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Sunsight Instruments Re-defines Antenna Alignment Market

Sunsight Instruments Re-defines Antenna Alignment Market with Introduction of Lighter, Smaller Family of High Quality Alignment Tools New AAT Series provides most accurate antenna alignment tool for Improved Network Performance and Spectrum Efficiency Maitland, FL –  Sunsight Instruments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunsight Industries, the industry...

Signal Hound: From test equipment repair, to building its own

In a small, simple box, Signal Hound has put big capabilities. The small company located in La Center, Washington, has been working for years on designing and manufacturing its line of compact, lightweight USB-powered signal analyzers that offer significant abilities to analyze and record...

PIM explained: passive intermodulation

PIM, or passive intermodulation, is a type of interference that has become increasingly important to detect and mitigate because LTE networks are particularly sensitive to it. PIM Explained: what is PIM? PIM is a form of signal interference, and it can be caused either by metal...

NetScout makes $2.6 billion network monitoring, security purchase from Danaher

Network performance monitoring company NetScout is making a major purchase of communications test and measurement assets, buying Tektronix Communications and some parts of Fluke Networks as well as advanced network threat mitigation company Arbor Networks from international conglomerate Danaher for $2.6 billion in stock. The...

Test and Measurement: EXFO sales down, bookings up

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot. -- EXFO saw its sales drop slightly in the most recent quarter, to...

EMEA: Sharpening the radar focus on automobiles

Everyone talks about connected cars today. A very hot topic, but one that is still relatively unclear in its definition. Although it’s fun to talk about infotainment and all the things you’ll be able to do while driving in your vehicle to make it...

Anritsu combines PIM and sweep testing in one instrument

Anritsu has combined the two primary types of field testing, sweep testing and testing for passive intermodulation, into one instrument for the first time. The company said the move will allow it to cut down on the number of instruments being used for cell site testing...

Test and Measurement: Wi-Fi offload expected to boost test market

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at network testing news and trends to see what's afoot. —A new report from Frost & Sullivan notes that expanded investment...

VoLTE testing for quality of experience

Signals Research Group and Spirent Communications recently collaborated on voice over LTE (VoLTE) testing that highlighted the differences between 3G wireless networks and VoLTE. This is the latest in a years-long collaboration between the two companies, which have tested topics related to how accurate smartphones'...

Test & Measurement: Agilent board approves Keysight separation

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot. —Agilent Technologies' board of directors has approved the separation of its electronic test...

Report: T-Mobile US is fastest for iOS; 46% of apps crash too much

A new benchmarking report based on data from more than 1 billion users around the world focuses on the iOS ecosystem and the impacts that different mobile carriers, Wi-Fi, and geography have on app performance and user experience. The report pegged T-Mobile US as...

Ixia files reports, regains current listing status; new CEO starts

After filing delayed financial reports, Ixia is back in compliance with listing requirements on the Nasdaq — just in time for its new CEO to start. Ixia reported its most recent financial results and has filed updated reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the...

CTIA 2014: The challenges of connected car testing

LAS VEGAS — One of the challenges associated with making connected cars work well is the complexity involved in the interplay between multiple devices and connectivity types in a moving environment — which need to be tested thoroughly in order to ensure that both...

Newfield Wireless’ CEO on TekComms integration, VoLTE

Newfield Communications was acquired by Tektronix Communications late last year, and Newfield's CEO Marc Bensadoun talked with RCR at Super Mobiltiy Week about the company's integration with Tektronix, its offerings and the trends driving the market, including voice over LTE. Newfield focuses on geoanalytics, and...

Test & Measurement: Network testing at Super Mobility Week

LAS VEGAS — It was a busy week for the networking testing space at Super Mobility Week, with a slew of product announcements that increased the options available for low-cost, app-based testing as well as exploring more virtualization and service-related monitoring. Perhaps the biggest splash...

White Paper: PIM Requirements Must Increase to Support Evolving DAS Systems

Several years ago passive intermodulation (PIM) was a virtually unknown performance metric in distributed antenna systems (DAS). Today it is recognized as one of the most critical requirements for optimum system performance. Hypersensitive antennas and radios, multiple frequency overlays, and more components in the RF path create...

JDSU to split into two public companies

JDSU has announced plans to separate its business into two separate, publicly traded companies: one that focuses on network and service enablement, optical security and performance; and a second that consists of JDSU's commercial laser and optical products business. Neither of the intended companies has...

CTIA 2014: Network testing companies hone VoLTE, simplify approaches

Network testing vendors are going all out this week, with a series of announcements focused on several of the hot network topics of the moment — voice over LTE — as well as new approaches to testing encompassing both device-to-device and applications. Spirent Communications launched...

Test & Measurement: Spirent focuses on VoLTE user experience

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot. —As the industry inches closer to voice over LTE deployment,...

Test and Measurement: Anite supports drive testing for CA, cat 6 devices

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot. —Anite said this week that the new version of its...

Azimuth benchmarks U.S. operators' network performance

Azimuth Systems compared the four national wireless operators' network performance based on device/network interactions, and it has released its results in a case study. The most pertinent information — which operator had which performance levels — was not released, but the findings nonetheless allow for some...

Top 12 public test and measurement companies by revenue

The test and measurement space is one that has seen a significant amount of consolidation over the years. But even as some companies combine through mergers and acquisitions, others are becoming pure-play wireless-focused test companies, such as Agilent Technologies' spinoff of Keysight Technologies, and...

NIWeek: IoT, 5G, big data — and a cuttlefish robot

National Instruments' NIWeek conference is two decades old, and NI's Ray Almgren, VP of corporate marketing, spoke with RCR's Kelly Hill to recap the event and talk about the industry trends reflected there. This year's event focused in particular on some of the industry's most...

Test and Measurement: Ixia names new CEO

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot. —Test and measurement company Ixia has named a new president...