Anritsu Company and ETS-Lindgren have integrated Anritsu’s Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A for 5G Over-the-Air (OTA) testing with the ETS-Lindgren EMQuest EMQ-100 Antenna Measurement Software. The accurate and flexible turnkey solution allows user equipment (UE) developers and manufacturers to characterize and validate the 5G OTA performance of their designs. This collaboration enables existing customers to […]
Anritsu ME7873NR gets GCF certification for 5G mmWave RF conformance tests
The Antritsu New Radio RF Conformance System ME7873NR has achieved industry-first Global Certification Forum (GCF) validation for 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter-wave (mmWave) RF conformance tests based on 3GPP specifications. The ME7873NR has been registered with GCF as 5G NR RF/RRM test platform TP250 and has been widely deployed in the ecosystem. The ME7873NR also […]
Better simulation of IP Multimedia Subsystem functions for 4G/5G terminal development
A Log Import option strengthens the IMS evaluation functions of the Anritsu Signalling Tester MD8475B base station simulator. Using the solution, live-network Wireshark logs are converted automatically to IMS scripts for easy configuration of an automated test environment to replay VoLTE/IMS faults when used with the IMS Basic Script option. Mobile terminal vendors and carriers […]
How standards and conformance tests shape the future of 5G New Radio
Specs for 5G NR release-15 have been finalized and plans call for product introductions this year. Sheri DeTomasi | Keysight Technologies, Inc. The development of 5G standards and their commercial rollout appears to be on a fast track. Mobile operators and network equipment makers are conducting field trials and the first smartphones are expected out […]
Test instruments tackle 5G
The high frequencies involved in 5G will force a re-think of how to go about characterizing circuits and systems. Adnan Khan | Anritsu Co. Engineers responsible for designing and manufacturing 5G chipsets, devices, and systems have more than enough challenges. From a technical standpoint, they must deliver high bandwidth, low latency, and other performance benchmarks. […]
