Munich21-Feb-2018
While IoT is being rolled out in the field, 5G is moving from the first steps with pre-standard trials to operators announcing plans for commercial deployment as early as 2018. The rollout of 5G will accelerate the IoT market and, thanks to network slicing and enhanced mobile broadband, enable operators to tailor networks to specific service needs such as media content delivery (especially video), industry 4.0, smart cities and innovative health care solutions. However, with the average revenue per user (ARPU) steadily dropping and the demand for capacity and subscriber quality of service increasing, operators must have the test tools to optimize existing networks while efficiently deploying new technologies to realize the commercial promise of new opportunities.
The Smart platform, with its easy system and test configuration and immediate access to realtime and value-added insights, gives operators a clear picture of the true quality that end users receive when using voice, video, data and other services offered by the 3GPP and third parties (OTT). This helps operators identify areas for focused investments that can positively affect QoE. Together with the characterization of network conditions and a deep understanding of their relationship, it lets operators identify targeted network improvements. The suite of software tools also provides a seamless user interface for the entire test cycle, from lab verification to field acceptance, troubleshooting, optimization, benchmarking and monitoring.
The platform relies on a unified set of collecting probes based on the QualiPoc handheld for active testing with smartphones and on R&S®TSMx scanners for passive measurements. Data collection can be controlled on site or remotely. Results for various use cases are displayed in realtime.
While Smart solutions for benchmarking and monitoring have been available since 2017, at Mobile World Congress 2018, Rohde & Schwarz MNT will demonstrate an extended Smart platform, including optimization, and launch a new analytics suite (commercially available in June). This makes Smart a truly holistic end-to-end mobile network testing solution to increase productivity and efficiency.
Senior Director of Product Management and Portfolio Strategy at Rohde & Schwarz MNT, Massimiliano Mannelli, comments, “New market opportunities in IoT, content delivery and mission-critical services are materializing, however the investments required to meet the demand for capacity and higher QoE expectations are outpacing current revenue growth. A key element to an operator’s success is therefore turning the efficiency and capabilities promised by the new technologies into more capacity and a customer experience superior to that of the competition. The new Smart platform from Rohde & Schwarz MNT helps operators achieve that by collecting critical data and generating insights into QoE and its relation to network performance while bringing a new level of integration and efficiency to testing activities.”
Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing will present the Smart platform as part of its next generation of mobile network testing solutions at Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona (hall 6, booth 6C51) from February 26 to March 1, 2018.
For more information about Rohde & Schwarz at Mobile World Congress 2018, visit www.rohde-schwarz.com/mwc.
For more information on Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing solutions for mobile network operators, infrastructure vendors, testing service providers and regulators, visit our website at http:www.mobile-network-testing.com and our blog at https://blog.mobile-network-testing.com.
Rohde & Schwarz
The Rohde & Schwarz technology group is among the trailblazers when it comes to paving the way for a safer and connected world with its leading solutions in test & measurement, technology systems, and networks & cybersecurity. Founded more than 85 years ago, the group is a reliable partner for industry and government customers around the globe. On June 30, 2021, Rohde & Schwarz had around 13,000 employees worldwide. The independent group achieved a net revenue of EUR 2.28 billion in the 2020/2021 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
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Mobile network testing
Rohde & Schwarz is a leading global supplier of standalone products, integrated solutions and managed services for testing and improving the quality of mobile networks along the entire network lifecycle – from lab verification, spectral clearance, interference hunting and base station installation to site acceptance, benchmarking, optimization, troubleshooting and monitoring. The comprehensive portfolio supports all technologies, from 2G to 5G, and addresses all test and measurement scenarios from RF to end-user quality of experience (QoE). The innovative solutions allow users to accurately collect data and to gain machine learning-assisted deep insights into the QoE delivered to end users. Solutions from Rohde & Schwarz empower top-tier mobile network industry players to make QoE-centric business decisions with confidence, to deliver better services with higher quality for end users, to reduce time to market for new technologies and services and to secure and increase the value of their business.