Two software upgrades that enable testing of RF Transceiver (TRx) characteristics for 6CC CA have been rolled out by Anritsu using the company’s MT8821C. The upgrade enables mobile terminal, chipset manufacturers and communications operators to test key technologies that support faster LTE-Advanced/LTE-Advanced Pro network speeds: Carrier Aggregation (CA), which aggregates multiple component carriers (CCs).

Anritsu has announced new WLAN Security Function software for its MT8862A Wireless Connectivity Test Set, which supports evaluation of devices for the rapidly growing IoT market even when WLAN security is turned on. Applications including TVs, the connected car, industrial equipment and sensors are rapidly adopting the WLAN standard. To ensure reliable operation, parameters such as wireless reception range and sensitivity need to be tested u...

A partnership providing what is claimed to be the industry’s most capable PCI Express 4.0 (PCIe Gen4) test solution, integrates Anritsu’s Signal Quality Analyser (SQA) MP1900A BERT with the LabMaster 10Zi-A oscilloscope and QPHY-PCIe4-Tx-Rx software from Teledyne LeCroy. This comprehensive system provides high-speed IC, device, and network engineers with one complete solution to conduct automated transmitter and receiver compliance te...

The V2X 802.11p Evaluation Software MX727000A from Anritsu supports V2X message analysis for US, EU and Japan vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside (V2X) communications standards. V2X communications is a critical element in the future of the connected car, with the first IEEE802.11p-compliant V2X services already being deployed in Japan, and the US and Europe rapidly rolling out commercial services.

The latest Spectrum Analyser/Signal Analysers and Vector Network Analysers will be presented by Anritsu at European Microwave Week in Nuremberg (10-12 October). During the show, Anritsu will be displaying up-coming and new additions to the Spectrum Master and ShockLine product families, and demonstrating just some of the latest developments in test and measurement.

A collaboration to build a high-speed test lab to provide a bit error rate test (BERT) system with symbol rate up to 56Gbaud PAM4 and 56Gb/s NRZ per channel has been announced byAnritsu and Industrial Technology Research Institute. The BERT system will incorporate wideband optical spectrum analyser (OSA), high-precision pulse pattern generator (PPG) and high-sensitivity error detector (ED) modules for generating high quality PAM/NRZ test signal o...

Anritsu will have its latest Spectrum Analyser/Signal Analysers and Vector Network Analysers on show at European Microwave Week in Nuremberg. During the show, Anritsu will be displaying up-coming and new additions to the Spectrum Master and ShockLine product families, and demonstrating just some of the latest developments in test and measurement.

Anritsu will be hitting the road again this October to talk to engineers about how they can address the ever-increasing complexity and performance requirements of Spectrum Analysers. There will be 36 events in 15 countries across Europe, each taking the form of a one-day seminar which will be divided into several parts designed to cover the key aspects of Spectrum Analysers and the testing challenges they need to know in order to stay ahead of th...

Visitors to ECOC 2017 (18-20 September) in Gothenburg will be able to see demonstrations of Anritsu’s recently released MP1900A Signal Quality Analyser-R. The MP1900A series is a high-performance Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) that accurately measures communications equipment, next-generation high-speed electronic and optical devices, including those for M2M and IoT applications, and optical transceivers used in high-end servers.

  The rapid growth in mobile traffic and emerging new use cases are bringing a host of opportunities and challenges for all of those involved in the design, development, deployment, installation or maintenance of telecoms networks.

Anritsu has signed a strategic training partnership agreement with Ubi-Tech (3R) a specialist in delivering engineering & training services to the telecommunications industry. Under the terms of the new agreement, Ubi-Tech will offer Anritsu Approved, instructor led, industry standard, certification training to the telecommunication market in the UK and Ireland.

Two options for its Signal Analyser/Spectrum Analyser MS2850A have been introduced by Anritsu. They support high speed transfer of captured waveform data to an external computer for post processing and analysis.  Combined with the 1GHz capture and analysis bandwidth, the options expand the capability of the MS2850A to address the needs of emerging wireless networks, including 5G, where experimental and prototype waveforms are being analysed ...

The Enhanced Multi-Signalling Unit MD8475B-071 and LTE 4x4 MIMO Option MX847550B-041 have been developed to strengthen the functionality of Anritsu’s Signalling Tester MD8475B all-in-one base station simulator. Adding this option supports the configuration of a simulation environment for 1Gbps IP data communications combining 4×4 MIMO with high-order modulation (256QAM) and carrier aggregation.

The Signal Quality Analyser (SQA) MP1900A BERT is a versatile solution fro Anritsu that can measure next-generation PCI Express Gen 4 and Gen 5 buses, as well as the latest 400 GbE /200 GbE Ethernet networks. With comprehensive interface support, the MP1900A accurately measures next-generation high-speed electronic and optical devices, and optical transceivers used in high-end servers, communications equipment and optical transceivers/modules, in...

Groundbreaking support of IEEE 802.11 ac/n/a/g/b Over-the-Air (OTA) testing has been announced. It comprises an enhanced solution that integrates the Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A with the CTIA-compliant ETS-Lindgren EMQuest EMQ-100 Antenna Measurement Software.

A Conformance Test System, which enables simple and cost-effective RF and Protocol conformance tests of 3GPP-compliant LTE mobile terminals in one simple package has been unveiled by Anritsu. The company supplies the mobile terminals industry with the Anritsu ME7873LA (RF) and ME7834LA (Protocol) conformance testing solutions.

A high-performance Signal Analyser targeting development and commercial production of 5G mobile communications systems has been unveiled by Anritsu. The MS2850A is said to be the first mid-range signal analyser to offer 1GHz analysis bandwidth. It supports the evaluation of 5G multi-carrier signals.

To provide signal integrity and on-wafer engineers with an increased range of on-wafer and fixture calibration choices, even when a full set of calibration standards is not available, Anritsu has introduced the Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) option for its VectorStar vector network analysers (VNAs).

A 100G Multirate Module for its Network Master Pro MT1000A all-in-one tester has been released by Anritsu. It supports interface rates from 10Mbps to 100Gbps, and technologies including Ethernet, Optical Transport Networks (OTN), SDH/SONET, Fibre Channel, and CPRI/OBSAI.

The LTE-Advanced RF Conformance Test System ME7873LA from Anritsu has won the first GCF certification for the Cat-M1 RF Conformance Test as part of IoT communications technology. This certification gives Anritsu the world lead in GCF-certified test cases. Many network operators have announced introduction of Cat-M1 and NB-IoT technologies, for use by mobile networks supporting the approaching explosive growth of the “IoT Society”.