Beceem and Rohde & Schwarz team up on turnkey test solution for Mobile WiMAX chipsets
Rohde & Schwarz and Beceem Communications have collaborated to provide a custom test solution for Beceem's mobile WiMAX chipsets. Based on the R&S CMW270 WiMAX communication tester, the turnkey solution is said to enable Beceem's customers to develop and test mobile WiMAX products reliably and efficiently.
The custom test software developed by Rohde & Schwarz provides RF alignment and verification for a wide range of products based on Beceem WiMAX chipsets. The software has been approved by Beceem as meeting the company's stringent calibration standards.
"The goal of this partnership is to provide a fast, easy-to-handle test solution for all WiMAX equipment manufacturers using Beceem chipsets. It will allow them to test their products very reliably and efficiently", says Dietmar Vahldiek, Head of Product Management, Systems and Projects, at Rohde & Schwarz.
At the heart of the solution is the R&S CMW270 WiMAX communication tester. Acknowledged as the leader for testing WiMAX equipment, the R&S CMW270 remains the only "all-in-one" solution available on the market today. In a single box, it combines a non-signalling mode for RF alignment in production and a signalling mode (base station emulation) for testing under simulated network conditions.
Test time optimization is given the highest priority in the R&S CMW270 platform architecture. Multi evaluation measurements and parallel TX/RX test algorithms significantly reduce chipset configuration and handling times. Internal switching between RF channels further improves RF calibration of multi antenna devices (MIMO) because it eliminates external adaptation.
"Enabling our customers to scale up production efficiently has been an important focus for us, and the collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz has led to a flexible production test tool that will minimize the time required to calibrate and test products using our chipset", said Angelo Stephano, VP Marketing, at Beceem.
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