Renesas Mobile and Anritsu have developed and validated MIMO test cases which have been accepted by 3GPP (RAN5). Whilst MIMO has been available in the networks and some initial products are available, there have been no official certification requirements in place to ensure interoperability and consistency of the benefits of MIMO technology. With this approval, product acceptance by the mobile industry and operators can be put on a firmer footing, which is essential as we move into wider market deployment of MIMO technology.
The main benefits of MIMO technology are in bringing an improved user experience, from increased throughput, and higher network capacity for the operator.
The Renesas Mobile modem team created many of the 3GPP test cases at Nokia, working closely with Anritsu. Anritsu is the first test system manufacturer that has implemented and validated the data and signalling MIMO test cases.
“Our industry leading collaboration in certification has been a core focus of our approach to product development since our days as part of Nokia Wireless Modem,” said Heikki Tenhunen, Senior Vice President Renesas Mobile. “Our customers see the benefit through faster product approvals and the operators gain assurance on the quality and maturity of the resulting handsets.“
“Collaborating with leading modem teams has meant that we have been able to be the first to introduce cutting edge and complicated test cases,” added Mike Lee, R&D director, Anritsu. “Anritsu’s flexible and fully featured systems allow the industry to prove the compliance of new features such as MIMO and expedite its delivery by chipset manufacturers.”