As Boston Marathon runners coped with bad weather on the course during the recent race, there was an invisible competition going on among wireless carriers -- and one of the (legal!) performance enhancers in use was carrier aggregation.
Benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions reported that...
Millimeter wave signals were more found to be more robust than expected and provided high speeds -- although not gigabit speeds -- at distances of several thousand feet from a node, Signals Research Group found in recent testing of Verizon's 28 GHz fixed wireless...
AT&T wins out in GWS mobile video tests
Global Wireless Solutions put the four national mobile networks through their video streaming paces and the results put AT&T on top. AT&T had the best performance in three out of four categories, with Verizon coming in second,...
Verizon and AT&T both saw big dips in network speeds after introducing unlimited plans, according to OpenSignal, but those impacts have largely been mitigated and speeds are improving as the first anniversary of industry-wide adoption of unlimited plans approaches.
In February 2017, Verizon finally made...
As new fiber networks are rolled out to meet the capacity and speeds required by access technologies and high-value services, ensuring quality installation is crucial. In challenging field testing environments, test process automation is one of the most valuable tools available to reduce human...
Although the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump’s inauguration continues to be a source of contention between the new president and the press, testing by Global Wireless Solutions at least showed some definitive numbers for the cellular network support of the crowd....
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller (MCU), mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Sigfox, an LPWA network provider, today launched the industry’s first FCC-certified, fully integrated RF transceiver and kits for IoT developer solutions for use on the Sigfox network.
Powered by Microchip’s ATA8520E, a...
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Sigfox, an LPWA network provider, today launched the industry’s first Federal Communications Commission-certified, fully integrated radio frequency transceiver and kits for "internet of things" developer solutions for use on the Sigfox network.
Powered by Microchip’s ATA8520E, a...
TIM came out on top of recent testing of Rio de Janeiro carrier networks, but visitors should expect spotty coverage at some of the city's most popular tourist attractions, according to benchmarking by Global Wireless Solutions.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games start on Friday and as...
Sixty-five percent of network operators are doing more network testing now than they were a year ago, according to recent research commissioned by Amdocs.
The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, involved surveying around 80 network operators around the world. Nearly 70% of operators reported that...
With an ever-increasing percentage of wireless network traffic being generated indoors, the design and performance of networks needs to be assessed not just outside, but inside. Indoor network testing poses its own unique challenges, from site access to collecting as much relevant benchmarking data...
As consumers, we’re delighted with each new wireless innovation that enters the market – like when we can take calls from a watch or when our children control their toy robot from a smartphone. As far as we’re concerned, the more connected the device,...
Network testing and telecom experts will be gathering in Del Mar, Calif., next week at the LTE Innovation Summit to discuss the impact of a host of industry trends on network testing, from the continued evolution of LTE and LTE-Advanced to the implications of 5G...
What is shakedown testing?
Shakedown testing, also known as site acceptance testing, is site testing that occurs when contractors have completed construction and installation work at a network site, but before a site is handed over to the carrier's operations team.
Texas-based Verveba Telecom specializes in...
Paul Gowans, mobile strategy director for JDSU, talked with RCR Wireless' Kelly Hill about key takeaways from his session as part of the hetnet track at the LTE North America conference, as well as the status of Voice over LTE deployments.
"I think we're moving...
Spirent Communications released the latest results from its ongoing analysis of customer experience on LTE networks in the United Kingdom, including new data from a dozen cities. They ranked O2 as the top U.K. operator for customer experience.
This is the second round of the...
The wealth of data available from wireless networks is causing a shift in field testing, both to better inform and direct such testing in order to reduce costs, and to move away from intermittent testing toward constant, real-time monitoring in order to optimize and...
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.
--Â Anite announced this week that it has signed a multiyear deal with Deutsche...
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.
-- EXFO saw its sales drop slightly in the most recent quarter, to...
Signals Research Group and Spirent Communications recently collaborated on voice over LTE (VoLTE) testing that highlighted the differences between 3G wireless networks and VoLTE.
This is the latest in a years-long collaboration between the two companies, which have tested topics related to how accurate smartphones'...
Global Wireless Solutions brought its network testing capabilities to CTIA's Super Mobility Week — and if you're looking for the fastest places in Las Vegas to upload selfies, the company can tell you.
GWS does walk- and drive-testing as well as offering a mobile application...
