Aeroflex says its TM500 Test Mobile is the first to market to support full protocol stack UE (user equipment) emulation that enables network testing and measurements for the DC-HSUPA (Dual Cell High-Speed Upload Packet Access) standard specified in 3GPP W-CDMA Release 9. DC-HSUPA allows a UE to simultaneously transmit data over two independent enhanced uplink data channels, boosting both the uplink data rate and the network capacity, enabling maximum per-UE uplink data rates approaching 23Mbps - effectively doubling the maximum rate.
Mindspeed’s partners have demonstrated the company’s technology at two major events in the US. Aricent showcased LTE small cell solutions featuring Mindspeed's Transcede processor at 4G World, and ARM demonstrated Mindspeed’s latest LTE small cell SoC at the ARM TechCon.
Underwriters Laboratories has chosen Anritsu as its provider for LTE telecoms equipment, becoming the first commercial independent LTE conformance test facility in the UK. Over the past 6 months UL has invested over $4 million at its Basingstoke base to create one of the most complete LTE test facilities in the country.
Sub10 Systems has announced that it has signed a global supply and distribution agreement with Alcatel-Lucent, under which Sub10's millimetre wave Liberator radio links will be used by Alcatel-Lucent as part of its metro cell backhaul solutions, which are used to provide links to mobile network radios in densely populated locations.
mimoOn has released mi!SmallCellVeriPHY, a test suite for the verification of 4G-LTE small cell PHY (physical layer) functionality during the product development process. The suite enables product developers to re-validate the lower software layers after modifications to the hardware platform and in the upper protocol stack to ensure a robust, high-performing end product. It also removes the need for product engineers to create such validation tools on the fly, significantly saving product development time.
Aeroflex is collaborating with the China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) on testing technologies for LTE and LTE-A. This will include testing and verification of LTE functionality and performance, as well as LTE-A key technologies such as carrier aggregation, eICIC, UL-MIMO, etc., using the Aeroflex TM500 Test Mobile and EAST500 Capacity Test System product families.
Lantiq is collaborating with software companies D2 Technologies and Ecrio to offer integration and test support for Voice over LTE software. The companies will use the the Lantiq XWAY GRX Gateway Platform, which includes a powerful multi-core network processor and proven Universal Gateway software stack for core networking functions.
Samsung has demonstrated clear reception of LTE broadcast services using evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) technology, using Anritsu’s Rapid Test Designer (RTD) and MD8430A LTE signal tester to simulate the LTE network environment. Anritsu says Samsung engineers were able to create the eMBMS demo using RTD’s graphical script design to drive the execution of the test simulation on the Anritsu MD8430A LTE signal tester.
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has given permission for mobile operator Everything Everywhere, the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, to use its existing 1.8GHz spectrum to launch LTE services as early as next month, while its competitors will have to wait until the LTE spectrum auctions later in the year. Ofcom's decision was based on the benefits to consumers of an early LTE rollout.
Rohde & Schwarz is claiming an industry first with its test solution for 3GPP LTE uplink with MIMO technology. The R&S FS-K103PC software option is available for the R&S FSV, FSVR, FSG, FSQ and FSW signal analysers, and the company says it already meets one of the requirements of LTE-Advanced.
