Strong double-digit growth in NSE business drove net revenue higher, but Spirent’s revenue trailed behind estimates
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Data center lift: Viavi reported upbeat fiscal second quarter results, driven by strong data center demand and modernization in aerospace and defense.
Forward projections: With...
With 6G on the horizon, operators need greater levels of network automation, and AI agents are here to deliver
We have entered the era of agentic AI, and it is here to deliver on the promise of autonomous network operations. Infovista just dropped a...
Remote fiber monitoring has emerged as a popular tool for telecom and data center operators to accurately locate physical fiber issues from a distance and tighten resolution times
Fiber optic cables are often described as the live blood of modern connectivity. Stretching across miles of...
The company’s Q3 earnings show AI boom pushing up demand for semiconductor test equipment
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Strong Q3 showing: Advantest posts record quarterly sales amid soaring AI chip demand
AI drives growth: The company says strong market demand for AI chips and memory...
Experts believe that digital twins have the potential to revolutionize mobile networks, and will play a critical role in amping 6G’s performance
A digital twin is a virtual rendering of a physical or digital object, so accurate that it reflects the behaviors, peculiarities, and...
From historic AI spendings to ambitious 6G roadmaps, test and measurement players are setting sights on some of the biggest trends of 2026
The top technology trends of 2026 are not isolated events — but tightly interwoven themes representing a world that is complex, hyperconnected,...
The demonstration shows live delivery of television content and added services to Motorola smartphones
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5G Broadcast PoC: R&S, Qualcomm and Motorola showcased a proof of concept (PoC) of 5G Broadcast at the SET Expo 2025 event in São Paulo, Brazil.
Direct:...
The space compute race is on — and testing’s next big leap is beyond Earth
The race to design space-enabled semiconductors is shaping out faster than anybody anticipated. More companies are now looking skyward to test their brands of semiconductor technologies. Nara Space, the Seoul-based...
As operators embrace multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, cloud-native function validation is proving to be an ongoing requirement than a one-time check
As operators have migrated to multi-cloud, the reliability of network functions has become a new source of worry. Many experience container failures, jitters, latency,...
Synopsys returns focus to core IP business, as ARC and MIPS come together under GlobalFoundries
In a move that signals a major strategic pivot, Synopsys has agreed to sell its ARC Processor IP business to New York-based foundry vendor GlobalFoundries for an undisclosed sum.
The deal...
Two modes of AI activity are pushing the limits of data center fabrics, driving the need for next-gen testing
“Connectivity is becoming the lynchpin for AI scaling,” said Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy, Spirent, in a session of the recent RCR AI Infrastructure...
The operator is testing a hybrid-powered base station in Japan that offers a look at how operators can check carbon footprint without sacrificing service continuity
Hybrid-powered base station: SoftBank is experimenting with a hybrid-powered base station that can significantly reduce base station emissions.
Designed for disaster:...
The demonstration verifies vendor interoperability, while publicly validating the n252 S-band in a non-terrestrial network system
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The demo: Keysight, Samsung achieved a live NR-NTN connectivity on a commercial-grade Samsung modem chipset in a demo at CES 2026.
The test equipment: The...
Even as the world is still settling into Wi-Fi 7, hardware for the next generation is already moving from concept to test bench
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LitePoint validates Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 8 hardware: LitePoint achieves PHY level validation of Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 8 hardware on its...
AI’s performance is often dubious, and to use it for safety-critical applications without continuous monitoring or iterative adaptation is perhaps the worst possible way
Machines don’t have morality. They can’t philosophize, or solve a moral quandary, or understand causality like humans do — and that...
The solution brings to offer testing capabilities tailored to the unique optical and physical properties of hollow core fiber closing a growing demand gap
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A broad suite: Viavi has dropped a new testing and certification platform for hollow core fiber...
The merger highlights SGS’s growing ambitions for its Digital Trust business, and strengthening capabilities in payment security and information security assurance
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The deal: SGS buys India-based cybersecurity company Panacea Infosec, boosting its cybersecurity and compliance capabilities.
Focus on Digital Trust: The...
Hollow core fiber marks a turning point in fiber technology. But first, there are obstacles to overcome
In Sept, 2025, Microsoft Azure announced it is scaling its hollow core fiber (HCF) production by outsourcing manufacturing to Corning and Heraeus. It made clear that the tech...
Gogo's test results show strong, stable network performance across 20 routes, promising high-speed inflight connectivity for business aviation
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A major milestone: Gogo has successfully tested and validated its 5G air-to-ground tower network over 30 flight hours across almost 20 routes,...
As the year winds down, here’s a look back at some of the leading stories covering the biggest highlights of test and measurement in 2025
2025 was a momentous year. Not in the same way every year feels in retrospect — but in a very...
Mobile services offer flyers much better speed than airport Wi-Fi — sometimes reaching up to 2x Wi-Fi's performance
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Cellular outperforms Wi-Fi in U.S. airports: Ookla found that in a majority of U.S airports, cellular is faster than Wi-Fi.
Verizon takes the...
The proof of concept successfully transferred a live session from a commercial geostationary Earth orbit satellite to an emulated low Earth orbit environment in a lab
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PoC of multi-orbit mobility: In a joint trial, Keysight and KT SAT successfully demoed...
Protocol testing can eliminate choke points, unlocking infrastructure maturity as 5G scales at full speed
When a 5G network goes down for a brief minute, millions of users find themselves unable to do the simplest of things their phones otherwise do effortlessly, like placing a...
The companies have developed an automated software testing platform that will allow the carrier to swiftly test and deploy software releases and services to its pan-European voice core infrastructures
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A new test solution: Vodafone picked Spirent to jointly develop a...
