The future of the internet and communications is all about speed. 5G will increase the speed and throughput of cloud connections and devices many times faster than what we see today. But it is still a work-in-progress and getting there is not an easy...
Learn about the new challenges in new spectrum and bandwidth, MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) and beam steering, OTA testing, and 5G NR coexistence with other wireless communications systems.
Find out how to address the complexities in Keysight’s new eBook, Top Considerations for 5G New Radio...
Cellular technologies have advanced from first generation (1G) analog technologies to advanced high performance fourth generation (4G) and fifth generation (5G) systems in just four decades. Despite the increase in complexity of wireless standards and devices, cellular technologies maintain a set of common principles...
5G NR is coming, and the physical layer specifications are shaping up. Designed to achieve faster data rates and ultra-low latency, these specifications present new measurement challenges because of mmWave frequencies and over-the-air testing. Keysight’s new 4-part white paper will help you take the...
Now that 5G is getting closer to deployment, what are the killer apps going to be that push 5G forward into broad deployment? It is said that 5G could be the next “General Purpose Technology”, but will 5G influential enough to push the technology...
A team of researchers from KU Leuven created a network of software defined radios that can simultaneously transmit and detect harmful interference using in-band full duplex technique which results in an ultra-efficient network with double the throughput. Read the case study and download the...
Designing for 5G New Radio (NR) means dealing with new technologies, as they’re being defined. It's easy to get lost in the buzz words as you try to focus--beamforming, over-air-testing, mmWave, numerology, and on and on. Keysight’s poster focuses on 7 things you need...
System-in-package technologies are making a significant impact on the electronics supply chain as the semiconductor industry strives to meet the perpetual demand for higher performance, smaller size, and lower cost.
Learn how automated test strategies must evolve to keep pace.
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Sophie Legault, Director of Product Management at EXFO discusses and demonstrates EXFO's SkyRAN solution while at Mobile World Congress 2018.
5G fixed wireless access use case brings new set of testing challenges
With the 5G non-standalone (NSA) specification set for completion later this year along with the 3GPP tracking to complete the standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification mid-2018, operators are aggressively looking to leverage...
It’s now possible to solve interference and other issues without spending countless hours on the road.
Interference has always been a curse for the cellular industry. It degrades network performance, can render a base station or some portion of it unusable and impacts subscribers' quality...
5G innovation doesn’t stop at design. Test and measurement solutions will be key in the commercialization cycle, but 5G requires a different approach to test than previous wireless technologies. Find out what it’s going to take to make 5G a reality.
In today’s mobile networks, revenue per transported bit is constantly decreasing, while the complexity of the network and traffic volumes are increasing. Hence, driving operational efficiency and reducing OPEX are of paramount importance to evolving network operators. One of the key areas for gaining...
Understanding how millimeter-waves (mmWave) will function in real-world environments can be challenging. With increasingly smaller wavelengths in the 5G environment, test errors are more common. Learn how to thoroughly test 5G mmWave devices for real-world functionality by reading the "OTA Test for Millimeter-Wave 5G...
NFV and SDN deployments require automated service assurance that won’t compromise reliability
Service assurance is a crucial and increasingly complex task for communications service providers. Without granular insight into network performance metrics, a CSP cannot gauge customer experience, network reliability, find and fix failures or...
Evolving today’s fiber-based mobile networks to a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) delivers many advantages to mobile network operators (MNOs), including higher bandwidth support and reduced operational expenses. However, C-RAN comes with its fair share of challenges.
This webinar will explore a C-RAN field trial...
Internet of Things (IoT) is today’s megatrend in wireless communication industry. Machine to machine wireless connectivity is being adopted in various verticals at increasing pace. Number of IoT devices deployed by 2020 is expected to increase to ~20 Billion.
Cellular IoT (CIoT) is defined as...
Overcoming wireless network interference in the field is a major challenge given the exponential growth in demand for mobile services and the volume of wireless signals traversing today’s networks. For complete assessment, technicians and engineers typically have to carry multiple instruments in their kit...
The advent of 4G LTE cellular networks was a big leap forward for the world of mobile data by providing users with data transfer bandwidths capable of enabling full internet on-the-go. Today’s 4G networks can support bandwidths up to 20 MHz wide; LTE advanced...
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