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What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023? The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past several years. The acquisitions or divestments …

Annual shipments of cellular IoT antennas, including both internal and external antennas, totalled 598 million units in 2023, and will spiral at a compound rate (CAGR) of 14.9 percent per …

The purchase of all PCTel’s outstanding shares will cost Amphenol about $140 million Test, measurement and antenna company PCTel has agreed to be acquired by global electronics tech company Amphenol, …

International test house DEKRA has acquired Taiwan-based Onward Security as part of its goal to expand its portfolio in cybersecurity product testing and certification. Onward Security focuses on cybersecurity compliance …

Japanese operators have deployed a significant amount of 5G millimeter wave coverage in Toyko with unobtrusive sites and are using carrier aggregation (2 x 100 megahertz) in the uplink to …

Rakuten Mobile’s Open RAN 5G network leaves something to be desired in terms of both spectral efficiency and performance, according to new testing from Signals Research Group. SRG conducted the …

As hybrid work and hybrid learning become the new normal, Keysight Technologies this week highlighted two of its initiatives in support of remote learning: One for professional engineers, and one …

Test equipment and antenna company PCTel has acquired Swedish company Smarteq Wireless, which develops external antennas for vehicular, energy and industrial IoT applications. PCTEL acquired Smarteq from Allgon AB for …

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 …

  As 5G starts making its way into broader deployment, new bands and technologies are bringing additional complications to the Radio Access Network: Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, massive MIMO and millimeter …

As operators worldwide expand their 5G network deployments, the transition to 5G Standalone (SA) networks is already beginning. The success of 5G during this transition depends on accurate field measurements …

Test equipment company PCTel saw its revenues drop 16% year-over-year, but overall profits were  up compared to the same period in 2019, the company reported this week. Total company revenues …

The ongoing covid-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on the proliferation of internet of things devices this year, and subsequently impact the need for related IoT test equipment, according …

A new project supported by funding from the National Institute for Standards and Technology focuses on testing-as-a-service for mission-critical communications features, including MC push-to-talk, data and video. NIST’s Public Safety …

Keysight credits strength in global 5G ecosystem for its growth Keysight Technologies reported a record first quarter of 2020, with revenues up 9% to $1.095 billion. Profitability increased as well, …

Is it too early to think about ‘6G’? Nah. Higher, further, faster, baby! The Chinese government is already kicking off its 6G research efforts, and test company Rohde & Schwarz …

Which mobile device a user has plays a crucial role in their experience of a mobile network — and Samsung devices give users the best experience in 35% of countries …

Keysight Technologies’ Ixia put together what it says was the world’s first public open demonstration of the progress of the 400 Gigabit Ethernet ecosystem for hyperscale data centers, during this …

Cable company Charter Communications plans to build a 100-node private network at its offices in Centennial, Colorado, using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz to test the …

5G is becoming real, and in many cases, people’s first 5G experience is going to come via Wi-Fi, said Adam Smith, director of product management at test company LitePoint. “Actually, …

Mobile network benchmarking company RootMetrics this week put the spotlight on its most recent test results from three Southwestern cities: Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas and Houston, Texas. In Dallas, T-Mobile …

In the grand tradition of kicking off a new year with predictions, a few recent analyst reports offer new forecasts for the test market in the upcoming years, from electromagnetic compatibility …

Viavi Solutions has introduced what it calls the first “true” 5G base station analyzer, designed to support large-scale network deployments. CellAdvisor 5G brings Viavi’s longtime CellAdvisor base station analyzer line …

Verizon is emphasizing development of new technologies for first responders with the launch of a new 5G lab in Washington, D.C., focused on testing 5G solutions that will be used …

Michigan State University said this week that it is turning its campus into a “connected ecosystem,” with the aim of supporting connected and autonomous vehicle development and better understanding the …