Keysight Technologies has demonstrated maximum achievable 5G New Radio (NR) data throughput performance using the company's 5G NR network emulation solution, which is based on it’s UXM 5G wireless test platform and Samsung’s 5G NR Exynos modem 5100.

Keysight Technologies has gained Global Certification Forum (GFC) approval for 5G New Radio (NR) Non-Standalone (NSA) test cases, enabling the mobile ecosystem to accelerate protocol and radio frequency (RF) device certification. The company's 5G Conformance Toolset, which supports both Protocol and RF/RRM achieved GCF approval on January 16, 2019 at the recent Conformance and Interoperability Agreement Group meeting.  

Keysight Technologies has opened an automotive customer centre in Nagoya, Japan. It joins similar facilities in Michigan, Boeblingen, Germany and Shanghai, China. The new centre demonstrates Keysight's commitment to work with and serve customers in local proximity to support innovative technology projects that drive the automotive and energy industries.

Keysight Technologies has signed an agreement, along with 17 other industry partners, that aims to strengthen industrial ecological cooperation and drive world economic growth by accelerating 5G research and commercialisation.

SoftBank has chosen Keysight Technologies' 5G network emulation solutions to characterise and validate new 5G New Radio (NR) mobile devices intended to operate on the Japanese mobile operator's 5G network. These solutions are based on the UXM 5G platform for radio frequency (RF) performance validation of new 5G mobile devices in over-the-air (OTA) test environments.

The 200MHz, 4-channel models of the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series oscilloscopes, have been introduced by Keysight to provide professional-level measurements and capabilities at an affordable price, including 4-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) decode and remote connection via local area networks (LANs).

Keysight Technologies has extended its collaboration with China Information and Communication Technology Group (CICT) with a new purchasing framework agreement, strengthening the two companies' commitment to develop 5G technology.The agreement was signed at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

Demonstration of a 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standalone (SA) mode IP data transfer has been successfully achieved using Keysight Technologies’ 5G network emulation solutions and a mobile smartphone form-factor test device consisting of a 5G modem and antenna modules from Qualcomm Technologies.

A 5G virtual drive testing (VDT) Toolset from Keysight Technologies is helping semiconductor supplier MediaTek to accelerate end-to-end data throughput performance validation of multimode 5G New Radio (NR) Devices. The toolset enables 5G chipset and device manufacturers to bridge the gap between lab and field testing.

OPPO, a leading mobile device manufacturers, has selected Keysight Technologies’ 5G New Radio (NR) network emulation solutions for protocol and radio frequency (RF) performance validation in sub-6GHz frequency bands (FR1).  The Chinese-based smartphone manufacturer is targeting commercial release of its first 5G mobile device in 2019.

Keysight Technologies’ 5G Conformance Toolset is the first test solution to be approved for 5G New Radio (NR) device certification by PTCRB, a certification forum comprised of select leading cellular operators, accelerating commercial availability of 5G mobile devices across the ecosystem.

KeysightCare is a service model launched by Keysight Technologies that offers design and test engineers dedicated, proactive support for instruments, software, and solutions. Not maintaining equipment can lead to costly errors that delay product development and put a customer’s potential market advantages at risk.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Keysight Technologies and SK Telecom to collaborate on 5G network design development and testing technology. The MoU covers development of 5G device performance validation technology, test cases and processes to help verify that new products perform as intended on the mobile operator’s network.

A collaboration between Keysight Technologies and China Telecom has been extended as the two organisations look to accelerate commercial deployment of 5G technology. The collaboration now supports China Telecom’s 5G new radio (NR) device trials using Keysight’s 5G NR network emulation solutions, based on the company’s UXM 5G wireless test platform, for protocol and radio frequency (RF) performance validation.

Keysight Technologies has announced a new collaboration between the BMW Group and Scienlab electronic systems. As BMW Group has reported, the company is investing in a Battery Cell Competence Center in Munich, Germany. As part of this investment, BMW Group has selected Keysight's Scienlab battery test systems to equip their test laboratories. 

  The results of the Keysight 2018 State of 5G survey have been released, and the survey found that companies primarily invest in 5G technology to secure market leadership, meet customer demand, and take advantage of flexible and scalable networks.

Successful validation of an Over-the-Air (OTA) test method for evaluating the radio frequency (RF) performance of 5G base stations has been announced by Keysight Technologies in collaboration with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and Tsinghua University.

A collaboration between Keysight Technologies and Cohu, has been extended to deliver enhanced high volume manufacturing (HVM) solutions for the 5G semiconductor manufacturing test market. Integrating Keysight's 5G NR Signal Studio and PXI modular instruments with Cohu's HVM radio frequency (RF) test tools enables 5G semiconductor manufacturers to streamline the transition from device validation testing (DVT) to HVM.

The DAQ970A data acquisition system (DAQ) from Keysight Technologies speeds test development times with rapid measurement and scan rates, expanded measurement types and ranges, as well as simple test sequence automation. Increasing product design complexity necessitates new and challenging test requirements.

The N9048B PXE Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) receiver from Keysight Technologies which is fully compliant with the highest international standards, and enables high sensitivity measurements and diagnostics for faster electromagnetic compliance (EMC) certification. EMC certification is a required step in bringing any electronic device to market, as it demonstrates safe and reliable operation.