The first LTE-FDD and TD-LTE networks are being rolled out in Europe, the USA and in Asia. These new wireless communications standards have extremely high data rates – up to 100 Mbit/s – that allow high-speed mobile internet access. Rohde & Schwarz offers the T&M equipment to ensure the rapid deployment of LTE-FDD and TD-LTE. The company has a complete product portfolio for developing and manufacturing chipsets, user equipment and infrastruct...

The new R&S TS6710 test system from Rohde & Schwarz is a highly flexible, turnkey standard solution for manufacturers of AESA radar equipment. Its modular architecture allows it to be configured for product development or for use on production lines. Predefined test cases and the easy compilation of complete test sequences simplify operation significantly. The user can also adapt all test cases individually to specific customer requirements. More...

Rohde & Schwarz UK announced today that Richard Bloor has been appointed as Business Development Manager, reporting to managing director, Frank Mackel. Richard joins Rohde & Schwarz from Tektronix, where he has worked since January 2004. He started with Tektronix as their Business Development Manager, responsible for increasing the market share of their oscilloscope business. He then became UK Direct Sales and Distribution Manager, in charge of m...

The University of Bedfordshire has purchased six signal generators, six spectrum analysers and a vector network analyser from Rohde & Schwarz UK to equip its new telecommunications laboratory. The investment, which is part of a £1million refurbishment of the Department of Computer Science and Technology’s facilities, significantly expands the University’s teaching and research capabilities into telecommunications, wireless, electronics, embe...

Rohde & Schwarz presents its comprehensive product portfolio at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona The company offers manufacturers and network operators customized solutions for all common wireless standards. The products are ideal for applications in development, conformance testing, production and network optimization. Rohde & Schwarz once again underscores its position as the industry leader with the introduction of test and measurement o...

Rohde & Schwarz is expanding its portfolio of USB-capable power sensors with the new R&S NRP-Z85 and R&S NRP-Z86. These are the world's first wideband sensors to measure power from 50 MHz to 40 GHz without requiring a base unit. Instead of a base unit, the sensors are connected to a PC via a USB interface. This cost-efficient solution displays envelope power over a dynamic range of -47 dBm to +20 dBm, which is unprecedented in the industry. High-...

Two new frequency options, the R&S SMB-B112 and R&S SMB-B112L, elevate the R&S SMB100A analog signal generator from Rohde & Schwarz to new levels of performance. Both now cover an exceptionally wide frequency range from 100 kHz to 12.75 GHz. In addition, the R&S SMB-B112 option equips the R&S SMB100A with a wear-free electronic step attenuator. No other signal generator in the frequency range up to 12.75 GHz has this feature. An electronic step a...

Rohde & Schwarz has enhanced its R&S CMW500 multistandard platform and now offers options for testing the handover between LTE and 1xEV-DO networks. All tests are carried out in line with the 3GPP2 enhanced high-rate packet data (eHRPD) specifications. In particular manufacturers who address the American and Asian markets with their user equipment or chipsets must perform these tests. In America and Asia, LTE technology is currently being integra...

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced the R&S FS-K130 distortion analysis software for optimizing active RF components such as power amplifiers and mixers. This software allows users to characterize and linearize amplifiers quickly and easily. The R&S FS-K130 even compensates for memory effects exhibited by many of today's amplifiers. The test setup consists of a spectrum analyzer, a signal generator, and a PC. The setup measures the amplifier's charact...

Effective December 14, 2010, Hanover-based DVS Digital Video Systems AG has been integrated into the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies. DVS, which was founded in 1985 and now has 110 employees, is a leading international manufacturer of hardware and software for professional film and video postproduction. We are confident that this partnership will result in the transfer of valuable technology from the studio to broadcasting. Moreover, DVS will ...

Rohde & Schwarz has received an additional order for VHF/VHF radios to equip the Eurofighter Typhoon series aircraft. The company's close involvement with the project, which began when the series went into production in 1999, has now been extended to the first batch of the third production tranche. Each of the 88 aircraft ordered in this batch will be equipped with two VHF/UHF radios from Rohde & Schwarz. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2012.

The LTE test case wizard dramatically eases the task of generating the correct signals for specific R&S LTE base station test scenarios. An operator of a signal generator only has to select the appropriate test case and the wizard will configure the desired R&S LTE signal, interferers, AWGN and fading. Wizard functionality includes automatic selection of the correct R&S LTE reference measurement channel, setting of the required R&S LTE resource b...

Rohde & Schwarz delivers millimeter wave test equipment to Flann Microwave (Bodmin, UK), a leading supplier of waveguide components and systems used in research, communications, radar and security applications. Flann acquired the 50 GHz R&S ZVA vector network analyser in June, subsequently taking delivery of millimeter-wave converter heads that enable the company to test to 220 GHz. This represents the highest frequency test capability known with...

Rohde & Schwarz has acquired a majority interest in the Romanian company Topex, a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment for government authorities and companies. The Topex portfolio includes voice communications systems for air traffic control (ATC). These systems ideally complement the Rohde & Schwarz ATC portfolio which mainly comprises radiocommunications solutions. The products of the Munich-based electronics company are already deploy...

Icera, Bristol UK, and Rohde & Schwarz, Munich Germany, today announced that they are working together on Rohde & Schwarz's LTE protocol conformance test program to enable the wireless industry to certify and deploy LTE technology successfully and more quickly. Both Icera and Rohde & Schwarz are industry leaders in the development of multimode LTE products. Currently, Global Certification Forum (GCF) is working towards introducing LTE certificati...

The R&S FSH4 and R&S FSH8 handheld spectrum analyzers from Rohde & Schwarz offer many useful new functions for installing and servicing CDMA and LTE mobile radio networks. In their basic configuration, the analyzers can now perform measurements in the spectral range. They can, for example, detect spurious emissions and display the associated limit values. Thanks to their 20 MHz bandwidth, they are suitable for analyzing LTE signals. Using two new...

Rohde & Schwarz introduced the R&S IQR digital I/Q data recorder at electronica in Munich. The recorder can record, store and replay digital RF signals loss-free and in realtime over the I/Q interface developed by Rohde & Schwarz. When used in combination with RF scanners, generators and network analyzers from Rohde & Schwarz, the recorder completes a high-performance, continuous analysis system for digital RF signals. This system will prove to b...

Rohde & Schwarz launches the R&S ZVH, a portable cable and antenna analyzer especially designed to facilitate the installation of antenna stations. In the field, all acceptance tests are performed quickly and easily with this analyzer. Convenient wizards help users effortlessly measure antenna cables, filters and amplifiers. Documentation is made easy with simple tools for generating test reports. Using the R&S ZVH, installation teams can set up ...

Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) Pty Ltd has been selected by Raytheon Australia, on behalf of the AWD Alliance, as the supplier for the suite of HF, VHF and UHF radio equipment to equip Australia's Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs).

Rohde & Schwarz presents its T&M solutions at electronica 2010 under the motto Frequency meets Time: Its new oscilloscopes have advanced the company into the time domain. The R&S RTO and R&S RTM families are a highlight at the Rohde & Schwarz booth 307 in hall A1. One of the other top products on exhibit is the R&S FSVR, the world's first real-time spectrum analyzer up to 30 GHz. But that's not all: Rohde & Schwarz showcases new innovations in th...