Anritsu announced it has entered in to a Manufacturing Test License (MTL) agreement with Broadcom Corporation. Anritsu’s modular MT8870A Universal Wireless Test Set enables cellular, wireless connectivity, location-based services (LBS), and other technologies to be tested using a single solution. Through the MTL agreement, Anritsu will provide certified calibration and verification test solutions to Broadcom WLAN and Bluetooth customers.
The Broadcom® Manufacturing Test License agreement is a license and validation program, providing test equipment vendors with access to Broadcom WLAN and Bluetooth software tools and Broadcom technical support resources. The program is designed to provide Broadcom OEM customers with validated test systems that reduce time-to-market and improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality. Through the MTL program, OEMs can accelerate market introduction of their Broadcom-based 5G WiFi solutions.
In todays market, a significant number of mobile devices incorporate Broadcom WLAN and Bluetooth chipsets. With Anritsu joining the Broadcom MTL program, customers will now have the option of using a single instrument to verify wireless connectivity along with other radios in production. Through the MTL program, customers with separate, optimized test stations have the freedom to standardize on a single instrument, such as the MT8870A, across multiple types of wireless test stations to further streamline operations. The MT8870A can also be redeployed from one station type to another, allowing wireless device manufactures to adapt to changes in product mix over time.
Anritsu’s MT8870A is well suited for the MTL program and operates from 10 MHz to 6 GHz with 160 MHz bandwidth. It has the performance to address current test challenges, while also meeting the requirements for next-generation designs. New wireless standards can be added with a software update. Four RF test ports per TRx module allow the MT8870A to support up to 16 RF connections or four 4x4 true MIMO devices.
