Anritsu Corporation explain how new, higher performance radar equipment is driving changes in microwave test instrumentation.

The new MT1100A 100G/OTU4 Network Master Flex Analyser from Anritsu has been selected by Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX). This increases the test and measuring investment that AMS-IX has made with Anritsu following on from the two MD1260A 100G IP/Ethernet Analysers that were implemented in 2011.

Anritsu will be demonstrate the Teledyne LeCroy MDA800 Series of Motor Drive Analysers (MDAs) at the Drives & Control Show in Birmingham (April 12-14). The MDA800 Series combine three-phase power analyser static (steady-state) calculations, unique dynamic three-phase power and mechanical motor analysis capabilities, and high bandwidth (up to 1GHz) embedded control system debug in a single instrument.

Anritsu released four software packages for evaluating LTE-Advanced UE supporting DL 4x4 MIMO and DL CA 5CCs. The explosive increase in content-rich services, such as mobile video on demand, is driving deployment of the faster LTE-Advanced technology by network operators worldwide, which is made possible using key technologies such as CA, which aggregates several component carriers into one, and MIMO, which uses multiple antennas for communicatio...

Anritsu introduces the latest version of the SkyBridge Tools cloud-based test management tool, which reduces the time associated with testing and verifying Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) by as much as 90%. With enhanced features, SkyBridge Tools can serve as a DAS Test Management Tool that automatically creates detailed test plans based upon easily imported test criteria to greatly simplify installation and commissioning of in-b...

Two new software packages that expand the jitter load and tolerance testing capabilities of Anritsu’s MP1800A Signal Quality Analyser support the evaluation of Thunderbolt devices, and PCI Express and USB interfaces. The explosive increase in data communications traffic requires large increases in capacity and speed of digital communications systems.

A new joint effort to demonstrate the highest performance single-carrier 16QAM signal generation and analysis capabilities available at 56Gbaud has been announced by Teledyne LeCroy, Anritsu Company, Coherent Solutions and Oclaro. The demonstration of the partners’ latest optical communications test equipment platform takes place at OFC 2016 in Anaheim, California (March 22-24) on the Teledyne LeCroy stand.

Anritsu announces it has successfully demonstrated peak throughput for an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) device and network simulator using 3x Carrier Aggregation (3CA) and 4x4 MIMO with 256QAM modulation. Utilising devices featuring the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and the Anritsu MD8430A LTE Simulator, Anritsu is able to successfully show support for stable IP-layer...

The MT8820C Radio Communication Analyser from Anritsu now integrates with both DASY6 and cSAR3D from Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG) to provide seamless Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance testing that significantly reduces assessment costs and maximises flexibility.

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Anritsu are collaborating on Taiwan’s WLAN Offload field implementation using the Anritsu MD8475A Signalling Tester, under the support of the “Accelerating Mobile Broadband Service and Industry Development — Construct the testing environments for 4G+ network access and application” plan by the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ...

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona (Feb 22-25), Anritsu will be demonstrating a range of key product and technologies in its test and measurement portfolio that support the latest 3GPP and IoT technology developments and network deployments. In particular they will be focusing on some of the emerging test and measurement issues within 5G, LTE-A Pro, Connected Home and M2M device testing.

Three new measurements software packages expand the functions of Anritsu’s Universal Wireless Test Set MT8870A to support manufacturing tests of IoT/M2M applications. With these new releases, Anritsu has added support for 802.11p, Bluetooth DLE, and Z-Wave to its measurement software product line for the MT8870A, covering a frequency range from 10MHz to 6GHz.

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona (Feb 22-25), Anritsu will be showing its extensive capabilities in supporting the industry development of 5G networks, with a range of technologies and research activities across the whole spectrum of network architecture, air interface, network access and service assurance.

A High Performance Waveguide Mixer, the MA2806A, which expands millimeter-wave measurement solutions has been introduced by Anritsu. Connecting the new MA2806A to Anritsu’s Signal Analyser MS2830A supports spectrum measurements in the 50GHz to 75GHz band (V-band) currently used by various millimeter-wave sensors, WiGig Gigabit Wireless LAN (802.11ad), and broadcast video camera streaming equipment.

OTDR modules are now available for Anritsu’s next generation Network Master Pro MT1000A all-in-one tester. The new modules can operate standalone or be simultaneously installed with available multi-rate transport module to create a rugged, handheld solution that field technicians can use to ensure the performance of all network types - mobile, metro, access or long haul.

As the demand for Smart and IoT devices grows so too does the pressure on the active radio signals supporting those devices. This is due to the increased RF activity from the many different radio links that surround us in our daily life. And with that comes performance degradation issues due to interference, which is ultimately resulting in slow data rate performance, dropped connections and failed data sessions.

A collaborative effort by Anritsu and EMITE has seen the Anritsu MT8821C Radio Communication Tester successfully used in combination to the EMITE E500 Reverberation Chamber and the Anite Propsim channel emulator to test 3CC and 4CC LTE Carrier Aggregation, using 2x2 MIMO for each carrier and more realistic isotropic Urban-Macro (UMA) fading profiles. The tests were performed for a leading US carrier.

Anritsu and EMITE are proud to announce that the Anritsu MT8821C Radio Communication Tester has been successfully used in combination to the EMITE E500 Reverberation Chamber and the Anite Propsim channel emulator to test 3CC and 4CC LTE Carrier Aggregation, using 2x2 MIMO for each carrier and more realistic isotropic Urban-Macro (UMA) fading profiles. The tests were performed for a leading US carrier.

An E-band option for its ShockLine MS46500B series of 2- and 4-port performance Vector Network Analysers (VNAs) that addresses the market need to lower cost-of-test for E-band components has been introduced by Anritsu. With the option installed, the VNA series can reduce production costs and more efficiently verify the performance of high-frequency passive components, such as antennas, filters, and duplexers, during manufacturing.

A Video Inspection Probe (VIP) measurement mode for its Microwave Site Master S820E and Site Master S331L cable and antenna analysers has been introduced by Anritsu. The new VIP mode, a no-cost feature included with firmware revision V1.17 or higher, specifically addresses the ever-growing requirement to inspect optical fibre cables used to carry traffic data and signaling up/down to/from the radio hardware in modern wireless communication system...