In its early days, 5G was, in many ways, not markedly different from advanced 4G in terms of networks and the services they delivered. However that’s changing quickly as operators move from non-standalone to standalone 5G and virtualize network functions on the way toward...
U.K. network provider Openreach is using Viavi Solutions' Optical Network Monitoring System (ONMSi) to speed up its ambitious Full Fibre broadband deployment through remote validation and monitoring.
Under the Full Fibre initiative, Openreach has committed to building out millions of new fiber-to-the-premise locations to expand broadband...
More than 1,330 cities around the world now have 5G networks, according to a new report from Viavi Solutions -- a 350% increase over the past year, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 30% of countries now have 5G availability, the test...
Keysight Technologies has acquired Sanjole, a testing company that specializes in over-the-air network testing that provides insights into device/network interactions and multiple layers of the protocol stack.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed, but Keysight said that the deal would not have a material...
In its early days, 5G was, in many ways, not markedly different from advanced 4G in terms of networks and the services they delivered. However that’s changing quickly as operators move from non-standalone to standalone 5G and virtualize network functions on the way toward...
As 5G networks begin to proliferate indoors, Keysight Technologies has introduced a backpack set-up for walk-testing them. The new Nemo Backpack Pro is aimed at benchmarking 5G New Radio end-user experience across multiple mobile operators' 5G networks in airports, arenas, enterprises and other indoor...
New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to analysis from RootMetrics—and as far as individual networks, Verizon clocked the fastest aggregate network speed. The benchmarking company looked at...
After seeing record test and measurement sales in its first fiscal quarter of 2020, EXFO is reporting that the same period in 2021 tougher: Test sales were down 9.8% compared to the same period last year. Overall, the company's sales were down 2.8% in...
When school officials in Harris County, Texas sought to purchase wireless air cards to enable thousands of students to do remote learning, they made their purchase decisions in part based on network performance data from benchmarking and analysis company RootMetrics.
Harris County covers 1,700...
Despite the economic impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Keysight Technologies reported a record fiscal fourth quarter, with revenues up 9% and profits up to $217 million.
"Keysight delivered an outstanding quarter and finish to our fiscal year, driven by strong execution and broad-based...
UL Ventures, the investment arm of testing and certification company UL, contributed to a $23 million Series B funding round for start-up Aurora Labs, which has developed an embedded software management platform for connected vehicles and IoT.
"There is a growing need to continuously improve...
The second global Open RAN plugfest event included 55 companies from around the world, spread across four regions and focusing on testing functionality and multi-vendor interoperabiltiy of O-RAN-based network equipment.
“Testing and integration are crucial for developing a commercially available open RAN ecosystem and that’s...
Test equipment company Rohde & Schwarz reported that it generated EUR 2.58 billion in revenue in the past year, which is its third year in a row with a 20% year-over-year revenue increase. The privately held company does not report its results, but usually...
Forty percent of enterprises are frequently experiencing network performance degradation, slow-downs or congestion that impact applications but don't rise to the level of complete outages, according to new research from Accedian.
"Since COVID-19, businesses across industries expedited digital transformation efforts to facilitate remote working and...
Qualcomm Technologies will be using open Radio Access Network testing solutions from Keysight Technologies in multiple test beds in New Jersey, as the chipmaker develops and validates new designs based on open RAN interfaces.
Keysight said that the two companies have done open RAN and...
Keysight Technologies is making a number of leadership changes, from its CTO and COO to the heads of individual business units.
Keysight CTO Jay Alexander has announced plans to retire in late 2021, and the company has appointed a new chief operating officer, effective immediately:...
Test company Rohde & Schwarz and digitalization and software company Fieldforce are partnering to integrate test capabilities with Fieldforce's digital workflow management.
Basit Malik, founder and CEO of Fieldforce, said that as its customers were deploying 5G, the company noticed that they were taking pictures...
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Keysight Technologies this week announced what it is calling the industry's first cloud-native distributed network performance and security test software for characterizing user experience and validating network performance of hybrid networks, services and security devices.
The solution, called CyPerf, is aimed at meeting the need...
EXFO is in the process of acquiring Taiwan-based InOpticals, which specializes in ultra-high-speed test instruments for the laboratory and manufacturing markets with particular strength in 400G/800G transceivers, active and passive components and integrated test systems.
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, although EXFO...
With a C-Band spectrum auction set to begin December 8, Verizon and T-Mobile US are ramping up their testing of the spectrum.
This week, T-Mobile US was granted permission for a two-year testing period to try out 5G New Radio in C-Band spectrum testing at...
Nearly every company that designs and develops electronic products experiences problems related to test equipment, and more than 90% of them say that those problems cost them revenue, according to a new survey. More than half of the survey respondents said that it costs...
If you could only keep one product or service while staying at home during a pandemic, what would it be?
For most American consumers (45%), that one thing is their smartphone, according to a survey of 5,000 people by Global Wireless Solutions. Respondents' second most-popular...
Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas announced that its Silicon Valley laboratory in Sunnyvale is now fully equipped and ready to offer 5G certification service for Global Certification Forum, PTCRB and key carrier requirements.
The new location in California extends Bureau Veritas' existing portfolio of 5G...
