Distributed antenna systems are one of the fastest-growing types of cellular infrastructure. Global annual DAS sales will top $1 billion this year, ABI Research predicts. And by 2017, more than 2.5 million
Modern tracking generators deliver a convenient way to test the performance of two port components. In this webinar you will discover when you need to normalize a measurement and when you don’t. The need for wide dynamic range will be shown and advanced topics will...
How will increasingly detailed service intelligence and network data change the game for wireless service providers? Of late, it seems like everyone from traditional equipment manufacturers to testing companies to BSS/OSS software vendors are making service and network assurance claims to help carriers defend...
The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
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Battery life on voice over LTE second-generation chipsets has significantly improved, showing growing maturity of the technology, according to a new test report by Spirent Communications.
Spirent tested first and second generation VoLTE devices on MetroPCS’ LTE network, and concluded that the newer LG Spirit...
The volume of cloud-based announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week reflected enterprises' interest in having mobile services and applications delivered “as a service.”
The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
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QRC Technologies launched a wide-band transcorder this week, which it describes as a self-contained radio frequency recording and playback system designed to allow technicians to record network conditions in the field and transport or e-mail the information for troubleshooting.
QRC is aiming the product at...
The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators' transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
Spirent Communications is...
We kick off this week's test and measurement news with Agilent Technologies' results. The company reported revenues of $1.68 billion for its first fiscal quarter ending Jan. 31, 2013.
Modern tracking generators deliver a convenient way to test the performance of two port components. In this webinar you will discover when you need to normalize a measurement and when you don’t. The need for wide dynamic range will be shown and advanced topics...
Welcome to RCR's weekly wrap-up of news in the network test and measurement space, including trends, analysis and product announcements.
Anritsu Co. landed a catch this week when AT4 wireless Group announced that it was investing in the company’s test equipment for 3G and LTE...
Interference Analysis: Signal interference in wireless networks negatively affects transmission coverage and mobile capacity, limiting overall network performance. Unavoidable signal interference is becoming more prevalent in wireless networks with the increasing number of active transmitters on the RF spectrum.
JDSU White Paper: Radio Access Networks - Interference Analysis
Cable and Antenna Test: Introduces measurement and calibration techniques for cable and antenna testing (CAT). Measurement examples are provided for cable insertion loss, return loss, VSWR and distance-to-fault (DTF) testing. Antenna measurements are also discussed and several examples of return loss and antenna-to-antenna isolation...
Amid increased demand for test and measurement equipment for LTE networks, three companies in the testing space reported solid results.
National Instruments announced record annual and quarterly income for the fourth quarter of 2012. Revenue for the quarter was $300 million, up eight percent year-over-year...
Anite today announced the validation of the first Global Certification Forum (GCF) TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA Inter-Radio Access Technology (Inter-RAT) test cases. The company said that it now supports all of the GCF LTE protocol test requirements for TD-LTE mobile operators ahead of their launches. TD-LTE is...
JDS Uniphase Corporation gave its view of tech trends in 2013, outlining emerging applications that are changing how people communicate and interact with technology.
Some of those key technology trends included:
Implementation of faster and more agile networks, including 4G LTE deployments that support traditional form...
The one thing that I’ll say about this industry is it never fails to surprise. 2013 will be no exception. Overall, we’ll see much more emphasis on mobile operators trying to take back the subscriber
Agilent Technologies recently introduced what it claims is the industry’s first signal generator and analysis product for LTE-Advanced 8x8 MIMO.
LTE-Advanced is designed to enable peak data rates of up to 1 gigabit per second on the downlink and up to 500 megabits per second...
Fixed-mobile convergence, a previously popular trend towards seamless connectivity between fixed and wireless telecommunications networks, will come to an end.
As 2013 dawns, the unprecedented growth in mobile data traffic shows no sign of relenting. The rapid spread of lower-cost smartphones, the continuing “4G” build out and the consumer trends
Wireless operators are in the midst of revamping backhaul networks to accommodate surging mobile bandwidth demands. While they consider which backhaul technology to deploy – such as Ethernet or IP/MPLS
International systems integrator and consulting company Tech Mahindra, said it has purchased a mobile device test platform from Anritsu to expand its LTE conformance and carrier acceptance testing.
Tech Mahindra is part of the $15.9 billion Mahindra Group and focuses on serving the telecommunications industry....
Anritsu has slashed the size of its Passive Intermodulation (PIM) tester, making it battery-powered and portable so that technicians can more easily transport the device.
In a meeting with RCR Wireless News, Anritsu's product marketing manager Dave Bolan offered a look at the new PIM...
