Test and Measurement News

New York begins operational tests for statewide system 

By: By Donny Jackson

Major operational testing of the first portion of the New York Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) has begun and will continue through the end of the month, with the results promising to be closely monitored by state officials and network vendor Tyco Electronics’ M/A-COM...

M/A-COM says New York state system ready for testing 

By: Donny Jackson

Public-safety communications vendor Tyco Electronics M/A-COM has certified that the New York Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) is ready for operational testing in the initial project area, meaning testing that will decide the fate of the $2 billion contract will be conducted this month, according to the state....

New York downplays reported test problems with M/A-COM system 

By: By Donny Jackson

Problems arising during the initial testing of the New York Statewide Wireless Network were anticipated and should be fixed by M/A-COM in April, when state officials will decide whether to proceed with the $2 billion project, a state spokesman said...

Magnolia Broadband prepares for large UK test 

By: By Donny Jackson

Magnolia Broadband’s DiversityPlus solution will be tested late this month or early in November by five of Europe’s largest carriers to determine if the technology can deliver promised gains in data rates, battery life and coverage on UMTS networks, Magnolia Broadband CEO Osmo Hautanen said...

APCO: Genesis pursues larger UK opportunity 

By: By Donny Jackson

BALTIMORE--The Genesis Group will make its network-management software tools available to all agencies operating on the Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom, the company announced today...

IWCE: Anritsu intros low-cost bench analyzers 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

LAS VEGAS--Anritsu launched a line of spectrum analyzers yesterday at IWCE 2007 in Las Vegas that the company is billing as an economic alternative for bench testing microwave components, subsystems and systems...

Nokia announces contract with Army lab 

By: By Donny Jackson

Wireless manufacturer Nokia yesterday announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a contract to build a WCDMA 3G/HSDPA network that will be used to evaluate potential defense applications using the wireless technologies...

Intrado next-gen 911 testing program gains participants  

By: By Donny Jackson

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado this week announced that several technology companies are participating in Intrado’s Intelligent Emergency Network (IEN) Connect program, which lets providers test their products to ensure that they interoperate within the next-generation 911 environment....

Intrado conducts VoIP 911 location trial in New York  

By: By Donny Jackson

Leading 911 systems vendor Intrado this week announced the successful completion of a trial in New York City to automatically locate 911 callers using a mobile voice-over-IP (VoIP) device and deliver the information to a public-safety answer point (PSAP)....

XG Technology announces evaluation kit 

By: By Donny Jackson

Florida-based communications vendor xG Technology yesterday announced a simulation kit that will enable interested companies to evaluate the performance of xG’s Flash Signaling technology, which is the foundation of its xMAX communications system...

Aeroflex, Etherstack to develop P25 testing tools 

By: By Donny Jackson

LAS VEGAS--Test-equipment vendor Aeroflex and software firm Etherstack will jointly develop and market products to support Project 25 protocol conformance testing, the two companies announced last week at IWCE...

Intrado completes successful automatic-location test for VoIP 911 

By: By Donny Jackson

Leading 911 systems provider Intrado recently completed a test in Seattle demonstrating the ability to integrate three different technologies to automatically determine the location of even nomadic voice-over-IP callers seeking emergency services...

Anritsu microwave measurement unit names V.P. 

Anritsu this week announced the appointment of Donn Mulder to the position of vice president and general manager of the company’s Microwave Measurement Division...

SDR Forum taps vendor for reference waveform 

The Software Defined Radio Forum has selected Chelmsford, Mass.-based Mercury Computer Systems to develop a reference waveform for the military’s Software Communications Architecture...

xMAX passes FCC compliance test 

By: By Donny Jackson

An FCC-compliant laboratory has determined that xG Technology’s long-range xMAX system demonstrated in November meets the FCC’s Part 15 requirements, the Florida-based start-up announced yesterday...

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