BROWSING: Test & Measurement

As more "things" from watches to sensors to vehicles are given connectivity, there are two fundamental goals: make sure the technology works as expected, and make sure it is secure. In different devices, the testing to ensure those two aspects can look very different. RCR...

Challenges and considerations of IoT testing Internet of things (IoT) vulnerabilities and their potentially catastrophic results make it imperative that IoT devices go through rigorous testing before seeing the light of day. But testing the security, performance, connectivity, and a number of things for millions of...

5G network testing There are several major players in the push to make 5G a reality: standards bodies, telecom operators and other organizations and enterprises are all testing aspects of the next-generation network in preparation for its 2020 standardization. Here are several examples of the network testing...

A number of companies including Bosch Rexroth, Cisco, Intel, KUKA, National Instruments, Schneider Electric and TTTech have announced last month, plans to develop what it claims to be the world’s first Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) testbed. The firms said that the testbed will be carried...

Similar to 3G and 4G cases, ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union – Radio communication Study Groups) will request standard organizations to standardize a new interface based on their recommendations for performance and capabilities. After evaluation of each submission, the standards that succeed will be authorized...

Carrier tested millimeter waves in the 28 GHz band Korean telecom operator SK Telecom and compatriot vendor Samsung Electronics claimed to have successfully tested a "5G" system using 28 GHz spectrum in an outdoor environment. The two firms said the millimeter wave technology applied to...

The Wi-Fi Alliance this week held a workshop to discuss the coexistence of Wi-Fi and LTE-Unlicensed technologies. LTE-U, or LTE in unlicensed spectrum, has already been tested by the chipmakers who want to build LTE-U chips, and they claim LTE can share the 5...

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot. --NI has joined the CROWD consortium, otherwise known as the European Union Framework...