Rohde & Schwarz leading the way with chipset, wireless devices and mobile radio network testing at MWC 2015
Rohde & Schwarz will present innovative solutions for all wireless communications industry players at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The T&M specialist is already pioneering the rollout of LTE-Advanced and the evolution toward 5G.
Munich, January 30, 2015 – This is the second time that the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies will have two booths in Barcelona. The main booth (hall 6, C40) will showcase applications for the development and production of wireless devices and infrastructure components for LTE, LTE Advanced and other standards. Rohde & Schwarz and its subsidiaries SwissQual, ipoque and Rohde & Schwarz SIT will demonstrate their expertise in mobile radio network testing at the second booth (hall 6, B50).
T&M equipment blazes trail for commercial LTE-Advanced implementation
At its main booth, Rohde & Schwarz will focus on its numerous innovations in T&M instruments and systems, which promote commercial LTE Advanced availability. The tried and tested R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester will be on display with new features including RF, protocol and end to end tests for LTE-Advanced 3CC/4CC downlink carrier aggregation (CA) with 2×2, 4×2 and even 8×2 MIMO. The instrument offers the performance needed for end to end user equipment (UE) testing up to category 11 in line with 3GPP and can supply the required 600 Mbps data rate at IP level. The R&S CMW500 is the only test platform that already supports RF and protocol tests for carrier aggregation in line with 3GPP Release 12 for TDD/FDD joint operation. Thanks to the TDD/FDD joint operation feature, network operators will soon be able to combine multiple component carriers with different duplex modes to efficiently exploit existing frequency bands.
LTE-Advanced 3CC downlink carrier aggregation is also an important topic when it comes to RF conformance testing of chipsets and mobile user equipment. The R&S TS8980 test system simulates an LTE Advanced network with 3CC CA in the downlink and executes initial test cases for transmitters and receivers.
5G, the next mobile radio generation, is expected to debut in 2020. Before then, a great deal of research and standardization work needs to be done. Rohde & Schwarz currently supports R&D efforts to identify potential technologies for implementing 5G mobile radio networks. At MWC, the company will demonstrate a test setup for broadband 5G applications in the millimeter wave range. The setup can test bandwidths up to 2 GHz, which is 100 larger than in current LTE networks.
Complete, single source portfolio for mobile radio network testing
“The Edge of Mobile Network Testing” – that is the motto of booth B50 in hall 6, where subsidiaries SwissQual and ipoque will join Rohde & Schwarz to showcase a complete portfolio of test and monitoring solutions for mobile radio networks. This is unparalleled in the market. Network operators, infrastructure providers and regulatory authorities can use these products to verify and optimize the quality of their networks and services and ensure the satisfaction of their subscribers. Rohde & Schwarz will present innovations to its mobile network testing systems at Mobile World Congress. The portfolio is now complemented by the R&S TSMA standalone mobile network scanner, which can be controlled from a smartphone or tablet to deliver measurement data for network optimization. SwissQual will present QualiPoc Remote Control, the newest member of its QualiPoc product family for network monitoring and optimization. Ipoque will show various products including the new compact version of its Net Reporter IP traffic analysis system with integrated probe. Rohde & Schwarz SIT will also be represented at the booth and showcase its comprehensive portfolio of “Made in Germany” IT security solutions. These products provide protection from eavesdropping and manipulation for data transmissions in mobile radio access and core networks.
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The Rohde & Schwarz Press Days starting at 10 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, March 2 to 3, 2015, will give journalists an overview of the company’s innovations.
Press contacts:
Europe (headquarters): Katrin Wehle, Phone: +49 89 4129 11378, E-mail: press@rohde-schwarz.com North America: Pam Sanders, Phone: +1 410 910 7908, E-mail: pam.sanders@rsa.rohde-schwarz.com Asia Pacific: Wen Shi Tong, Phone: +65 6 307-0029, E-mail: WenShi.Tong@rohde-schwarz.com
Contacts for readers:
Customer Support Europe, Africa, Middle East: +49 89 4129 12345 customersupport@rohde-schwarz.com Customer Support North America: +1 888 TEST RSA (+1 888 837 87 72) customer.support@rsa.rohde-schwarz.com
Customer Support Latin America: +1 410 910 79 88 customersupport.la@rohde-schwarz.com
Customer Support Asia Pacific: +65 65 13 04 88 customersupport.asia@rohde-schwarz.com
Customer Support China: +86 800 810 8228 or +86 400 650 5896 customersupport.china@rohde-schwarz.com
About Rohde & Schwarz
The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group is a leading supplier of solutions in the following business fields: test and measurement, broadcast and media, secure communications, radiomonitoring and radiolocation. Founded more than 80 years ago, this independent company has an extensive sales and service network and is present in more than 70 countries. On June 30, 2014, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 9800 employees. It achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.75 billion in the 2013/2014 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It also has regional headquarters in Singapore and Columbia, Maryland, USA, to manage its operations in these regions.
