5G, 4G and 3G Testing with Anritsu

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2019/08/21 “ Internet of Things(IoT)” is updated. UPDATED

2019/06/21 “Anritsu 5G Solutions” is updated. NEW

2019/06/07 “Expanding Fields of 5G-based IoT” is added.

2019/02/27 RF Test Solution is added on “5G Mobile Network Installation and Maintenance (I&M)” page

2018/11/16 “Key Technical Aspects of 5G-NR” request your poster here!

Anritsu continues,

Timely, optimum, high-quality measurement solutions
Extensive lineup and experience from Wireless to Wired leading to 3G, 4G to 5G
Measurement solution corresponding to the utilization of 5G technology such as IoT, Automotive

We will contribute to customer's 5G product development and future innovation of network.

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Contents

1) 5G Innovation
2) 5G Test Platform
Strengthening 5G Signalling and RF Measurements
Key 5G Test Factors: What is Signalling?
Achievements with 5G Chipset Vendors
3) 5G Measurement Solutions
Anritsu Portfolio for 5G and 5G-based IoT Markets
4) 5G Testing Anritsu (Video)
5) Anritsu 5G Contents
News Release Update
Link to Documents etc
Download Documents
6) Column
Anritsu Core message for 5G market
7) About Anritsu

5G Innovation

The appearance of fifth-generation (5G) mobile systems using different technologies than previous 3G and 4G (LTE) systems, such as inclusion of both wireless and wired technologies, is driving large network (social infrastructure) innovations.
This 5G innovation is accelerating developments in various industrial fields (utilization 5G), especially in the automotive industry supporting self-driving vehicles and the "connected car". In the 5G-based Internet of Things (IoT), as shown in the above figure, in addition to automotive applications, medical, security, construction (remote control), entertainment, agriculture, etc., applications are also being examined and commercial tests have started already.
Use of 5G is also being examined in other fields, such as health care, tourism, distribution, retail services, forestry/farming/fisheries, insurance, and household electrical goods. For more details about 5G-based IoT, refer to the column titled 'Expanding Fields of 5G-based IoT'.
In addition, the appearance of various new services using 5G is increasing data traffic volumes, which is in turn spreading to wireless access networks, as well as base station and transmission equipment, and data centers.
With a wealth of experience in wireless to wired technologies, Anritsu is ideally positioned to assist with tailored measurement solutions for every field, including 5G, IoT, automotive, data center, and more.

5G Cellular

5G I&M (Mobile Network)

5G-Based IoT (5G/IoT)

IoT UPDATED

Automotive

Data Center

5G Test Platform

Strengthening 5G Signalling and RF Measurements

As part of the development of mobile communications systems through 3G and onwards to 4G, Anritsu has worked on evaluating customers' products in cooperation with vendors of chipsets and communications modules as well as terminal makers, helping accumulate know-how about various technologies, including signalling, protocol and RF measurement, and forming the basis of the company's product strengths.
Today, the culmination of these strengths in 5G chipset evaluation is Anritsu's Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A measurement solution(supported both sub-6GHz and millimeter-wave), which has been adopted by world-leading customers including 5G chipset vendors for chipset signalling/protocol evaluations as well as for evaluating RF performance in OTA(Over The Air) environment with chamber.

Customers using the MT8000A to develop commercial 5G products can now get ahead of the competition and shorten TTM.

Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A

5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR

New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR

Shield Box MA8161A

RF Chamber MA8171A

CATR Anechoic Chamber MA8172A

Click the links below to see Anritsu's advantages in successful 5G signalling/protocol and RF performance tests.

Anritsu 5G Advantages

Key 5G Test Factors: What is Signalling?

With previous 3G and even 4G (LTE) mobile systems, calling on a smartphone requires input of the phone number to be called, dialing that number, and answering by the called party, and the connection is cut when either phone is hung up. The handling of this sequence between the calling smartphone, the intervening base stations, and the called smartphone uses a communication procedure called signalling.
As an example, information such as communications bandwidth, encoding method, etc is obtained by signalling between the actual smartphone (mobile phone) and base stations.

This signalling (protocol) is specified by respective standards for previous 3G and 4G (LTE) systems.

And the 5G signalling specification is also standardized by 3GPP. In addition to having faster speeds, larger capacity, multiple connections, and lower latency, 5G requires much more complex signalling to support coexistence with 4G and previous systems. As a result, for the complex signalling vendors developing 5G chipsets, wireless communications modules, and terminals such as smartphones must need to further evaluate messages (whether notified normally) sent and received in data communication etc. during signalling, as well as RF signal (tests, measurements) during signalling.

Based on its experience in face-to-face consultations to help customers' engineering teams overcome difficulties in deploying 3G and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE), Anritsu has accumulated key strengths in various technologies and know-how, including signalling, protocol and RF measurement.
Anritsu uses these strengths built over many years to offer customers optimized 5G measurement solutions supporting the fastest time to market (TTM).

Anritsu 5G Advantages

Achievements with 5G Chipset Vendors

Anritsu's Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A measurement solution has supported world-leading 5G chipset vendors; see below for more details.

