test and measurement

Some consensus is developing around Wi-Fi coexistence with LTE over unlicensed spectrum and a test regime for ensuring the two technologies interact fairly is in the works, according to Wi-Fi …

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 …

Signal Hound reported this week one of their customers, Australian company Innovative Drone Solutions, is using Signal Hound’s compact signal analyzer with an airborne drone to characterize the radiation patterns of …

SAN DIEGO–The technology and use cases associated with 5G will be as different and exciting as comparing today to a decade ago, Jay Alexander, SVP/CTO of Keysight Technologies said during …

5G caught telecom’s imagination in 2015, as the wireless industry began chasing its dreams of what next-generation networks will look like. 5G technologies aren’t expected to be in commercial deployment until at …

ITU harmonizes 700 MHz for global mobile broadband The International Telecommunications Union is wrapping up its month-long World Radiocommunications Conference  in Geneva this week and has officially harmonized the use of 700 …

New solutions launched this week take test company Spirent Communications from its traditional focus on simulation in the lab into monitoring and insights into live networks, as well as customer experience …

Measurement Computing, which produces hardware and software for data acquisition and logging for test and measurement, acquired competitor Data Translation for an undisclosed sum. Data Translation focuses on PC-based data acquisition and designs …

Keysight didn’t wait long to make good on its CEO’s remarks that the company has a “strong” appetite for acquisition, announcing this week that it is expanding its equipment calibration …

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 …

AUSTIN, Texas – This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes viewers inside National Instrument’s annual NI Week conference and exhibition. Kinney talks with James …

Shares of Procera Networks surged 20% this morning on news that private-equity group Francisco Partners will buy the company. Francisco Partners is paying $240 million, or $11.50 per share, a …

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — The inside of CableLabs’ new anechoic chamber mimics the views outside, with the spiky blue pyramids calling to mind the Rocky Mountains that provide stellar views from …

A young test and measurement company with the backing of a major Chinese test player is aiming to expand its reach beyond cable to become a bigger player in the …

Now that the blitz of news from Mobile World Congress has subsided, let’s take a look at some of the top network testing trends that emerged as particular areas of …

This week’s test and measurement news The test space is heating up in advance of Mobile World Congress being held next week in Barcelona, Spain. • JDSU will be bidding …

One of the most important parts of small cell testing is interoperability between vendors’ products; establishing the robustness of the standards and to identify and resolve issues before solutions are deployed …

This week’s test and measurement news includes several test companies extending their relationships focused on research and training. • Keysight Technologies is partnering with Tomsk State University of Control Systems and …

Testing Wi-Fi offers a set of unique challenges in the indoor environment. Azimuth Systems has been working with a large chipset manufacturer on testing new technology that uses Wi-Fi, rather …

Designed for mobile network operators Canadian test and measurement company EXFO is giving mobile operators more control when a network issue pops up with analytics-driven troubleshooting. EXFO director of the …

In the test and measurement world this week, Keysight Technologies’ T3111S system for near-field communications conformance testing was chosen by China Telecom Corporation Test labs in Guangzhou, China, for its lab there. …

For a long time, it was only in science-fiction literature and movies where you could find mentions of voice recognition systems. But look around. People are talking to machines today, …

LTE-Advanced testing continues to make progress across the ecosystem. In this week’s test and measurement news: • Anritsu said that its ME7873L RF/RRM conformance test system has received Global Certification …

As JDS Uniphase prepares to split into two companies, it is facing pushback from an activist hedge fund shareholder on its plan for the split as well as some of its …

Anritsu this month is introducing a certification course for testing passive distributed antenna systems. The three-day course covers the use of handheld analyzers and includes testing and troubleshooting for components, …