL to match the new look and feel of the stadium. A key component of this fan experience would...
Despite the economic impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Keysight Technologies reported a record fiscal fourth quarter, with revenues up 9% and profits up to $217 million.
"Keysight delivered an outstanding quarter and finish to our fiscal year, driven by strong execution and broad-based...
While R16 and later releases for 5G have immense untapped potential, 6G will take the user experience to a whole new level and would revolutionize many industries. Data rates on the order of terabits per second, latency on the order of few microseconds, and...
Market research firm TechNavio is predicting a short-term slump in the automated test equipment market as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, followed by a rebound and growth through 2024.
TechNavio said that the industry can expect "negative growth in the short term...
Remote testing event included Rel. 15 rail transportation capabilities
1,350 tests. 169 test sessions. 50 new test cases. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute's most recent plugtest event for mission-critical technologies achieved an interoperability rate of 95%, which the organization says gives the industry "a reliable...
5G may be a single technology, but the spectrum that each mobile network operator uses to deploy its 5G makes a significant difference in the performance and user experience under the umbrella of "5G". It’s hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison of 5G networks...
In a mmWave world, turning a corner or spinning in your desk chair might very well mean your device losing the signal. While high frequencies have been used for point-to-point network backhaul links, cellular carriers have never before made common use of these frequencies...
UL Ventures, the investment arm of testing and certification company UL, contributed to a $23 million Series B funding round for start-up Aurora Labs, which has developed an embedded software management platform for connected vehicles and IoT.
"There is a growing need to continuously improve...
