South Korean communications giant SK Telecom said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rohde & Schwarz to jointly research and develop next-generation antenna technologies. The deal calls for the two companies to “create a test bed for active antenna system,” which they...
Testing for LTE devices continues to evolve, with Spirent Communications' announcement of the availability of validated LTE location conformance tests for GCF certification for "every mobile device that supports LTE Positioning Protocol defined by the 3GPP for LTE networks."
The tests have been available on...
Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new flagship test product, the R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator.
The box combines a baseband generator, RF generator and MIMO fading simulator, with the options of hooking up an additional RF path for frequencies up to 6 GHz,...
SAN DIEGO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is working to deploy a network that will be multi-band and multi-mode, including both FDD and TDD flavors of LTE, according to Doug Alston, director of technology and strategy for the carrier.
Alston was speaking at the LTE Innovation...
The Optical Fiber Communications Conference this week was a chance for test and measurement companies to share their wares related to testing the wired portions of communications networks.
Anritsu's equipment was used in demos by Mindspeed Technologies, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Kotura, and Semtech Corp.
Anritsu also revised...
The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
Wireless...
QRC Technologies launched a wide-band transcorder this week, which it describes as a self-contained radio frequency recording and playback system designed to allow technicians to record network conditions in the field and transport or e-mail the information for troubleshooting.
QRC is aiming the product at...
The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators' transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a weekly look at analysis, trends and new products in test and measurement.
Spirent Communications is...
Location service is an integral component of wireless technologies. Mobile devices, with their radio signal measurement and real‐time communication capabilities, are uniquely qualified to perform
Expect new relationships and tricky negotiations. Everyone wants priority via LTE – the first responders in any emergency, utilities for mission-critical services, and wireless carriers who don’t want to risk unhappy customers. Those who are used to owning assets and having sole control may...
The public safety space has for years been tasked with attempting to accomplish an increasingly complex job using antiquated equipment. That challenge appears to be gaining some attention as the wireless industry and public safety officials are looking to begin deploying next-generation networks using...
As long as the wireless industry has been in business, test and measurement has been an integral part of the process. A network doesn’t launch and accompanying devices cannot be pushed to the market without hours and hours of extensive testing performed by the...
Networking specialists LANCOM, LTE modem manufacturer Sierra Wireless, and Rohde & Schwarz, a provider of wireless test technology, presented at CeBIT the first live public demonstration of an LTE business router. The live demonstration included a fully integrated multi-mode radio module and pan-European network...
