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SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS SELECTS AEROFLEX 7100 LTE DIGITAL RADIO TEST SET
Aeroflex Limited, has announced that it has received orders from 4G chipmaker Sequans Communications for a significant number of its 7100 Long Term Evolution (LTE) Digital Radio Test Sets.
The “We have been particularly impressed by the flexibility of the Aeroflex offering – the 7100 LTE
Digital Radio Test Set fulfills all the functions we were looking for within a single box, at a very
competitive price,” commented Bertrand Debray, VP Research and Development at Sequans
Communications. “Aeroflex has worked with us to ensure that not only does the instrument have
the test coverage we require now, but also that the appropriate software upgrades will be
available at the right time to meet the needs of our future roadmap. This purchase reinforces our
continuing investment in world class product, supporting our LTE strategy and the requirements
of our customers.”
“The Aeroflex 7100 is based on our proprietary Common Platform architecture, and it shares
both hardware and software modules with other Aeroflex RF and wireless products and with the
PXI 3000 Series of modular instrumentation,” commented Phil Medd, Product Manager at
Aeroflex Limited. “The software upgradeability of the 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set has been
an important factor in Sequans’ decision to purchase this instrument, as it enables them to budget
for purchasing software for new standards and technologies as they need them.”
About the 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set
Based on Aeroflex’s tried and tested RF and baseband technology, the 7100 LTE Digital Radio
Test Set provides advanced support of both RF parametric and protocol testing for LTE terminal
devices. The 7100 simulates a network from the physical layer to the core network IP
infrastructure. Focused on the R&D market—from components to handsets—the Aeroflex 7100
LTE Digital Radio Test Set is a comprehensive test system for LTE mobile devices incorporated
into a small footprint, single bench-top instrument.
Aeroflex LTE leadership started with the delivery of test systems in 2007, and now encompasses
a complete range of end-to-end test systems that cover R&D, performance, service and
manufacturing test applications for LTE TDD and FDD network equipment and terminals.