OTA Test Solutions Eye Next-Gen Wireless Tech

Dec. 4, 2024

Rohde & Schwarz and ETS-Lindgren offer over-the-air testing solutions for next-generation wireless devices.

Rohde & Schwarz and ETS-Lindgren address over-the-air (OTA) testing solutions for next-generation wireless technologies, integrating the CMX500 one box signaling tester and R&S SMBV100B vector signal generator with EMQuest software to support the latest standards. These include 5G FR1, 5G FR2, Wi-Fi 7 and A-GNSS.

The R&S CMX500 offers a range of device-testing capabilities, supporting technologies such as 4G LTE, 5G NR FR1 and FR2, the latest 5G RedCap, and Wi-Fi up to the latest standard. The R&S SMBV100B vector signal generator incorporates a GNSS constellation simulator with ultra-high output power and calibrated wideband signal generation. In combination with the CMX500, it can run realistic and repeatable A-GNSS tests under controlled conditions.

The combination of the Rohde & Schwarz instruments with ETS-Lindgren’s anechoic chambers and EMQuest software provides a powerful solution that can keep pace with the latest advances in wireless technology. It's CTIA certified for 4G and 5G FR1 and supports both SISO and MIMO.

With carrier aggregation across hundreds of channels and bands, these integrated solutions serve 4G and 5G carrier combinations, as well as Wi-Fi up to version 7, Bluetooth, Narrowband NTN, and RedCap.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.