BROWSING: Tektronix

Softbank received permission this week from the Federal Communications Commission for an initial test of a drone using 4G/5G connectivity to provide services as part of emergency disaster response. "By making use of cutting-edge UAV with its preinstalled high quality camera sensors and additional...

Tektronix has launched a new oscilloscope series meant to "go seamlessly from the bench to the field and back", calling it the "first portable oscilloscope to offer benchtop performance." The 2 Series MSO instrument is 1.5 inches thick and weighs less than four pounds,...

Anritsu has teamed up with simulation company Orolia to put together Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) testing that meets 5G New Radio carrier acceptance requirements for multiple North American operators. The strategic partnership means that Orolia's GNSS/GPS simulation capabilities are supported on Anritsu's MR7834NR 5G mobile device...

Despite the economic impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Keysight Technologies reported a record fiscal fourth quarter, with revenues up 9% and profits up to $217 million. "Keysight delivered an outstanding quarter and finish to our fiscal year, driven by strong execution and broad-based...

The second global Open RAN plugfest event included 55 companies from around the world, spread across four regions and focusing on testing functionality and multi-vendor interoperabiltiy of O-RAN-based network equipment. “Testing and integration are crucial for developing a commercially available open RAN ecosystem and that’s...

In a boost to the use of Open Radio Access Network strategies, testing company Keysight Technologies this week unveiled new emulation software, Open RAN Studio, for use in validating whether radio units (RUs) are O-RAN compliant. Keysight is touting its early involvement with the O-RAN...

  Nokia is implementing a new, artificial intelligence and analytics-based test process into its 5G base station manufacturing, and testing tech company Keysight Technologies collaborated with the network OEM on bringing it to reality. Keysight said that the new software-based approach to the base station manufacturing...

Test company Rohde & Schwarz says that 5G momentum is contributing to its bottom line, with revenues up nearly 5% from last year. The company, which is private and does not report its results publicly, nonetheless typically provides a yearly update on its finances. Rohde...

EXFO improved its financial performance for its full-year fiscal 2019 results, with sales up 6.4% from fiscal 2018 to $286.9 million and a net loss that was trimmed by nearly 80%, to a loss of $2.5 million. Philippe Morin, EXFO CEO, said in a statement...

Fiber deployment by both mobile network operators and cable MSOs in support of next-generation networks will help drive increased demand for fiber testing, according to a new report from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Mobile network operators are deploying fiber to support 5G, including Fixed...

Tektronix is navigating a number of changes, with the recent announcement of a new company president -- the second this year -- and the shifting of its video monitoring business into a co-ownership arrangement. Tami Newcombe, who has been commercial president of Tek since...

With indoor 5G expected to be a major part of opening up new enterprise and industrial use cases and seen as essential to operators' 5G competitiveness, Rohde & Schwarz featured an indoor 5G demonstration in partnership with network planning company iBwave and equipment provider Anokiwave. The...

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New 5G base station test solution aimed at manufacturing test In the ramp-up to 5G deployment, Keysight Technologies is focusing on manufacturing test for 5G base stations. The test company this week unveiled a new offering aimed at making 5G base station manufacturing testing scalable,...

Rohde & Schwarz's deep packet inspection specialist, ipoque, has launched a new network traffic analytics offering for network operators that supports up to 100 gigabit network speeds and is designed to be used for network planning, product marketing and customer care. R&S Intra has real-time...

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab has expanded its Wi-Fi testing capabilities to include Broadband Forum testing that quantifies Wi-Fi access point performance. The testing is in line with Broadband Forum's WT-398 test plan for benchmarking consumer customer premise equipment, which UNH-IOL said "represents...

Why have one robotic arm to test 5G antennas, when you can have two? The National Institute of Standards and Technology has outfitted a test chamber with two robotic arms to research new methods for antenna testing, particularly for 5G antennas, according to NIST. The agency says...

Benchmarking and engineering company P3 Communications is expanding its working relationship with InfoVista. The two companies have been working together for nearly a year on some joint services on benchmarking the performance of new network services such as voice and video over LTE. Now...

Although test companies have long been at the forefront of 5G work, the official advent of the 5G New Radio standard has meant that a number of vendors are reminding the industry of their 5G capabilities or launching new ones. Just in time for the...

The testing and measurement of radio frequency signals is a multi-million dollar business that relies on versatile hardware and sophisticated software. Now unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, are set to become an important part of the RF measurement industry. A U.S. startup called RDF...

Keysight, Anritsu boost 5G testing support "5G" testing support continues to ramp up, as vendors seek to support research, development and early field trials of pre-standard 5G. This week, Anritsu launched a new spectrum analyzer with 5G testing capabilities including wideband test, its MS2805A. The analyzer can...

Network benchmarking company P3 Group and network performance solution company InfoVista announced a partnership this week to provide global mobile network benchmarking services, combining P3's measurement capabilities with InfoVista's recently acquired TEMS solutions for network monitoring, testing and optimization. InfoVista bought TEMS from Ascom in...

International network consulting and test company P3 Group this week signed an agreement with research firm Strategy Analytics to partner on an effort to provide consumer insights via mobile devices. The mobile insights partnership will combine P3's on-device measurement software with Strategy Analytics' AppOptix platform...

Teledyne LeCroy this week announced it is forming a new automotive-focused testing group and opening an Automotive Technology Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The company said its new Automotive Solutions Group will have testing tools and equipment, a comprehensive library covering both automotive and mobile...