Groundbreaking support of IEEE 802.11 ac/n/a/g/b Over-the-Air (OTA) testing has been announced. It comprises an enhanced solution that integrates the Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A with the CTIA-compliant ETS-Lindgren EMQuest EMQ-100 Antenna Measurement Software.

A Conformance Test System, which enables simple and cost-effective RF and Protocol conformance tests of 3GPP-compliant LTE mobile terminals in one simple package has been unveiled by Anritsu. The company supplies the mobile terminals industry with the Anritsu ME7873LA (RF) and ME7834LA (Protocol) conformance testing solutions.

A high-performance Signal Analyser targeting development and commercial production of 5G mobile communications systems has been unveiled by Anritsu. The MS2850A is said to be the first mid-range signal analyser to offer 1GHz analysis bandwidth. It supports the evaluation of 5G multi-carrier signals.

To provide signal integrity and on-wafer engineers with an increased range of on-wafer and fixture calibration choices, even when a full set of calibration standards is not available, Anritsu has introduced the Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) option for its VectorStar vector network analysers (VNAs).

A 100G Multirate Module for its Network Master Pro MT1000A all-in-one tester has been released by Anritsu. It supports interface rates from 10Mbps to 100Gbps, and technologies including Ethernet, Optical Transport Networks (OTN), SDH/SONET, Fibre Channel, and CPRI/OBSAI.

The LTE-Advanced RF Conformance Test System ME7873LA from Anritsu has won the first GCF certification for the Cat-M1 RF Conformance Test as part of IoT communications technology. This certification gives Anritsu the world lead in GCF-certified test cases. Many network operators have announced introduction of Cat-M1 and NB-IoT technologies, for use by mobile networks supporting the approaching explosive growth of the “IoT Society”.

A new Wireless Connectivity Test Set, the MT8862A, has been released by Anritsu. It is an integrated one-box test set specifically for testing 802.11 WLAN devices. The instrument has advanced features, including built-in communications protocols, to create a more efficient, accurate and economical solution to verify the performance of WLAN devices in their actual operating state.

Anritsu is to create new test and measurement solutions for R&D, certification and manufacturing of LoRa-equipped IoT devices. LoRa Technology, developed by Semtech is a wireless RF solution for LPWAN devices. LoRaWAN is a standardised protocol based on LoRa Technology that is supported by the LoRa Alliance ecosystem of over 400 member companies.

Anritsu is partnering with KDDI on connection performance and power consumption tests for Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) used in IoT market. The LTE standards typically used for IoT are standardised by 3GPP as Cat.1, Cat.1+eDRX, and Cat.M1, and globally chip venders are developing and releasing communication chip.

An upgrade to its MT8852B Bluetooth Test Set to support the latest Bluetooth Core Specification version 5 was unveiled by Anritsu at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The MT8852B is a leading RF measuring instrument for design proving and production test of a wide range of products that integrate Bluetooth technology.  

Anritsu announced the completion of the 1st NFV Plugtests at the first of its kind event organised by the European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) with the scope of validating and testing Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) interoperability. The event was organised by the ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability and took place between January 23rd and February 3rd 2017 at the 5TONIC Laboratory in Leganes, near...

Anritsu will be demonstrating its testing capabilities for LoRa devices for R&D and Manufacturing at Mobile World Congress on the 27th February – 2nd March (Hall 6 Stand 6F40). In a joint collaboration with IMST, Anritsu will be demonstrating its preliminary version of a LoRa test measurement suite including RF transmitter and receiver tests of LoRa devices for production lines.

Heralding what it describes as “a revolution” in the test market, Anritsu has unveiled the Spectrum Master MS2760A family, the world’s first ultraportable, millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum analysers which cover frequencies up to 110GHz. The instrument which is about the size of a large smartphone can therefore verify high-frequency designs, including those used in 5G and E-band applications.

Anritsu has released the Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A, an integrated one-box test set specifically for testing 802.11 WLAN devices. With built-in communications protocols, the MT8862A measures the performance of the WLAN devices in the actual operating state, and is the first test equipment of its kind to support all IEEE802.11ac/n/a/g/b standards.

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona (February 27- March 2), Anritsu will be showing a range of its test, measurement and monitoring solutions which support the development, deployment and monetisation of the latest technologies paving the way for Connected living.

Two upgrades for the Signal Quality Analyser MP1800A series which strengthen Anritsu’s offering for 32 GBaud PAM4 BER test solutions. The newly developed G0375A 32 Gbaud Power PAM4 Converter and G0376A 32 Gbaud PAM4 Decoder with CTLE support the PAM4 input tests and BER measurements defined in the next-generation 200GbE/400GbE and CEI-56G standards.

The latest information regarding the future of Network Installation and Maintenance will be presented to engineers by Anritsu in a UK and Ireland roadshow. The UK events will take place in Doncaster and Warwick on January 17 and 19, while Dublin Aviva Stadium will host the Ireland event on January 25.

The Signal Quality Analyser MP1800A Series 100G-EPON Test Solution has been launched by Anritsu. The newly developed 100G-EPON Application Software MX180014A and Signal Quality Analyser MP1800A support BER measurements of OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and ONU (Optical Network Unit) for the latest 100G-EPON standard.

A passive intermodulation test probe that helps field technicians more quickly discover the precise location of external PIM sources at cell sites is announced by Anritsu. Designed for use with Anritsu’s PIM Master, Spectrum Master and BTS Master handheld analysers, the PIM Hunter test probe enables field professionals to use traditional interference hunting techniques to accurately locate external PIM sources for optimum wireless network p...

Today’s most attractive millimetre wave applications lie on the so called E and V Bands. The first of these corresponds to a frequency range from 60GHz to 90GHz, at which Line Of Sight (LOS) transmission is mandatory due mainly to atmospheric attenuation effects. Indeed, many molecules from atmospheric gasses such as oxygen, water vapour or nitrogen can absorb energy at specific wavelengths within this band.