The Rohde & Schwarz CMX500 radio communication tester has been selected by Intertek, a leading quality assurance company, as its 5G NR testing solution. Designed for 5G NR signaling test in sub 6 GHz (FR1) and mmWave (FR2) frequency bands, the R&S CMX500 radio communication tester seamlessly integrates into Intertek's existing Rohde & Schwarz test systems. The R&S CMX500 will be used for TDD & FDD RF, RRM, LBS, data performance, protocol conformance, and network operator supplemental tests.
Network operators are driving LTE-A Pro features to boost 5G NR data rates in non‑standalone (NSA) mode and to ensure that LTE provides '4.9G' performance if 5G service is unavailable. Existing test solutions built upon the R&S CMW500 can be cost-effectively extended to support 5G NR FR1 standalone (SA) and NSA, TDD and FDD modes, with the simple addition of an R&S CMX500. Leveraging the feature-rich R&S CMW500 is critical because 5G devices must also pass LTE, WLAN, and Bluetooth low energy (LE) tests. LTE Release 14 and 15, 1024QAM, WLAN 802.11ax signaling, BLE 4.2 and 5.0 signaling, and more are some of the features recently added to the R&S CMW500 software.
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