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OTA testing: MIMO standards, costs and the ‘death grip’

The controversy over over-the-air testing standards – or lack thereof – for LTE MIMO, as well as cost and complexity, are some of the major issues in OTA testing today. A recent panel of experts debated those issues at the recent 2014 LTE Innovation Summit....

Towercrews.net Featured Jobs for the Week of 4/23

RCR Wireless News’ featured jobs section is powered by Towercrews.net   Tower Foreman Lead the construction, installation and maintenance of communication towers & support structures. Savannah, GA   Experienced Tower Techs Perform installation , inspection and maintenance services for wireless radio and antenna systems on towers. Pine Brook, NJ   Tower Technician Perform tower erection activities...

Google expands Project Loon LTE testing to Nevada

Google recently expanded its LTE testing to include areas of the Nevada desert.

Test & Measurement: Ixia will restate two quarters of results

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what’s afoot.   -- Ixia continues to navigate the fallout from the resignation of...

Capital markets: Orange SA looks to form EU alliances

Orange SA pursues consolidation in this week's capital markets round-up.

Capital news: AT&T plans repurchase of 300 million shares

AT&T OKs the repurchase of its shares in this week's capital news round-up.

Test & Measurement: Anite launches 4×4 MIMO device testing

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   --Anite says it is the first test vendor to offer 4x4...

EXFO acquires software company ByteSphere

EXFO Inc. has purchased the assets of privately-held software company ByteSphere LLC, which focuses on global IT management and network monitoring. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to EXFO, ByteSphere's portfolio includes "advanced patented techniques for infrastructure performance management, including network element polling...

Ixia to qualify mobile devices for use with Microsoft’s Lync

Microsoft has selected testing company Ixia as its official testing house for ensuring that mobile devices meet quality expectations when running the software company's Lync application. Microsoft Lync is a unified communications platform, which is increasingly being used on mobile devices due to the bring-your-own-device trend in...

Test & Measurement: Spirent demos virtual lab for testing SDN/NFV

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   - Spirent Communications demonstrated its new Spirent Velocity virtal lab environment for...

Infrastructure News: DAS drives demand for RF engineers

Systems integrators who specialize in DAS deployments are working overtime to meet demand, and scrambling to find enough qualified RF engineers. "I have guys working 24 hours a day seven days a week. Obviously not one team, but it is not uncommon anymore for...

Wireless Telecom Group’s sales up 14% annually

Wireless Telecom Group reported that its net sales were up 16% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in its network solutions segment. The company designs and manufactures radio frequency and microwave-based products for wireless, including components for distributed antenna systems and technologies including Wi-Fi and WiMax....

Test and Measurement: Agilent launches 4×4 MIMO uplink signal generation

The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   --Agilent Technologies says it now has the industry's first LTE-Advanced uplink...

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz acquires IT security company; virtual drive testing for 5G

The ability to test network features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   Rohde & Schwarz has acquired Adyton Systems AG, in which it has been...

Test & Measurement: Agilent launches new equipment series; test companies highlight optical solutions

--Agilent Technologies says it has launched the world's highest-performance oscilloscopes in its Infiniium Z-Series, with 10 models (one model pictures at right) ranging from 20 to 63 GHz, significantly faster processing than previous generations and a new user interface. The company says that the...

Redknee joins ETIS to increase software solution availability: Software Review

Redknee Solutions joined ETIS to boost its service footprint in this week's telecom software wrap-up. 

Video: Global Wireless Solutions’ new network diagnostic app

Virginia-based Global Wireless Solutions specializes in benchmarking for wireless operators and equipment manufacturers, and this week the company launched an Android application to provide basic network diagnostic data from smartphones in the field. While the app doesn't provide the level of detail that comes with specialized...

Video: Spirent on GNSS spoofing

Spirent Communications recently worked with Qascom, which specializes in Global Nativation Satellite System (GNSS) signal security and authentication, to develop a solution that can both test for and emulate hoax positioning and timing signals. The result was Spirent's recently launched SimSafe testing product. Although GNSS...

Reader Forum: Testing LTE devices for LBS is critical to device OEMs, wireless networks

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Test & Measurement: Agilent posts user-inspired demos; new JDSU app

Agilent Technologies released a series of 30-second demos based on engineers' use of its Advanced Design System 2014 software, which is designed to enable electronic design automation for RF and microwave applications. The company said it listened to ADS user ideas and feedback to create...

New software offerings from GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT

GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT unveiled new telecommunications software. 

Ixia completes financial review, CFO resigns

Ixia said it has completed a review of its finances after the resignation of former CEO Victor Alston due to falsified credentials. The company said it found that despite the controversy on his resume, there was no evidence of "intentional misconduct" in regards to...

Aviat completes LTE microwave solutions trials; ready for FirstNet launch

Aviat completed LTE microwave radio trials for FirstNet launch.

HetNet News: Westell acquires Cellular Specialties

Westell Technologies Inc. has acquired Cellular Specialties Inc. for $39 million. CSI develops in-building wireless systems including distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cell connectivity. Rick Gilbert, chairman and CEO of Westell, called CSI a "great complement" to Westell's portfolio for site solutions and "an...