Keysight’s Contributions to 3GPP on MIMO Over-The-Air Testing Accelerate Advanced 5G Device Performance Validation
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SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company has contributed to a technical report published by 3GPP on MIMO* over-the-air (OTA) testing that will help the wireless industry accelerate advanced 5G device performance validation. This technical report defines radiated metrics and test methodology for verifying multi-antenna reception performance of a user equipment (UE) such as a smartphone or other handheld device operating in frequency range 1 (FR1) or FR2. “Keysight is helping a connected ecosystem bring to market high-performing wireless devices for advanced 5G applications with a clear understanding of test and measurement complexities shaped by 5G new radio and supporting technologies such as MIMO,” said Roger Nichols, 5G program manager and director of wireless standards at Keysight. “Keysight’s long-standing engagement in the main wireless standards development organizations (SDOs) and consortia, combined with a cohesive portfolio of OTA test solutions, supports the advancement of 5G development and commercialization around the world.” This 3GPP milestone supports chipset and device makers in the process of verifying the performance 5G devices equipped with up to four antenna transmitters (4x4 MIMO). Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics end markets.
