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Test and Measurement: NetScout, Huawei make geoanalytics OSS deal

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 service assurance provider to have that level of integration and "full-license data sources for...

Test and Measurement: Test companies make new IoT acquisitions

Two test-focused companies are expanding their "Internet of Things" portfolios with IoT acquisitions, although each has a different focus. MTS is buying sensor production company PCB Group for $580 million. MTS plans to combine PCB into its own sensors business with an eye toward more complete test...

Test and Measurement: Anite, Bittium partner on public safety drive testing

Ahead of next week's IWCE conference in Las Vegas, Anite and Bittium announced a collaboration around public safety drive testing capabilities. Bittium's Band 14-capable, ruggedized ToughMobile smartphone has been integrated with Anite's Nemo Outdoor drive testing solution, with an eye toward serving the market for...

Test and Measurement: Vendors focus on speedy MIMO OTA, DAS testing

As vendors and their customers face constant pressure on keeping testing costs in line, test companies are always seeking to reduce the amount of time required for testing. Two test and measurement companies have announced efforts to speed up testing in different areas. Anite said this...

Test and Measurement: Network testing market to reach $25 billion by 2025

Frost & Sullivan came out with a new report this week claiming the emergence of "5G" technologies will "ignite the global test and measurement market," with smart cities and the drive to monitor international sporting events also seen as additional drivers. Communications testing will be...

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz forms cybersecurity company

Test company Rohde & Schwarz has moved to consolidate its cybersecurity focus in a new subsidiary company, Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity GmbH, with the aim of becoming a dominant force in the network security market in Europe. R&S made several network security-related acquisitions in the...

Test and Measurement: NetScout reports first post-merger results

NetScout financial results NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is pleased with its initial progress and integration work is proceeding according to plan. Earnings per share...

Test and Measurement: Tektronix supports 5G backhaul testing

As industry interest and exploration of "5G" deepens, Tektronix announced this week it has a new feature capable of ultra-wide signal analysis for 5G backhaul arrangements. The company said the implementation of its SignalVu software on the company's DPO70000SX ATI performance oscilloscopes will simplify multi-instrument test set-ups that...

Test and Measurement: Pilot testing for Spectrum Access System sensor

Federated Wireless is pilot-testing a new Spectrum Access System sensor in partnership with the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network to accelerate the development of a system supporting spectrum sharing with multiple access types. The company focuses on sharing licensed spectrum and has a...

Keysight acquires UK-based calibration and repair company

Keysight didn't wait long to make good on its CEO's remarks that the company has a "strong" appetite for acquisition, announcing this week that it is expanding its equipment calibration and repair support with the purchase of U.K.-based Electroservices Enterprises for an undisclosed amount. Keysight...

Test and Measurement: New signal generators from Tektronix

Tektronix launched new signal generators this week, adding to its lineup with two options designed to deliver better performance than similarly priced equipment from competitors. The AFG3000C Arbitrary/Function Generator Series has two 150 MHz bandwidth models: one with a single channel priced at about $4,700 and one with...

Test & Measurement: University of Michigan launches connected car testbed

The University of Michigan has opened its new M-City connected car testbed, partnering with automotive and technology companies including Ford, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, General Motors, Qualcomm Technologies and Verizon Communications, for research and development on driverless vehicles. The 32-acre site re-creates urban and suburban road...

Test and Measurement: Dekra acquires AT4 Wireless

German-based Dekra, which specializes in safety and certification, has acquired Spanish testing company AT4 Wireless to boost its offerings for "Internet of Things" testing. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. AT4 has labs in the U.S., Spain, Chile and Taiwan and nearly 300 employees;...

Test and Measurement: Keysight to work with KT on 5G

As the 5G ecosystem starts to take shape, research partnerships continue to be announced among mobile operators, testing companies and research institutions. The latest of those is Keysight Technologies' news this week that it has a memorandum of understanding with Korean operator KT to collaborate...

Test and Measurement: LTE drives network monitoring, optimization

A new report from ABI Research concludes that the adoption of LTE is driving the market for network monitoring and optimization, and the market's size will reach more than $40 billion over the next five years. "Mobile optimization is more important than ever," ABI noted, adding...

Test and Measurement: METIS group finalizes work on proposed 5G channel models

Test company Anite has been leading a task group with the Mobile and Wireless Communications Enablers for 2020 Information Society to put together early models for 5G radio channels. Anite announced that the work on the first channel model proposal is finished and categorized the work as "the...

Test and Measurement: Cobham Wireless, NI partner on PXI

In a move that boosts the trend toward software-defined, modular testing solutions, Cobham Wireless (formerly Aeroflex) and National Instruments have teamed up with a focus on combining their strengths in PXI. Under the partnership, NI is acquiring Cobham's line of PXI modular hardware and will be...

Test and Measurement: Network testing partnerships on research, training

This week's test and measurement news includes several test companies extending their relationships focused on research and training. • Keysight Technologies is partnering with Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics in Russia to develop teaching and research programs on radio frequency and microwave technologies, which includes a...

Test and Measurement: Keysight, LitePoint and NFC testing

In the test and measurement world this week, Keysight Technologies' T3111S system for near-field communications conformance testing was chosen by China Telecom Corporation Test labs in Guangzhou, China, for its lab there. The system focuses on radio frequency and protocol measurements for NFC, which is a...

Test and Measurement: Anritsu launches DAS testing certification

Anritsu this month is introducing a certification course for testing passive distributed antenna systems. The three-day course covers the use of handheld analyzers and includes testing and troubleshooting for components, as well as instruction in antenna placement that avoids passive intermodulation sources. Anritsu said that...

Test and Measurement: Anite, Du open new UAE lab

Anite and Middle Eastern telecom provider Du launched live operations at their new Terminal Innovation Lab in the United Arab Emirates, outfitted with Anite's test equipment for devices and networks. Anite says it is the first lab of its kind in the Middle East region. Du,...

Test and Measurement: Progress on 3-component-carrier aggregation

• Rohde & Schwarz announced this morning that it was able to simulate an LTE-Advanced network with three-component-carrier carrier aggregation in the downlink and sustain full protocol stack data rates for LTE category 9, classified as up to 450 Mbps in the downlink. The test...

Keysight reports first independent results, revenue up 8%

Keysight Technologies reported revenue up 8% from a year ago to $762 million, in its first independent financial reporting after being separated from Agilent Technologies at the beginning of November. Full-year revenue of $2.93 billion, up 2% year-over-year, was above the midpoint of the company's...

Test and Measurement: Anite inks testing deal with Deutsche Telekom

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot. -- Anite announced this week that it has signed a multiyear deal with Deutsche...