The PAWR test network integrated a local, open-source mobile core with an Ericsson 5G SA RAN
The federally funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)'s testbed in Iowa is dabbling in the exploration of open-source mobile network software. It recently migrated from a remotely hosted...
U.S. Department of Justice ordered Keysight to do more divestment and include channel emulation in the assets going to Viavi Solutions
In a new development in Keysight Technologies' pending acquisition of Spirent Communications, Viavi Solutions is getting a bit more of Spirent than originally thought.
Viavi...
What do modern network test and assurance tools and strategies need to look like, to satisfy operator needs and provide a positive user experience?
Complexity is one of the fundamental issues that the wireless industry—and the test segment in particular—has to deal with constantly....
Synopys and Ansys' merger will go forward on the condition that some assets are divested to Keysight Technologies
Semiconductor design company Synopsys is facing headwinds, as new trade restrictions from the Trump administration have forced the semiconductor design company to stop sales to China.
The...
How do major test companies expect tariffs to impact their businesses?
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new market uncertainties. During the recent round of first quarter...
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new market uncertainties. During the recent round of first quarter calls, some of analysts' most frequent questions revolved around what impacts...
O-RAN plugfest for spring 2025 looked at automated cloud-native RAN deployment and testing, test automation enabled by LLMs, power savings and more
Nearly 70 companies participated in O-RAN Alliance's spring plugfest this year, with testing that reflected a "steady evolution of the O-RAN ecosystem" and...
What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023?
The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past several years. The acquisitions or divestments signal where companies see demand, as well as where their portfolios could edge out...
Rule change targets "bad labs", or test labs and certification bodies with ties to China
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to instate new rules meant to ensure that the hundreds of labs which test and certify electronic devices for use in the United States...
Revenues and profits were up, and Keysight has an upbeat outlook for the rest of the year
Keysight Technologies exceeded its guidance for its fiscal second quarter and raised its guidance for the full-year 2025, based on strong demand in high-speed networking and data centers,...
Keysight had expected to close its Spirent buy by the end of April; that has been bumped to the end of July
Spirent Communications reported that revenue and orders were both "in line with our plan and in line with the same period last year"...
Artificial intelligence is dominating discussions across the telecom landscape, as the industry grapples with how and where to apply AI to improve efficiency or performance. AI is expected to be one of the foundational concepts for 6G, which is expected to have an “AI-native”...
Bureau Veritas confidently maintained its guidance and is looking for more acquisitions
Testing and certification giant Bureau Veritas reported consolidated revenues of nearly 1.6 billion euros (approximately $1.8 billion) for the first quarter of 2025, up more than 8% from the same time last year....
More pervasive broadband expansion in urban areas and the loss of the ACP may be factors in deepening the digital divide, Ookla says
The difference between broadband speed experience in urban and rural markets is deepening, according to new analysis from Ookla.
Overall broadband speeds...
5G massive MIMO, Gangnam-style: SRG puts Samsung radios to the test in Seoul
One of the defining characteristics of 5G networks has been the integration of massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radios into the macro network, in order to increase spectral efficiency and provide faster throughput in...
With new anaechoic chamber, VALOR is the first test-as-a-service solution to offer massive MIMO OTA validation
Viavi Solutions has expanded its Chandler, Arizona-based Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN, or VALOR, testing facility, with massive MIMO testing capabilities.
The VALOR lab now has a radio frequency-shielded...
New Keysight KAI portfolio focuses on testing needs for scaling AI data centers
Keysight is all-in on supporting the design and testing of AI data centers, with several announcements of new tools this week as part of its Keysight Artificial Intelligence (KAI) portfolio.
That portfolio, the...
Keysight Technologies has launched two new oscilloscopes for 1.6 Tb optical transceiver testing, reflecting the increased demand for next-generation level speeds in data center networking.
The new oscilloscope models including a single optical channel model and a dual optical channel model in Keysight's digital communication analyzer...
The use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in test tools isn’t new. But it is seeing new innovation and strategies, in order to meet operators’ increasingly complex testing needs as they seek to bring more AI features into their networks.
“AI is great, but...
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...
A group of European broadcasters plus Rohde & Schwarz are working toward the use of 5G Broadcast
The 5G Broadcast Strategic Task Force, made up of broadcasters from a number of European broadcasting markets and supported by testing and broadcast technology company Rohde & Schwarz,...
5G SA testing with 6-CA pushes downlink speeds up to 6.3 Gbps
T-Mobile US touted the results of recent field testing that used six-component carrier aggregation (6-CA), combining the carrier's low and mid-band spectrum on its 5G Standalone network to reach downlink speeds up to...
MWC 2025 test news focused on Open RAN, AI-RAN and NTN
Mobile World Congress Barcelona sets the tone for the telecom industry's focus in the coming year. And this year, those areas of focus appear to be both using and supporting artificial intelligence; Open Radio...
The prospect of offering large contiguous frequency bands to meet the demand for extremely high data transfer rates in the Tbit/s range is making terahertz (THz) waves a key research area for the next generation of wireless communications (6G).
This white paper offers an overview...
