Rohde & Schwarz Supports LoRa Product Testing for Development and Production

As part of the LoRa Alliance's mission to promote the standardization of low power wide area networks for the Internet of Things, Rohde & Schwarz is demonstrating LoRa partners and ecosystem providers matching solutions for R&D and production testing at CTIA Super Mobility in Las Vegas.

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Sep 08, 2016, 08:30 ET

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Rohde & Schwarz, a member of the LoRa Alliance, has announced its support for the testing of LoRa devices and components. LoRaWAN™ is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated things in regional, national or global networks. LoRa devices are well suited for low-energy, robust communications and use spread spectrum modulation (similar to M-ary FSK) to make them less sensitive to interference. By adjusting the spreading factor, LoRa designs can be optimized for higher data rates or greater sensitivity, depending on the application.

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Rohde & Schwarz has a suite of products that are ideal for LoRa RF transmitter and receiver testing. The R&SFSW signal and spectrum analyzer offers excellent phase noise performance, while the R&SSMW200A vector signal generator creates complex, high quality digitally modulated signals, required for early-stage LoRa device development.

For manufacturing environments, where speed, performance, and cost are important, LoRa devices can be tested using a series of products from Rohde & Schwarz. The R&S NRP family of power sensors offer a low-cost solution to measure output power, with unmatched speed and accuracy as a stand-alone sensor or as part of a production test system. The R&S FPS series of spectrum analyzers are exceptionally fast and compact and can be used for frequency and power measurements. The spectrum analyzers are only 2U high, reducing required rack space by 50% compared to more costly competing solutions.

And the R&S SGT vector signal generator is a low-cost, high performance unit that can be used for receiver sensitivity testing in production environments. The R&S SGT series sets the performance standard for economical, high-speed vector signal generation.

Rohde & Schwarz will be demonstrating its test and measurement solutions for 5G, IoT and LoRa at CTIA Super Mobility on September 7, 8 and 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at booth 5128.

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About the LoRa Alliance

The LoRa Alliance is an open, non-profit association of members that believes the internet of things era is now. It was initiated by industry leaders with a mission to standardize Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) being deployed around the world to enable Internet of Things (IoT), machine-to-machine (M2M), and smart city, and industrial applications. The Alliance members will collaborate to drive the global success of the LoRa protocol (LoRaWAN), by sharing knowledge and experience to guarantee interoperability between operators in one open global standard.

Rohde & Schwarz

The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group offers innovative solutions in the following business fields: test and measurement, broadcast and media, secure communications, cybersecurity, radiomonitoring and radiolocation. Founded more than 80 years ago, this independent company has an extensive sales and service network and is present in more than 70 countries. The electronics group is among the world market leaders in its established business fields. On June 30, 2014, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 9800 employees. It achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.75 billion in the 2013/2014 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It also has regional headquarters in Singapore and Columbia, Maryland, USA, to manage its operations in these regions.

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