Emerson is 'diversifying ... into test and measurement automation'
National Instruments, which said in January that it was exploring its options for a sale, is set to be acquired by industrial conglomerate Emerson for $2 billion, or $60 per share.
Emerson already owns 2% of...
International test house DEKRA has acquired Taiwan-based Onward Security as part of its goal to expand its portfolio in cybersecurity product testing and certification.
Onward Security focuses on cybersecurity compliance solutions for companies in IoT and industrial IoT device manufacturing, as well as automotive, industrial...
LitePoint's Adam Smith on observations of trends at MWC
While anticipation for the shiny new 5G tech on the block was the driving theme for the previous several years of Mobile World Congress Barcelona shows, this year there was a shift, arguably one with...
With the move into higher frequency bands (and TDD), there are coverage range and penetration losses. In standards work, 3GPP has created an option to compensate for this: High-Powered User Equipment, or HPUE. Originally aimed at supporting the communications range boost needed by first...
When you can continuously test network software, how does RF testing also need to change?
CI/CD is a tool of the IT world, of hyperscalers. Mobile network operators have worked for years to remake themselves in that image, to become software-centric in order to achieve...
NI has acquired German company SET Gmbh, boosting its portfolio in power semiconductor reliability systems for automotive.
NI paid cash for the company, which is based in Wangen, Germany, and financial terms were not disclosed; SET's approximately 100 employees will be joining NI.
NI...
BARCELONA—It was a hectic week for test and measurement vendors at Mobile World Congress 2023, with a slew of announcements, and demonstrations across the Fira, that illuminate where the industry's attention and development efforts are focused.
Power usage—specifically, telecom equipment that can use...
Keysight Technologies has acquired hardware design and intellectual property data management company Cliosoft to bolster its electronic design automation (EDA) portfolio and more tightly tie workflows and data between design and testing.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Keysight said that...
'5G is the network generation where service provider paths diverge,' according to Spirent's 5G outlook
5G is in full swing, but the path to monetizing the newest generation of wireless network technology is likely to look very different across service providers, according to a new...
On a global basis, 5G is making an appreciable difference in the mobile user experience of watching live video, according to new analysis by Opensignal. The boost is particularly evident in European countries as well as some Asian-Pacific markets, but not quite so much...
Munich-based test company expands facility in Germany
Rohde & Schwarz broke ground this week on an expanded, 60-million-euro facility to be constructed in Memmingen, which is about 115 kilometers from Munich.
Munich-based R&S already has about 1,800 employees working at its Memmingen location and the...
Verizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo's speeds can't be beat
T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T also had a strong performance at the state level and Verizon did particularly well at...
The bulk of the three national carriers' capacity for Super Bowl 57 is on their 5G networks
The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs aren't the only ones who have been preparing for this weekend's Super Bowl LVII—operators have been building out additional capacity...
Service assurance company Accedian has unveiled new "intent-based" assurance capabilities for its Skylight platform, which it says are the first of its kind and " the next level of automated assurance.
"Intent-based assurance provides the foundational visibility needed to drive intent-based networking and enable critical...
Vital network functions are moving from hardware to virtualized software instances, and those software instances are increasingly being deployed in cloud environments. The goal is to give operators access to the scale, economics and innovative potential associated with the cloud.
But, in a new paradigm...
The evolution to 5G, digital services, IoT, cloud-native and virtualized architectures is driving an evolution in network testing. To keep up with the new requirements and expectations, next-gen network testing must operate in real-time and at multiple levels to deliver new solutions that are...
What is the changing paradigm for communications service providers in terms of software integration and deployment, particularly the concept of CI/CD? It comes down to three aspects.
More network software, deployed from core to edge and RAN. Kalyan Sundhar, vice president and general manager for...
Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new, single-box performance vector tester for signal generation and analysis in sub-6 GHz (Frequency Range 1) spectrum for testing base stations and small cells as well as radio frequency components.
The new R&S PVT360A "meets the increasingly demanding requirements...
Company also put in place measures to prevent a hostile takeover
NI said Friday that it has been approached by potential buyers and that its board of directors has begun a review of its strategic options.
"The comprehensive review will include consideration of a full range...
Keysight Technologies is joining with 16 other companies and organizations to coordinate a European 6G testbed program, the 6G-SANDBOX program funded by Horizon Europe to help promote a European supply chain for advanced wireless systems.
6G-SANDBOX is one of 35 new projects, funded...
Fixed broadband speeds jumped as much as 28% last year, says Ookla
Fixed and mobile networks around the world continued to get faster last year, according to new figures from Ookla. On average, global mobile network download speeds increased 16.8% between November 2021 and November...
Amid the pandemic-driven shift toward hybrid work, end-user experience is the top key performance indicator (KPI) for various IT projects, from delivery strategies and cloud monitoring objectives to budget considerations, according to Viavi Solutions' annual State of the Network report.
Seven out of 10...
With latency becoming an increasingly important part of enabling new services and monetizing 5G, just what does testing to assure low latency look like?
Rich McNally, senior director of mobile service strategy with Spirent Communications, discussed real-world observations and lessons on latency testing at...
5G has far broader ambitions than being another generation of mobile technology that primarily services consumers with voice and data services. As Spirent Communications' Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy, put it at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, 5G "has these ambitions to...
