Aeroflex has launched the first one-box test system for cell phone signal fading simulation, meant to speed up real-world testing of mobile handsets for LTE networks ahead of network deployment.
Integrated within the 7100 Series digital radio test set, the new simulator offers RF engineers an inexpensive and reliable baseband tool for signal fading profiling, a requirement for Long Term Evolution certification.
“Until now, testing and simulating LTE fading profiles meant buying and cabling together two separate test instruments,” said product manager Phil Medd.
He said the new product will save customers tens of thousands of dollars in purchases of additional test equipment and avoid potential calibration errors that cause faulty test results.