Field testing for fiber-optic network installations represents an area ripe for leveraging the benefits of process automation and insightful analytics. EXFO’s TestFlow solution enables test process automation in the field while providing analytics tools customized to the needs of complicated network builds.
Project managers need...
Fortive saw its first quarter revenues grow 4.1% year-over-year to $1.5 billion, with net earnings of $199.7 million. Its figures exceeded its guidance, and company President and CEOÂ James Lico called Fortive's performance "a strong start to 2017."
Fortive, one of the largest test companies by...
As new fiber networks are rolled out to meet the capacity and speeds required by access technologies and high-value services, ensuring quality installation is crucial. In challenging field testing environments, test process automation is one of the most valuable tools available to reduce human...
Network benchmarking company P3 Group and network performance solution company InfoVista announced a partnership this week to provide global mobile network benchmarking services, combining P3's measurement capabilities with InfoVista's recently acquired TEMS solutions for network monitoring, testing and optimization.
InfoVista bought TEMS from Ascom in...
The Industrial Internet Consortium said that it is expanding its testbed for time-sensitive networking after completing five plugfests and receiving feedback from its members that the TSN testbed was the most strategically valuable.
IIC is expanding its TSN testbed to Europe, after establishing the site...
STA extension would cover six existing LTE-U testing sites.
Verizon Communications is asking the Federal Communications Commission to extend the special temporary authority that has been allowing the carrier to conduct product development testing for LTE in unlicensed hardware and devices.
According to FCC...
Shift to automotive Ethernet means more potential impact from noise.
The radio frequency environment in vehicles is becoming more complicated as technologies from cellular and Bluetooth to lidar, Wi-Fi and more are increasingly integrated to support new intelligent and connected capabilities.
This increase in the RF...
Smaller, more complex chipsets mean a bigger market for SoC test equipment.
Research firm TechNavio expects the global market for system-on-chip test equipment to grow at an annual compound growth rate of more than 2% over the next few years.
The company cited increased...
"Porcupine" 5G channel sounder characterizes millimeter-wave frequencies.
National Instruments and AT&T said they have developed a proprietary channel sounder for characterizing the millimeter-wave frequencies that are expected to pay a primary role in "5G" wireless systems.
Channel sounders are used to explore the characteristics of...
Webinar Demonstrates Wireless InSite’s Diffuse Scattering Simulation
Among the many changes planned for 5G is the expansion into higher frequencies in the millimeter wave spectrum. Wireless InSite accurately predicts multipath effects in indoor and outdoor environments, offering a powerful tool for detailed simulation of channel...
Research, engineering and test jobs have seen nearly 3% annual growth since 2010.
Jobs in the technology sector saw solid growth last year, according to a new report by industry group CompTIA – and jobs in engineering, research and testing have been growing steadily...
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Marquis Dorais, fronthaul product line manager at EXFO, discusses how fiber helps mobile network operators build more efficient networks, and explains how operators can optimize their OPEX and improve the performance of next-generation mobile networks by adopting the right testing processes and overcoming the...
PTS will offer spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands.
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority announced plans to make available 100 to 200 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz bands and up to 1,000 megahertz...
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Anritsu’s Handheld InterferenceHunter, the MA2700A, is a tool designed to make locating signals through direction finding easier and quicker.
Traditionally, RF Engineers would find signals using a spectrum analyzer, a directional antenna, a compass, and a map. The engineer would...
EXFO will have a new CEO as of this weekend, as current COO Philippe Morin is set to take over from founder and CEO Germain Lamonde, who will continue to work with EXFO as executive chairman. Full story here.
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COO Philippe Morin to become CEO
Test and measurement company EXFO will have a new CEO effective Saturday, when the company's current COO Philippe Morin will take over.
EXFO founder, chairman of the board and current CEO Germain Lamonde, appointed Morin to the new role. Meanwhile,...
Networks are expanding in multiple dimensions -- and that means that potential vulnerabilities are as well, according to a new report from Ixia.
Attack surfaces are increasing in step with "the growth in IT complexity in three specific dimensions: (1) the number of data locations where...
With the Optical Networking and Communication Conference coming up next week, test vendors are emphasizing their focus on the next generation of optical networking technologies, ranging from 100G to 400G.
EXFO and Ixia both announced they will be demonstrating 400G test solutions at OFC 2017....
Telecommunications carriers depend on optical fiber networks with ever-faster speeds and greater capacity to serve the insatiable data demands of their customers. Whether for fiber-to-the-antenna, Distributed Antenna Systems or fiber-to-the-home for residential or enterprise customers, those larger, faster fiber connections are a key competitive...
There are big expectations for the impact the internet of things will have on the test market over the next few years. Vendors are jumping on the opportunity with new partnerships and products.
TechNavio expects IoT test needs will be a major driver for the oscilloscope...
Internet of things testing, continued support of "5G" development and security were the dominant themes in the test space at this year's Mobile World Congress.
Vendors supported a number of demos that showcased new achievements in speed and features, from gigabit device speeds (Keysight Technologies...
Ontology deal to provide EXFO with real-time network topology discovery and service-chain mapping to improve network visibility platform for operators.
EXFO said it has acquired privately held Ontology Systems in a deal valued at $7.6 million, net of cash.
U.K.-based Ontology works...
As pre-standards "5G" network equipment and devices emerge to support the increasing number of trials around the world, operators and vendors see a need to ensure that a cohesive 5G ecosystem ultimately emerges. At the Global 5G Test Summit as part of Mobile World Congress,...
With major "5G" development news coming out of this week's Mobile World Congress event, test company Keysight Technologies is enjoying the spotlight as a major partner in 5G research and development.
Keysight said it's collaborating with ZTE on predeployment 5G plans in China, as well...
