EB and Satimo Unite Their Expertise in MIMO OTA Testing

OULU, Finland and PARIS, May 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- EB (Elektrobit), a leading developer of cutting edge embedded technology solutions for wireless and automotive industries and SATIMO, an industry leader in electromagnetic field measurements in the microwave frequency range, announced their partnership on MIMO Over-the-Air (OTA) testing. The partnership combines the expertise of SATIMO and EB to offer a test solution that integrates the best performing technologies: multi-probe spherical measurement geometry, instantaneous calibration of the test system and high performance radio channel emulator.

"As the end-user performance requirements of new MIMO mobile devices constantly increase, it introduces new testing challenges for wireless device manufactures. We are glad to be able to provide a reliable and easy-to-use solution to the market together with our partner SATIMO" says Antti Sivula, senior vice president of EB's Wireless Communications Tools Business.

EB launched industry's first commercially available MIMO OTA emulator in February 2010. The EB Propsim F8 MIMO OTA emulator can produce signals in any geometry based channel model for a flexible number of probes. The emulator is integrated in SATIMO's testing solution, together with a circular multi-probe arch, an instantaneous calibration unit, an amplification unit and a radio communication tester. This partnership provides a fully-operational MIMO OTA testing solution for the Telecom industry.

"The demand for such a solution has been growing strongly in the last few months. We are proud to offer thanks to this partnership a solution that perfectly fits the needs of wireless device manufacturers in terms of speed, performance and flexibility" tells Gianni Barone, sales director of SATIMO. For more information on the EB Propsim F8 MIMO OTA emulator and other Propsim products, please visit: http://www.elektrobit.com/ebpropsim. For more information on SATIMO's MIMO test solution, please visit http://www.satimo.com/content/mimo-testing-solutions.

    Further information:

    EB media contact:
    Janne Kolu
    Director, Product Management, Wireless Communications Tools
    EB (Elektrobit)
    Tel: +358 40 344 2190
    Email: [email protected]

    SATIMO media contact:
    Pauline Berniere
    Marketing and Communication Manager
    The Microwave Vision Group (SATIMO- ORBIT/FR - AEMI)
    Tel: +33-2-98-05-13-34
    Email: [email protected]

SOURCE EB (Elektrobit)