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Semiconductor test market expected to reach more than $20 billion by 2021 According to a new report from TechNavio, the semiconductor test space is expected to grow at a compound …

It was a huge deal when wireless carriers started launching 4G/LTE less than a decade ago—not just because of the speeds for consumer downloading and streaming, but for the broader …

Keysight, Anritsu boost 5G testing support “5G” testing support continues to ramp up, as vendors seek to support research, development and early field trials of pre-standard 5G. This week, Anritsu launched …

Keysight acquisition presents a new path for Ixia Almost three years after Bethany Mayer took the helm at Ixia, the company has been acquired by Keysight Technologies. The $1.6 billion …

TechNavio says 5G, interoperability testing and outsourcing will impact global test market The emergence of “5G,” greater need for interoperability testing and an increase in outsourcing are the top three emerging …

Network benchmarking company P3 Group and network performance solution company InfoVista announced a partnership this week to provide global mobile network benchmarking services, combining P3’s measurement capabilities with InfoVista’s recently …

Research, engineering and test jobs have seen nearly 3% annual growth since 2010. Jobs in the technology sector saw solid growth last year, according to a new report by industry …

The CORD Project, which is focused on using NFV, SDN and cloud technology to re-invent data centers, adds carriers Sprint and Deutsche Telekom to its ranks. The CORD Project said …

Networks are expanding in multiple dimensions — and that means that potential vulnerabilities are as well, according to a new report from Ixia. Attack surfaces are increasing in step with …

With the Optical Networking and Communication Conference coming up next week, test vendors are emphasizing their focus on the next generation of optical networking technologies, ranging from 100G to 400G. …

There are big expectations for the impact the internet of things will have on the test market over the next few years. Vendors are jumping on the opportunity with new …

Vendors are prepping for next week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. In terms of preshow news, there are two primary areas of focus for testing and monitoring companies: “5G” …

Internet of things-focused Thread Group is making progress on its work toward an IoT standard for smart home use cases. The group has launched its certification program, starting with four software …

In the first major test acquisition of the year, pure-play testing company Keysight Technologies will purchase network visibility and testing company Ixia for $1.6 billion. The move will boost Keysight’s position in …

Consolidation continues to shape the test and measurement industry. Over the past three years, a number of major telecom test and measurement companies have acquired, sold, spun off or otherwise …

LitePoint said it has launched the first over-the-air test system for Bluetooth low energy devices, also known as Bluetooth Smart. The company’s new Bluetooth Advanced test system supports OTA characterization …

Testing within and between data centers is becoming more important, due to the increase in network functions virtualization and dependence on cloud-based applications as well as ever-faster network speeds. IEEE recently published …

The telecom market’s movement toward virtualized network technologies will require a new mindset in terms of network monitoring and performance The slew of data and devices, along with the new …

Danaher has completed the spin-off of its test and measurement group and other businesses into a separate company called Fortive. Fortive’s first day of solo trading on the New York Stock …

Fluke Networks and Brother Mobile Solutions are integrating their technologies to help installers make labeling and tracking of cable simpler with on-site printing of cable and ID identifier labels. The …

A number of companies are expanding their application-related testing and development support, seeking to better support enterprises who are increasingly leveraging cloud and mobile in their businesses. Ixia is using …

Chipset vendor Quantenna is pushing forward with testing capabilities designed to support advanced 802.11ac features in development as well as in large volumes for manufacturing. Quantenna is continuing two long-standing …

Results are coming in for the first quarter of the year, and network testing and monitoring companies seem to be facing a relatively weak quarter overall. NetScout reported that its fiscal …

NetScout is extending its geoanalytics platform’s reach by tying into Huawei’s Operational Support Systems. NetScout now has OSS interoperability agreements with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia and says it is the first end-to-end …

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