IoT testing takes center stage as China Telecom looks to deploy a nationwide IoT network.
U.S. firm Keysight Technologies announced its cellular-based internet of things testing solution was selected by China Telecom to help accelerate its narrowband IoT chipset and module certification process.
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Telenor to set up a physical LPWA experimental network and provide free development kits to startups, students and developers for testing.
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor Group unveiled an experimental internet of things offering in Norway, dubbed Telenor Start IoT. The service is set to...
Kelly Hill,Editor, Big Data, Analytics, Test & Measurement for RCR Wireless News, moderates a panel which discusses IoT design and testing.
Participants include Tony Opferman, Business Development Manager,  Rohde & Schwarz; Jason White, Director of RF Marketing National Instruments (NI), and Brian Bielawski, Business Development Manager, MyDevices.
https://youtu.be/lPtFLltm_qs
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Submission deadline for Enterprise IoT Innovator and Industrialist of the year nominations extended to Sunday, March 26, 2017.
Submit your nomination today for recognition as an IIoT or 5G Innovator, Industrialist of the year. Selections will be announced at the Enterprise IoT Summit 2017 on Tuesday,...
Huawei selected a test solution from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer to perform narrowband "internet of things" base station tests in line with the Release 13 Cat-NB1 technology standard.
Huawei is...
What goes into making IoT devices successful?
RCR Wireless News spoke with Kailash Narayanan, VP and GM at Keysight Technologies, for his perspective on critical components for the success of "internet of things" devices in either the consumer or industrial spaces. According to Narayanan, the key...
Anritsu will showcase test solutions that verify connected car designs at the Automotive Test Expo held on October 25 to 27 in Novi, Michigan. In addition to product demonstrations, Anritsu will present a roadmap on LTE and how to test connected car systems using wireless technology.
The...
As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity to the Internet of Things, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two...
As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two aspects can look very different.
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Challenges and considerations of IoT testing
Internet of things (IoT) vulnerabilities and their potentially catastrophic results make it imperative that IoT devices go through rigorous testing before seeing the light of day. But testing the security, performance, connectivity, and a number of things for millions of...
5G network testing
There are several major players in the push to make 5G a reality: standards bodies, telecom operators and other organizations and enterprises are all testing aspects of the next-generation network in preparation for its 2020 standardization. Here are several examples of the network testing...
A number of companies including Bosch Rexroth, Cisco, Intel, KUKA, National Instruments, Schneider Electric and TTTech have announced last month, plans to develop what it claims to be the world’s first Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) testbed.
The firms said that the testbed will be carried...
Similar to 3G and 4G cases, ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union – Radio communication Study Groups) will request standard organizations to standardize a new interface based on their recommendations for performance and capabilities. After evaluation of each submission, the standards that succeed will be authorized...
Carrier tested millimeter waves in the 28 GHz band
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and compatriot vendor Samsung Electronics claimed to have successfully tested a "5G" system using 28 GHz spectrum in an outdoor environment. The two firms said the millimeter wave technology applied to...
The Wi-Fi Alliance this week held a workshop to discuss the coexistence of Wi-Fi and LTE-Unlicensed technologies. LTE-U, or LTE in unlicensed spectrum, has already been tested by the chipmakers who want to build LTE-U chips, and they claim LTE can share the 5...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot.
--NI has joined the CROWD consortium, otherwise known as the European Union Framework...
