Rohde & Schwarz Enhances PCTEST Lab's 4G/LTE Device Testing Capabilities
PCTEST Lab acquired the latest industry conformance and carrier acceptance test equipment for key 4G/LTE technologies such as LTE, LBS, VoLTE, IMS, RCS and eMBMS.
COLUMBIA, Md., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc. (PCTEST LAB), an accredited testing laboratory for wireless testing and certification, has upgraded its R&S TS8980FTA-2 and R&S CMW500 systems to accommodate the new 4G/LTE test plans for industry conformance and carrier acceptance testing.
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As IMS becomes more prevalent within mobile operator core networks, new customer and value-added features, such as VoLTE, Rich Communication Services (RCS), and video telephony are becoming more important and now coming to market. For mobile operators and device manufacturers, these enabling technologies represent new ways in which they can not only differentiate their products, but more importantly, create new revenue streams.
"Today's mobile communications market is moving extremely fast. Many of the barriers that impeded the growth of mobile communications such as bandwidth, processing power and battery life are quickly becoming a thing of the past," says Randy Ortanez, President of PCTEST Lab. "Today we are seeing a new wave of mobile phones and devices driven by the latest technology advancements that require sophisticated test plans and systems to adequately ensure their quality. Rohde and Schwarz is helping us meet that challenge with their breadth of solution offering and support."
About PCTEST Engineering Laboratory (Columbia, Maryland USA)
PCTEST Lab is a leading independent test laboratory offering one-stop conformance, performance, and regulatory testing of wireless devices in accordance with industry and 3GPP/3GPP2 technical requirements, including RF, Protocol, RRM, Release 10 Carrier Aggregation and carrier-specific test plans. PCTEST Lab is an approved VoLTE Lab, LTE/CDMA Safe-For-Network (SFN) Lab, an Open Development Lab, an OTA Antenna Performance Lab, as well as an A-GPS (LTE, ULTS & AGPS) test facility for major U.S. carriers including GCF and PTCRB certifications. For more information regarding PCTEST Lab's test services, visit www.pctestlab.com or email [email protected].
Rohde & Schwarz
The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group is a leading supplier of solutions in the fields of test and measurement, broadcasting, secure communications, and radiomonitoring and radiolocation. Founded 80 years ago, this independent global company has an extensive sales network and is present in more than 70 countries. It has around 9300 employees and achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.9 billion (USD 2.5 billion) in fiscal year 2012/2013 (July 2012 through June 2013). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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