The three platform solution covers 2G to 5G New Radio (NR), cellular, IoT, WLAN and up to Wi-Fi 7
Anritsu Europe has deployed a wireless test solution at the Centre d’Étude et de Recherche de Télécommunications (CERT), Tunisia’s national telecommunications testing authority. The installation equips CERT’s conformity testing laboratory with a multi-technology platform – for 2G to 5G New Radio (NR), cellular, IoT and WLAN – to validate devices entering the Tunisian market.
CERT is responsible for validating wireless products before they are approved for commercial availability in the Tunisian market. CERT is also approved by the ITU as a regional reference laboratory for Africa, supporting regulators across the continent through type approval training, advisory activities, and the promotion of best practices in regulatory compliance.
Three platform solution
The solution was delivered in partnership with Prisma International, Anritsu’s partner in Tunisia and comprises three platforms.
The Anritsu MT8000A Radio Communication Test Station is at the core of the solution for 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) device testing in FR1. The Anritsu MT8862A Wireless Connectivity Test Set provides WLAN test coverage from IEEE 802.11a/b/g through to Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), and the Anritsu MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer, supports multi-technology cellular validation.
Together, they allow CERT to test for conformity across a technology stack:
- Cellular – GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, LTE (FDD and TDD), 5G NR FR1 (SA and NSA)
- IoT – LTE-M (CAT-M) and NB-IoT
- WLAN – IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7)
Pictured from left to right, Chiheb Sfar (CTO PRISMA), Sami Khouaja (CEO PRISMA), Marco Bordin (Anritsu), Haider Herraghi (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer CERT), Amish Lad (Anritsu), Niroj Nakarmi (Anritsu), Aymen Cheffi(Anritsu), Karim Miladi (Head of the RF Type Approval Unit at CERT)
