Anritsu extends lead in 5G New Radio Protocol Conformance Test submissions to the Global Certification Forum (GCF)

12/07/2019

Luton, United Kingdom, July 12th 2019 - Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce leadership in the number of Protocol conformance tests for 5G New Radio (NR) submitted to the GCF July Conformance Agreement Group meeting, CAG#59. The tests are based on 3GPP TS 38.523 and cover multiple Frequency bands in both Frequency Range 1 and 2. In addition to these latest GCF submissions Anritsu has also made the most test case submission to 3GPP RAN-5 for NSA FR1, demonstrating its commitment to advancing 5G wireless device certification and to the mobile wireless industry. These are results of working closely with the leading chipset vendors globally and supported by mobile operators in US, Europe and Asia.

Product Outline

The 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR is registered with both the Global Certification Forum (GCF) and PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB) as Test Platform (TP) 251. The ME7834NR is a test platform for 3GPP-based Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) and Carrier Acceptance Testing (CAT) of mobile devices incorporating Multiple Radio Access Technologies (RAT). It supports 5G NR in both Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) mode, in addition to LTE, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-A Pro, and W-CDMA. When combined with Anritsu’s new RF chamber MA8171A and RF converters, the ME7834NR covers the sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G frequency bands.

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Anritsu extends lead in 5G New Radio Protocol Conformance Test submissions to the Global Certification Forum (GCF)