Testing 5G QoE: The role of standardization organizations (part 3)

April 10, 2019 | by Jeremy Carpenter

The more once considers the mission-critical applications arising from 5G use cases, the more it reinforces the central role of standardization bodies as a neutral reference for test methodology. Our test solutions are independent, transparent and traceable to certified international standards and not aligned to proprietary techniques or individual vendors.

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Testing 5G QoE: Defining and measuring 5G QoE test cases (part 2)

April 3, 2019 | by Jeremy Carpenter

Without knowing the underlying service and device requirements, network quality engineers do not know what aspects and metrics to treat as important KPIs. How do you define and set up quality of experience (QoE) test cases for new “user” experiences such as for sensors in an industrial IoT deployment?

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Testing 5G QoE: Use cases, services and a new QoE paradigm (part 1)

March 28, 2019 | by Jeremy Carpenter

5G demands a new paradigm for measuring the quality of experience (QoE), particularly for mMTC and URLLC use cases, as QoE has a different meaning in machine-type communication. Explore how the emergence of 5G and the new cases and services it brings demand new network measuring approaches.

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Interference hunting in cities: Choose angle of arrival over power

October 24, 2018 | by Jeremy Carpenter

The urban RF environment is very demanding – densely packed with a myriad of cellular and non-cellular transmitters, interfering emitters, and inconveniently located building. This post explains why it pays to focus on the angle of arrival (AOA) method regarding speed, accuracy, and effectiveness when hunting interference in urban areas.

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Monitoring network performance is key to accessing 5G enterprise market

June 8, 2017 | by Jeremy Carpenter

While the 5G specifications are still being finalized, it is clear that operators wanting to access the new industry verticals will significantly benefit from monitoring network performance carefully. Learn how the SmartMonitor management software manages multiple probes and schedule tests remotely, giving high-level feedback in real time.

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New e-book provides unparalleled insight into the 5G NR world

What's the status of 5G NR? What are the test and measurement requirements, and how do we approach them? Download our new e-book now and get unparalleled insight into the world of 5G NR.

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The world's first 5G NR network measurement solution

Rohde & Schwarz is pioneering 5G New Radio (5G NR) network measurements with the world's first commercially available 5G NR network measurement solution. This solution enables users in the 5G network ecosystem as well as regulators to measure the 5G NR network coverage accurately - one of the biggest challenges in the network planning.

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Pioneers in NB-IoT field measurements

We are paving the way to NB-IoT by provding the world's first accurate LTE/NB-IoT coverage measurement solution: via a software upgrade, the R&S ROMES drive test software now also supports NB-IoT coverage measurements with R&S TSMx scanners.

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