EXFO optimistic about 2016 revenue despite FY 2015 declines
EXFO reported that its quarterly and full-year fiscal 2015 results saw significant currency rate impacts affecting its sales numbers.
Sales for the fourth quarter were $56.6 million, compared to $59.7 million during the same period last year. Quebec City,...
Spectrum monitoring is a powerful tool that can be used to ensure that the RF communications we all depend on for both civilian and defense applications work, and work well. The need to make more effective use of our RF spectrum comes from a number...
As industry interest and exploration of "5G" deepens, Tektronix announced this week it has a new feature capable of ultra-wide signal analysis for 5G backhaul arrangements.
The company said the implementation of its SignalVu software on the company's DPO70000SX ATI performance oscilloscopes will simplify multi-instrument test set-ups that...
Federated Wireless is pilot-testing a new Spectrum Access System sensor in partnership with the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network to accelerate the development of a system supporting spectrum sharing with multiple access types.
The company focuses on sharing licensed spectrum and has a...
New Sunsight Instruments microwave path alignment tool enables setting up a link in minutes, not hours
The mobile telecommunications industry is one of the most competitive spaces in the economic landscape. Retaining customers boils down to providing a high-quality network experience, while working to drive...
Get real time network performance metrics to make the most out of costly infrastructure deployments
In the competitive wireless marketplace, customers expect high quality of service everywhere, not just outside. With costly distributed antenna system (DAS) and small cell deployments gaining traction with service providers...
The test-related products that vendors announced around CTIA Super Mobility 2015 tend to be a reflection of the overall trends within the industry, and this year is no exception. From that perspective, vendors are talking about testing trends that include virtualizing heterogeneous networks (Azimuth),...
It was a busy week for the test industry, as vendors showcased their wares in support of the wireless ecosystem's continuing evolution and addressed current trends that ranged from heterogeneous networks to LTE-Advanced, multiple input/multiple output over-the-air testing and the "Internet of Things." Here...
Verizon expects faster speeds, lower latency, support for IoT in 5G plans
Verizon Wireless is moving aggressively into the “5G” space, announcing plans for field trials of the still un-defined network standard beginning next year with a number of key vendor partners.
Verizon Wireless said it...
As Transit Wireless continues its massive project to cover nearly 280 underground subway stations in New York City, testing company Global Wireless Solutions decided to take a look at the quality of the coverage that has been extended thus far.
CEO Paul Carter spoke with...
Azimuth Systems Introduced VNE, the Industry’s First—and Only—HetNet Environment Emulation Capability
Consumers demand ubiquitous high-speed access to feed their bandwidth- and data-hungry applications. LTE-A uses network densification/HetNet (a network of cells of different sizes) to meet this demand. The shift to LTE-A is creating a...
In the test and measurement space this week, vendors are gearing up for the CTIA show and highlighting new wares focused on LTE-Advanced and "5G."
- Anritsu launched new support for fading in LTE-A scenarios and support for 4x4 and 8x2 multiple-input/multiple-output technology, additional test...
New wave of location-accuracy standards based on an FCC mandate
WASHINGTON – In accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's rules issued in January, the wireless industry is developing comprehensive standards for next generation 911 location accuracy reporting.
The company 911 Location Technologies Test Bed is an independent entity...
Keysight didn't wait long to make good on its CEO's remarks that the company has a "strong" appetite for acquisition, announcing this week that it is expanding its equipment calibration and repair support with the purchase of U.K.-based Electroservices Enterprises for an undisclosed amount.
Keysight...
Signals Research Group recently took a look at the performance of voice over Wi-Fi as part of its in-depth exploration of all things voice-over-wireless related, using Spirent Communications' Nomad User Experience Analytics System to measure POLQA voice quality in various scenarios while examining the...
PCTel was recently involved in a global project to assess carrier networks at more than 300 airports around the world, in order to help an airline determine which carriers would be the best local choice to support an RFID luggage-tracking system that utilizes cellular...
Radio Access Networks (RAN) have evolved considerable from the traditional “macro” access networks of the past. Today, the ability to cost-efficiently address network issues around capacity, coverage and quality has become a reality with the successful implementation of small cells, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)...
Tektronix launched new signal generators this week, adding to its lineup with two options designed to deliver better performance than similarly priced equipment from competitors. The AFG3000C Arbitrary/Function Generator Series has two 150 MHz bandwidth models: one with a single channel priced at about $4,700 and one with...
Currency issues and lower revenue impacted Keysight Technologies' quarterly results, but the company still pulled in $70 million in profit during its most recent quarter. As the company integrates test company Anite in a freshly closed $600 million transaction, Keysight President and CEO Ron Nersesian told...
As testing labs prepare for the new SISO and MIMO OTA testing standards from CTIA, PCTest Engineering Laboratory said it is expandings its capabilities in those areas with a MIMO OTA testing solution from Spirent Communications. Spirent's solution is also going to be used by...
Viavi Solutions has only been operating as an independent entity since Aug. 1, but the company, which inherited JDSU's network services operations, is seeking a new CEO. Tom Waechter, who led JDSU for six years and through the company's split, is leaving Viavi for other pursuits.
Richard Belluzzo,...
AUSTIN, Texas – This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes viewers inside National Instrument's annual NI Week conference and exhibition.
Kinney talks with James Kimery, National Instrument's director of marketing for RF, communications and software defined radio, about the...
PCTel recently completed network testing at more than 300 domestic and international airports in order to get a good picture of the wireless operators providing the best connectivity for RFID-based luggage tracking. PCTel said that its test engineers followed bag routes from check-in through holding rooms...
CTIA has a well-respected device testing and certification program, with 110 certified labs around the world – of which 75 are authorized to perform its over-the-air testing for device performance. The industry group has been developing OTA test plans since 2001 for devices with...
