Testers

The Rohde & Schwarz CMP180 radio communications tester is designed to provide advanced, portable signal analysis in critical communications environments. This device combines laboratory accuracy with ease of use in the field, making it an indispensable tool for public and private network operators, security services, and telecommunications providers.

Softing IT Networks expands its family of Ethernet certifiers with WireXpert MP C6A, a specific solution for the certification of Cat 6A / Class EA twisted pair cabling, designed to guarantee maximum performance and regulatory compliance in modern network infrastructures.

Rohde & Schwarz is the first company to submit test cases of the 5G Next Generation eCall (NGeCall) protocol for approval by the 3GPP Global Certification Forum (GCF). The company is also launching a new application option for 5G NGeCall that simulates the functions of emergency call centers and is required for comprehensive conformance testing, which verifies the interoperability of the equipment under test for full communication exchange.

Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) today launched the TM500 Cloud, developed to test O-RAN components deployed in the cloud. As operators increasingly deploy core network services in the cloud through hyperscalers and other cloud providers, the TM500 Cloud is designed to measure and mitigate any risks associated with Quality of Service (QoS) for end users.

Viavi Solutions Inc. today introduced the CX700 ComXpert Radio Test System. This radio test solution revolutionizes testing for radio manufacturers, as well as for field and depot military personnel, by offering high-performance, all-in-one synthetic instrumentation for production, depot, and field testing of current and future radios and waveforms.

Monitoring the condition of an asset through regular maintenance can help identify problems that may eventually become significant. In this article, Alexander Bardakov, a Fluke field applications engineer specializing in industrial thermography, explains how industrial thermography offers solutions that address emerging trends in maintenance strategy.

VIAVI Solutions Inc. today introduced TMLite, a simplified version of its TM500 network tester. By offering features, a software environment, and a user experience consistent with the TM500 on a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) server, this new solution enables the identification of software errors by deploying functional testing tools earlier in the development lifecycle.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced that its M8040A 64 Gbaud Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) has been approved by PCI-SIG as a compliance testing measurement instrument for testing on PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe Gen4) at 16 giga transfers per second (GT/s) and 8 GT/s.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) used to be simple. But it has become complex. New standards, such as IEEE 802.3bt, are being ratified to ensure that more power can be delivered over more pairs. However, to add these high-power signals to a cable that transmits high-speed data, some additional cabling requirements must be defined.

Rohde & Schwarz and Goodix Group's mobile IoT company CommSolid have partnered to demonstrate the effectiveness of the NB-IoT wake-up signal (introduced with 3GPP Release 15) in reducing the power consumption of NB-IoT devices. The R&S CMW290 Functional Radio Communication Tester has been equipped with new test and measurement functions to record the difference in power consumption of NB-IoT devices with and without the wake-up signal technology.

Rohde & Schwarz and Decawave are introducing test and measurement solutions for Decawave's new generation of ultra-wideband (UWB) products in a new generation of the R&S CMP200 radio communications tester. With this solution, both companies are targeting manufacturers who design wireless devices using UWB technology to provide accurate location-based services (LBS).

Access points and WLAN stations can now be tested in SISO (single input, single output) and MIMO (multiple output, multiple input) modes, as well as in single-user or multi-user (OFDMA) operation, even under attenuation conditions and during the testing of an IP data application.

dBm Ingenieros presents the CM500 cable tester, ideal for installers of telephone, coaxial cable, and LAN networks. This handheld instrument checks the correct wiring of all 8 wires in an Ethernet cable. It also tests telephone cables (with RJ-11 connectors) and coaxial cables (with F connectors). It features a large backlit display for easy viewing of results in low-light conditions.

VIAVI Solutions announces the addition of mobile IoT (CIoT) resources to its TeraVM solution, enabling operators and service providers to test their future networks for the development and commercialization of the Internet of Things (IoT).
 

Anritsu Corporation has launched the new MT8862A Wireless Connectivity Test Set, an integrated, one-box test set specifically designed for testing 802.11 WLAN devices. With built-in communication protocols, the MT8862A measures the performance of WLAN devices in real-world operation and is the first test set of its kind to support all IEEE 802.11ac/n/a/g/b standards.

Adler Instruments presents the new options and capabilities of the 8800SX radio communications analyzer from its represented company, Aeroflex-Cobham. These include coverage analysis for analog and digital signals (Signal Mapper application) and an external 10MHz reference input.

To solve slow performance problems or to optimize a Wi-Fi network for better performance, one of the first and simplest steps is to check the data connection speed of the access points.

Yokogawa announces an update to its successful AQ1300 Series lightweight 1G/10G Ethernet multi-field tester. This rugged handheld device provides comprehensive testing functionality in the smallest and lightest form factor of any 10GbE test device on the market, adding ITU-T Y.1564 functionality to complement existing RFC2544-compliant network performance testing.

The R&S CMA180 radio measurement system allows manufacturers and maintenance technicians to test analog radios in the frequency range between 100 kHz and 3 GHz. Its large touchscreen and intuitive menu enable quick and easy operation. The R&S CMA180 uses an integrated ARB generator for software-implemented measurement signal generation. Users can generate any output signal with a bandwidth of up to 20 MHz.

Adler Instruments presents the new 6000OPT05 option for the most widely used transponder tester on the market (IFR6000) from Aeroflex. It will allow the verification, both in maintenance and installation tasks, of the information transmitted in 978MHz (ADS-B/TIS-B and FIS-B) in aircraft flying below 18,000 feet.