Spirent sees an increased focus on AI testing across telecom, driven by two 'mega-trends'
The booming growth in AI is impacting testing considerations in a number of ways. In a recent RCR Wireless News webinar, Stephen Douglas, Spirent Communications' head of market strategy, outlined some...
'Telecom is poised to deliver the true capabilities of 5G,' new Spirent 5G report says
On the verge of value and game-changing innovation, but not quite there yet—that's the message from Spirent Communications' latest assessment of the state of 5G.
"Refined strategies" are "coming into...
The advent of 5G and its adoption of cloud-native architectures are redefining the telecommunications landscape, bringing unprecedented scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. This whitepaper, Is 5G the Harbinger of Cloud-Native Chaos?, explores the transformative principles of 5G Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs), including microservices architecture, containerization,...
Power Conservation: A Global Priority with a 5G Focus
Global average energy prices have been on the rise for players in the telecom space, as they recognize at the same time the power-hungry nature of 5G network infrastructure requirements. The rise of AI exacts a...
The Lab-to-Live white paper, produced in partnership with Appledore Research, explores the critical shift required for modern networks to adopt a seamless testing and deployment approach. As cloud-native networks become central to enabling scalable, resilient, and agile infrastructure, traditional testing methods can no longer...
Spirent acquisition by Keysight still on track to close by April 2025
Keysight Technologies is working on divesting some of Spirent Communications' business segments, in order to satisfy regulatory requirements so that it can close on its purchase of the U.K.-based network testing company.
In...
Spirent Communications is in the process of being acquired by Keysight Technologies
Spirent Communications said that it has been seeing an "uptick" in its performance during the third quarter of the year, compared to the same time last year.
In a trading update, the company...
This article is intended for individual/individuals who predominantly work for mobile operators and mobile enterprise business who would like to leverage containerized network functions that can generate, emulate, and validate real-world traffic to test.
Introduction
In today’s cloud-native world, there are a number of advantages when...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been moving into many aspects of network testing, from the field to service assurance, to fuel automation and increased efficiency. So where exactly is AI/ML being applied in network testing and assurance today, how is it proving its...
There are a number of ways of classifying the phase of development or capabilities of a particular type of artificial intelligence, with a focus on the level of autonomy of the system.
Perhaps the most common scale of AI autonomy is the six-step ranking,...
Open RAN has long been described as a journey, with the first steps focused purely on disaggregating hardware and software, then reaggregating it into a function radio system.
Now the focus is shifting to more robust implementations that go beyond disaggregation and get into open,...
Pending acquisition by Keysight slowed customer orders in the first half, Spirent says
Spirent Communications saw a continued slide in its financial performance during the first half of this year, which the company said was a combination of the ongoing telecom slowdown as well as...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been moving into many aspects of network testing, from the field to service assurance, to fuel automation and increased efficiency. So where exactly is AI/ML being applied in network testing and assurance today, how is it proving its...
Spirent Communications looks at the future of telco AI across the RAN, devices, data centers and operating models
In its position as a provider of test, measurement and service assurance solutions to operators worldwide, Spirent Communications has a unique view on where operators are directing...
Artificial intelligence isn't entirely new — although its manifestation as generative AI certainly is — and the telecom industry has been pursuing it in one way or another for some time. So why is it difficult to fully realize AI for telecommunications providers' businesses?
During...
Spirent Communications has added cloud-native function (CNF) resiliency testing to its Landslide solution, which it said enables continuous testing of the impact of CNF performance on 5G Standalone services.
The test company said that the new feature will address operator and NEM needs as...
Anritsu and fellow test equipment company ETS-Lindgren have collaborated on a new Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) testing solution, which combines Anritsu’s MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer with ETS-Lindgren’s EMQuest antenna measurement software and supports narrowband IoT NTN testing.
The MT8821C has a wide dynamic range, supports cellular technologies and...
Open RAN has long been described as a journey, with the first steps focused purely on disaggregating hardware and software, then reaggregating it into a function radio system.
Now the focus is shifting to more robust implementations that go beyond disaggregation and get into open,...
Enterprises report that one of their top reasons for considering and implementing private networks is in pursuit of better network reliability.
But how do you achieve the expected level of private network reliability? Rich McNally, senior director of mobile service strategy at Spirent Communications,...
Scan the tech headlines, and you can’t escape the impression that artificial intelligence (AI) is about to transform practically every industry. Usually though, the picture these stories paint of AI-driven disruption is still hypothetical. For the organizations running the world’s biggest data centers, however,...
Test company beat its own guidance but numbers were generally down year-on-year
Keysight Technologies beat its own guidance for its fiscal second quarter and expects revenues to be stable with modest increases in orders during the second half of the year.
Orders for the fiscal...
5G enterprise services are changing the network testing dynamic completely
New enterprise services like private networks and network slicing have been at the center of conversations around how telcos can monetize 5G. However, offering these services introduces network complexities that, according to panelists as the...
Spirent is already taking steps to automate service assurance in carrier networks
At the recent Test & Measurement Forum, Spirent Communications Senior Director of Assurance Strategy Ross Cassan laid out key networking trends that are impacting service assurance and how the company is amending its...
Spirent Communications, which is in the process of being acquired, gave a market update this week that indicated the company is still facing a tough trajectory.
"Market conditions remain challenging, with market drivers in line with the previous 12 months," the company said in...
