Rohde & Schwarz has validated 24 conformance test cases described in work item 235 for the IMS-based Rich Communication Suite 5.3, thus demonstrating leadership in 4G and IMS conformance testing.

Anritsu Corporation has introduced multiple software packages for its MT8821C Radio Communications Analyzer that support emerging LTE Cat-M1 and NB-IoT designs.

Rohde & Schwarz is collaborating with wireless module vendor Gemalto to overcome the problem of extensive real network drive tests in different countries.

Europasat, the Inmarsat S-Band/Hellas Sat 3 telecommunication satellite, has been shipped to the Kourou launch pad in French Guyana to be launched by Ariane 5 rocket in June.

A network sharing deal between China Unicom and China Telecom drove LTE capex down 16 percent year-over-year.

Cobham Wireless VP and GM Ian Langley predicts that 2017 will see regression of GSM, LTE for public safety and the evolution of in-building coverage.

Vodafone Romania, using equipment from Huawei, demonstrated 1.35 Gbps over the air using 4x4 MIMO, a mix of FDD and TDD, five carrier aggregation (CA) and 256-QAM.