The shift toward Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) infrastructure, built on interoperable technologies from multiple vendors, is accelerating. To unlock the full potential of Open RAN — delivering cost efficiency, performance enhancements and greater flexibility — it's crucial to encourage innovative, agile technology...
Published reports peg the value of a combined Bureau Veritas and SGS at $33 billion
Two of the largest testing and certification companies in the world are in merger talks. France's Bureau Veritas has put out a statement confirming that it is in discussions with...
As CSPs invest in AI infrastructure, robust testing and assurance frameworks are essential. Key considerations include validating AI model accuracy, managing latency and ensuring resilience in real-time, distributed environments. Continuous performance monitoring and adaptive assurance are necessary to maintain service quality and support scalable...
Inertial Labs offers solutions including GNSS tracking, LiDAR scanning and alternative PNT
Viavi Solutions is buying a Virginia company that specializes in precise positioning and navigation technologies for use aerospace, defense and industrial settings. Inertial Labs has solutions that Viavi says will "accelerate entrance...
Lab testing has evolved significantly in recent years. Manual processes are out. Automated systems are in. Solutions like VIAVI's Automation Management and Orchestration System (VAMOS) demonstrate how intelligent automation can streamline testing while improving accuracy and efficiency.AI and machine learning now power zero-touch automation...
Rohde & Schwarz goes deeper into monitoring, and scores an NTN testbed win in Japan with Viavi Solutions
Rohde & Schwarz is broadening its portfolio to include a network monitoring probe, aimed at both mobile network operators and private enterprise and mission-critical networks.
The new...
5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), are essentially satellite base stations or ‘cell towers in space’ and are being designed to overcome some of the limitations of terrestrial networks.
Download this white paper to learn about the evolution of NTNs, some of the supported use cases, standardization...
Keysight reported a net loss for the quarter due to a $315 million tax-related expense in Singapore
Keysight Technologies beat the high end of its guidance for the most recent quarter, but still saw lower revenues than the year-ago period and recorded a loss due...
The RIC can support quick wins but further standardization, and a more coherent approach to AI/ML integration, is needed to foster trust
Back to this idea referenced in the introduction—how to leverage Open RAN interfaces for real-world innovation—it all comes down to the RAN Intelligent...
AI is being explored in 5G-Advanced and expected to play a more important role in the 6G air interface
The building blocks for the use of artificial intelligence in the air interface are being developed and put together in 5G-Advanced, and AI is expected to...
Cloud-native telecom networks are all about agility and functionality, and operators around the world are increasingly architecting their 5G cores in the cloud as they move to cloud-native, 5G Standalone systems.
According to the GSA, 60 operators worldwide have launched 5G Standalone as of September...
Viavi Solutions will be designing, building and operating a new, comprehensive Open Radio Access Network test lab in Quezon City in Metro Manila, aimed at fostering adoption of Open RAN in the region as well as making it easier for new players to enter...
Viavi Solutions has officially opened its Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service, or VALOR, Open RAN testing facility in Chandler, Arizona.
VALOR is aimed at filling a need for pay-as-you-go, flexible, accessible and automated testing-as-a-service for Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technologies; it was funded by...
Keysight Technologies said that it has achieved an industry first, in the form of a quantum circuit simulation environment that features frequency-domain magnetic flux quantization.
The test company worked with Google Quantum AI on its new Quantum Circuit Simulation (Quantum Ckt Sim) Solution.
"In...
As broad interest in and use of artificial intelligence and other high-performance compute surges, Viavi Solutions has introduced what it says is the first solution to address testing and validation needs of the emerging 1.6 terabits per second (Tb/s) Ethernet ecosystem based on 224G...
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,...
In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World, presented in partnership with NETSCOUT, we continue our exploration of telco AI. Beyond the technological challenges to adoption, there are a number of key considerations around organizations and operating models. As operators reinvent as...
As we reach the midpoint of the 10-year cycle following the commercial launch of 5G in 2018/19, attention is increasingly shifting towards 6G.What lessons from 5G can be applied or avoided for 6G? Will this next generation of cellular help the industry finally deliver...
New integrated solution includes 5G RedCap OTA test support
Test companies Rohde & Schwarz and Emite are continuing to work together on integrated solutions for over-the-air testing, extending that work to put Rohde's CMX500 signaling tester's latest capabilities to work in conjunction with Emite's OTA...
Viavi's Automated Lab-as-a-service for Open RAN (VALOR) solution gets official TIP authorization
Viavi Solutions' Lab-as-a-service for Open RAN, otherwise known as VALOR, is getting expanded test capabilities through a new collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP).
VALOR has been established as the first authorized test...
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,...
Drone company DJI says that for the first time, drones have been used to safely deliver equipment to climbers on Mount Everest and remove trash from the mountain.
DJI completed test flights in April on Everest with its FlyCart 30, which carried three oxygen...
Viavi Solutions launched new UTC timing services this week, which rely on L-Band and Ku-Band satellite signals but operate "completely independently" of traditional GPS and GNSS.
The new altGNNS GEO and SecureTimeSM services are "extremely difficult to jam or spoof and leads the industry...
As networks continue to evolve from classical, monolithic architectures to cloud-native, disaggregated networks, the way we test networks needs to evolve too in this more software-centric environment, to ensure that new 5G-specific services can be guaranteed for end users.
RCR Wireless News' latest report, companion piece...
