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Test and Measurement: Calian to take over R&S’ DOCSIS portfolio

Rohde & Schwarz said this week that its longterm partner, Calian, is going to take over the R&S DOCSIS portfolio. Calian has been Rohde's partner since mid-2011 and the two companies jointly developed DOCSIS test and measurement solutions; the company specializes in radio frequency...

Test and Measurement: Spirent adds CNF testing to Landslide

Spirent Communications has added cloud-native function (CNF) resiliency testing to its Landslide solution, which it said enables continuous testing of the impact of CNF performance on 5G Standalone services. The test company said that the new feature will address operator and NEM needs as...

Test and Measurement: GCF to certify NTN IoT, 5G devices

The Global Certification Forum is adding device certification for cellular Non-Terrestrial Networks to its programs, responding to increasing interest across the industry in making sure that IoT devices and mobile phones successfully interoperate with emerging satellite-based connectivity options. NTN certification will be activated with...

GCF joins with 5G-ACIA to ‘investigate’ industrial 5G certification needs

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly investigate industrial 5G certification needs. The pair said they will share information on industrial IoT use cases and related requirements for testing...

GCF, TCCA to tackle mission-critical certification

The Global Certification Forum and mission-critical standards and interoperability group TCCA are jointly launching a task force focused on certification for 3GPP-based mission-critical services, including push-to-talk, video and data. The focus on cellular services delivered via mobile broadband networks is a shift for TCCA, which...

GCF: 23% YoY increase in cellular device certifications, dominated by IoT

Smartphones accounted for 49% of certified devices last year, while IoT modules were the fastest-growing device segment Cellular devices are becoming more complex, supporting more bands than ever -- and the number of certified internet of things devices is booming, according to the Global Certification...