PiMPro Tower passive intermodulation analyzer

Conveniently compact and easy to use

PiMPro Tower passive intermodulation analyzer, Front view

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PiMPro Tower Series

Thanks to a collaboration with Communication Components Inc. (CCI), Rohde & Schwarz adds a passive intermodulation (PIM) analyzer, the PiMPro Tower series, to its portfolio to provide network operators and test service companies with a comprehensive solution for base station installation and maintenance.

22-Dec-2016

Expertise in PIM testing

Suspecting PIM issues in your network? Let us help you

More subscribers and higher data rates translate into a constant strain on networks, no matter where. But what could have happened when technicians are notified of low performance yet cannot find any defective components at the BTS site? The answer may be: passive intermodulation, or PIM.

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PIM testing: best practices in a nutshell

When it comes to PIM testing, the necessary steps to identify passive intermodulation (PIM) and locate its source are similar to interference hunting. In the end, PIM is an internal source of interference and can have a significant impact on network performance.

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Identifying passive intermodulation

Passive intermodulation is nothing new. It has been an issue since the first commercial networks. In GSM, whenever a PIM issue was present, network operators could easily re-allocate frequencies. With 3G and 4G, however, frequency re-allocation is no longer possible. PIM problems have to be dealt with.

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HetNets/Small cells: indoor installation

With network planning and network design in the can, the small cell deployment’s most critical phase begins: the actual indoor installation and commissioning. Or did you know that more than 50% of subscriber issues originate in the antenna system?

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