Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) and Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) have expanded their partnership for joint wireless lab test solutions, addressing the requirements of new 3GPP and O-RAN specifications.
“Since we introduced joint O-RU conformance testing, R&S and VIAVI have been delivering on our vision of best-of-breed approach with a unified customer experience,” said Ian Langley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Business Unit, VIAVI. “We are pleased to expand our partnership into new areas of demand, as O-RAN equipment enters commercial deployment and evolution, and the industry incorporates Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) to augment coverage in mobile communications.”
With the entrance of Open RAN into the mainstream, testing needs have grown for subsystem and end-to-end conformance, performance and interoperability. Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI have developed a fully automated testbed to verify O-RU energy efficiency, including the R&S RTO6 oscilloscope, R&S NGP800 power supply and the VIAVI TM500 O-RU Tester.
These newer use cases prioritize simplicity, speed and cost effectiveness in testing. The R&S PVT360A combines with the VIAVI TM500 O-RU Tester and VIAVI O-RU Test Manager Application designed to provide a scalable solution.
Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI have developed an NTN digital twin testbed, as well, covering low Earth orbit, medium Earth orbit, and geosynchronous orbit.
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