Date	News Release
2018/6/27	Anritsu Announces MT8000A Test Platform to Support MediaTek Inc. on 5G Chipset Development and Verification
2018/2/13	Anritsu Announces New Test Platform to Support Qualcomm Technologies' 5G Chipset Development

5G Measurement Solutions

Anritsu Portfolio for 5G and 5G-based IoT Markets

From wired to wireless, R&D to design, manufacturing to I&M—Anritsu has the solution for every 5G application, including chipsets, communications modules, smartphones, tablets, the “connected car”, home appliances, security cameras, remote equipment operation, sensors (vibration, temperature, etc.), telemedicine, AR/VR base stations, broadcast stations, mobile backhaul/fronthaul, and more, right here.

Click for detail of Anritsu 5G Solutions
Download Anritsu 5G Solutions Catalog

5G Testing Anritsu (Video)

5G, 4G and 3G Testing with Anritsu

Anritsu offers 5G measurement solutions supporting 5G innovation based on the company's deep technical knowledge and experience in wireless and wired markets. Anritsu measurement solutions will support your 5G developments and help bring your finished products to market sooner.

Anritsu 5G Contents

News Release

Anritsu has various 5G measurement solutions and products.

Date	Model Name	News Release
2019/5/28	ME7873NR	Anritsu Achieves GCF Test Platform Approval Criteria with 5G RF Conformance Test New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR Leads World in GCF 5G Compliance Tests
2019/5/21	MS2090A	Leading Korean Mobile Operator Selects Field Master Pro™ MS2090A to Help Verify Performance of World’s First 5G Network KT Corporation, South Korea’s Largest Telecommunications Company, Relies on Anritsu’s New RF Handheld Spectrum Analyzer During Rollout of Network Operating in 5G sub-6 GHz Band
2019/4/17	MT8000A	Anritsu Announces MT8000A and CATR Chamber to Conduct mmWave Beam Characterization for 5G Device with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X50 5G Modem Radio Communication Test Station and Anechoic Chamber Used to Verify Modem Development Acceleration Resource Automation Software Tool
2019/4/11	MS9740B	Anritsu Optical Spectrum Analyzer MS9740B Halves Evaluation Times Ramp Up Production Line Efficiency for Optical Active Devices for 5G Mobile and Cloud Services
2019/3/20	MP2110A	Anritsu Releases 4ch Oscilloscope Extends Product Line for Faster Development and Manufacturing of 100G/400G Optical Modules Used in 5G back hole network
2019/3/19	MT8000A	Anritsu’s MT8000A 5G Tester Contributes to Verify Askey’s 5G NR CPE MT8000A enables protocol testing and RF measurement of leading-edge technologies more flexible and faster for 5G NR
2019/3/15	ME7873NR	World-First PTCRB Certification for Spurious Test at 5G RF Conformance Test Faster 5G Device Rollout with Anritsu’s New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR
2019/3/14	ME7834NR	Anritsu 5G NR RF/Protocol Test System is Selected by Samsung Electronics Quality Assurance Lab Start of 5G NR Mobile Terminal Certification Business using 5G NR RF/Protocol Conformance Test System ME7873NR/ME7834NR
2019/3/13	MT8000A	KDDI Adopts Anritsu 5G NR Protocol Test Solution
2019/3/5	MS2090A	First Field Instrument Providing 3D Indoor and Outdoor Coverage Mapping for 5G NR Introduced by Anritsu Field Master Pro™ MS2090A Handheld Spectrum Analyzer Integrated with MA8100A TRX NEON® Signal Mapper to Debut at IWCE 2019

See below for other news.
Anritsu Corporate News

Link to Documents etc

Anritsu has various 5G-related documents, Web pages, etc.

Model Name	Type	Link and explanation
MS2850A	Document	Signal Analyzer with 1 GHz Analysis Bandwidth (5G Measurement Software)
MT1000A	Web Page	Faster Low-Latency 5G Mobile Networks Introduction to required technologies and measurements for implementing fast speeds and lower latency required by evolving mobile networks

Download Documents

Anritsu has various 5G-related documents. To download it is needed to enter user information.

Type	Download Document
Poster	Key Technical Aspects of 5G-NR

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Anritsu Core message for 5G market

Anritsu has provided optimal measurement solutions for communication so far with the development of its technology. Today, users are demanding more advanced, reliable and diverse services, and 5G technology is trying to realize that requirement as "People, ecosystem that things connect with network".
Via 3G, the communications develop into LTE-Advanced Pro as an extended 4G, and 5G added on 4G are not only advanced voice and data communication, but also expanding its scope to IoT (Internet of Things) where things are connected to the network, Automotive represented by automatic driving, and cloud services that are backbone of these various applications.
Anritsu has cultivated technology and experience in mobile radio measurement with RF and protocol test, high-speed interface measurement, optical / IP data communication measurement, high-frequency measurement with customers so far.

Anritsu continues,

Timely, optimum, high-quality measurement solutions
•
Extensive lineup and experience from Wireless to Wired leading to 3G/4G to 5G
•
Measurement solution corresponding to the utilization of 5G technology such as IoT, Automotive

We will contribute to customer's 5G product development and future innovation of network.

About Anritsu

Anritsu supports the continually evolving field of data communications by developing measurement solutions for a wide variety of systems, services, and applications. Anritsu solutions are securing safety and stability in many fields across society, including QA measurement systems, food and pharmaceutical contaminant and checkweigher inspection systems, remote monitoring and control systems, bandwidth control equipment, and more.