Extended MD8475A Signaling Tester Functions Supporting HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA Smartphone/Mobile Terminal Verification Tests

The MD8475A combines a wide range of hardware, software and applications content for an all-in-one, easy-to-operate unit to simulate mobile networks for the world's key mobile technologies. The new MD8475A-011 and MX847510A-011 options enable the MD8475A to simulate both HSPA Evolution and DC-HSDPA networks for configuring a verification testing environment. The MD8475A GUI interface is specifically designed to make it easy to set the HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA smartphone and mobile terminal test parameters. Typical tests that are made are for battery life, stability and reliability of applications performance, IP throughput, and performance of the applications and services during network handovers.

Furthermore, HSPA Evolution and DC-HSDPA smartphones and mobile terminals are normally multimode devices required to perform handover to other technologies such as LTE, W-CDMA/HSPA, and GSM. Since the wide capability of the MD8475A supports all of these mobile technologies, just one cost-effective unit is needed to provide all of the required technologies for testing multi-mode HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA smartphones and mobile terminals.
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The MD8475A is a powerful solution for service providers and handset manufacturers worldwide who need to test and verify their LTE smartphones and mobile terminals. With this roll out the MD8475A maintains the position as market leader in test support for mobile broadband services such as HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA for high-speed LTE now being rolled out worldwide.

Anritsu demonstrated the full line of MD8475A options at the Mobile World Congress 2012 exhibition held in Barcelona, Spain, from February 27, 2012. This included the new capability of DC-HSPA.