5G brought passive intermodulation problems into the spotlight. Now it’s up to engineers and technicians to identify and mitigate signal degradation to minimize dropped calls and other issues. A loose connection; a metal roof; power lines. Even a rusty bolt. It’s estimated that mobile operators will spend $1.1 trillion on capital expenditure between 2020 and…

Engineers have several mmWave over-the-air test methods available for evaluating phased-array antennas used in antenna-in-package designs. Each has pros and cons.

With private networks connecting to many IoT devices, testing the device’s user interface requires updating test processes. Many IoT use cases rely on private 5G networks because they offer greater network control, better security, more reliable performance, and dedicated coverage and capacity as opposed to using a public network. With these advantages, private networks play…

The demonstration uses hardware-in-the-loop and compares a wireless receiver’s signal processing to traditional methods.

The addition of a “wraparound” distributed unit test product for distributed units augments previous test suites for radio units and centralized units. Open radio-access networks (Open RAN) disaggregate a base station’s baseband unit (BBU) — the unit between the antenna and network core — into three parts: Radio unit, RU or O-RU; Distributed unit, DU…

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced its new E7515R solution based on its 5G Network Emulation Solutions platform, a streamlined network emulator specifically designed for protocol, radio frequency (RF), and functional testing of all cellular internet of things (CIoT) technologies, including RedCap. The E7515R expands Keysight’s 5G Network Emulation Solutions portfolio, the industry’s most robust, which is used in mobile device…

GL Communications Inc. addressed the press regarding their solutions for emulating various telecom protocols (VoIP, TDM, Analog, Wireless) within a single framework – Message Automation and Protocol Simulation. The application includes various test cases to confirm the functionality of telecom infrastructure. GL’s comprehensive Signaling and Traffic Emulation test equipment suite, commonly referred to as Message…

The P2124 from Picotest lets you inject modulation signals onto your board’s power rails for noise immunity testing.

An automotive test lab in Silicon Valley lets RF engineers test the wireless connectivity of automotive components. In a video interview, Cetecom’s Amber Neves shows the test setup. The connected car. We hear about it constantly. Not only are cars connecting to phones and other consumer devices, they’re also connecting directly to cellular networks. That’s…

In a video interview, Wi-Fi test veteran Fanny Mlinarsky updates us on Wi-Fi 7’s new features and how they work.