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TEST & MEASUREMENT Eight-Channel RF Measurement Solution Addresses LTE And Beamforming NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES Agilent Technologies, Inc. has introduced enhancements to its N7109A multi-channel signal analyzer for emerging multichannel LTE, LTE-Advanced and MIMO RF measurement requirements, including LTE antenna beamforming and LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation. Building on the N7109A’s strengths for WiMAX and LTE MIMO measurements, these enhancements enable designers to stay one step ahead of rapidly evolving LTE and LTE-Advanced communication standards. “Our customers are driving the continuously evolving wireless communications technologies and standards,” said Mark Pierpoint, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Software and Modular Solutions Division. “The enhanced N7109A platform with up to eight measurement channels helps them achieve this, combining its multichannel capabilities with the 89600 VSA software’s new beamforming and carrier aggregation to deliver first-to-market capabilities, allowing LTE designers to fully analyze their nextgeneration antenna, base station and user equipment.” The new Agilent N7109A eight-channel configuration is orderable now, complementing the existing two- and four-channel configurations. A new option is available to upgrade existing CDMA and LTE mobile device testing including multimode testing. These new competences include data throughput, data retry, Simultaneous Voice and LTE (SVLTE), InterRAT (iRAT) testing, enhanced Location Based Service (LBS) testing, Simultaneous Voice and Data (SVD) and more. “Spirent systems have been a big part of our growth and leadership in providing device testing services over the years,” said PCTEST president Randy Ortanez. “These new expanded LTE testing capabilities offer our customers even more complete testing, all under one roof.” “We’re proud to know that PCTEST continues to seek out and deploy Spirent solutions for their most critical testing applications,” said Spirent vice-president Hesham ElHamahmy. “The collaboration between our companies over the years has been a big part of our mutual success.” Send press releases to Heather Krier at heatherk@infowebcom.com Photo courtesy of AgieCharmilles PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc. has expanded its automated mobile device testing capabilities with the addition of several Spirent hardware and software solutions. With these new capabilities, PCTEST can now perform an even wider range of PCTEST Enhances LTE Testing Capabilities with Additional Spirent Equipment March 28-29, 2012 Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts sme.org/microandnano Media Sponsor: Media Media Partner: WWW.ANTENNASONLINE.COM 7286 MicroNano Quarter Pg Ad.indd 1 SPRING 2012 ANTENNA SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY2/16/12 10:57 AM 23 http://www.sme.org/microandnano http://www.sme.org/microandnano http://www.sme.org/microandnano http://www.sme.org/microandnano http://www.AntennasOnline.com http://WWW.ANTENNASONLINE.COM

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Antenna Systems & Technology - Spring 2012
Editor’s Choice
Next-Gen Networks Call for the Re-Architecture of Antenna Systems
Wireless Infrastructure Cable and Antenna Testing Using the Next-Generation in Handheld Measurement Tools
Antenna Upgrade Challenges in Concealed Cell Towers
Antennas
Components
Wireless Communication
Test & Measurement
Industry News
Marketplace
Efficient Design and Analysis of an Ultra Wideband Planar Antenna with Band Rejection in WLAN Frequencies

Antenna Systems & Technology - Spring 2012