Viavi Solutions had announced that Sunny Xinyang Optics, a subsidiary of Sunny Optical Technology, a manufacturer of integrated optical components and products based in China, has agreed to a licensing arrangement for certain use of VIAVI’s patent-protected low angle shift (LAS) filters used in the field of three-dimensional (3D) sensing technology.

As service providers worldwide continue building out 5G and IoT networks at an accelerated pace, Viavi Solutions (VIAVI) is delivering enhanced test instruments, automation and monitoring to enable customers to manage network complexity, meet performance targets and minimise cost.

Viavi Solutions has announced the launch of the NSC-100, the first in a new class of field test instruments called the Network & Service Companion. The NSC-100 integrates passive optical network (PON), Ethernet and WiFi test capabilities together with the automated test process known as VIAVI OneCheck.

Viavi Solutions has announced it is working with Brazil’s national telecommunications agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações, ANATEL) to evaluate and test 5G-suitable spectrum ahead of auctions that will take place in 2020. The planned auction is the biggest in the history of ANATEL and will involve the 700MHz, 2.3, 2.5 and 26GHz frequency bands.

CommAgility has announced that it is supporting VIAVI Solutions in their 5G TM500 network tester. The TM500 is a scalable test system for validating the performance of cellular networks, including 3GPP 4G, 4.5G, and 5G. The system tests network performance as experienced by end users, across multiple cells and different radio access technologies.

Viavi Solutions has announced that Samsung has selected the VIAVI TM500 Network Tester and TeraVM 5G Core Emulator to validate 5G network equipment performance. The partnership marks the first wrap-around testing of 5G stand-alone (SA) base station equipment, and emulating real-world conditions enables end-to-end test of the radio access network (RAN), thereby ensuring performance and reliability in the field.

The UK’s Digital Secretary, Jeremy Wright, announced that £40 million is to be invested in 5G testbed and trial projects across UK industry as part of Government plans to improve mobile connectivity. The funding was announced at the 5G World Conference as part of London Tech Week. The recent launch of 5G in the UK puts the country ahead of much of Europe.

It has been announced by Viavi Solutions that the VIAVI TeraVM 5G testing solution supports standalone (SA) specifications according to the latest 3GPP standards, in addition to non-standalone (NSA) mode. With the capability to reliably emulate 5G RAN and core network elements, TeraVM enables end-to-end, wraparound testing of gNodeB base stations (gNBs) and 5G core network functions, accelerating 5G development and deployment.

Cellular IoT (CIoT) capabilities have been added to Viavi Solutions’ TeraVM solution, enabling operators, vendors and service providers to test and future-proof their networks for the development and commercialisation of the Internet of Things (IoT).

VIAVI Solutions has announced that its Wireless Business Unit, formerly the network validation division of Cobham Wireless, is now able to offer RANtoCore, a full suite of end-to-end mobile network testing capabilities. The solution can validate mobile network performance from the RAN to the core, via the mobile edge. It offers operators and NEMs the most realistic test environment for optimising 4G and 4.5G, while enabling the development of 5G ...

A remote RF spectrum monitoring system has been launched by Viavi Solutions. The CPRIAdvisor addresses a range of antenna deployment options in heterogeneous networks. Developed in partnership with tier one mobile service providers, it offers the ability to monitor and troubleshoot RF conditions around the clock for any cell site with fibre fronthaul.

Viavi Solutions has announced its CellAdvisor Base Station Analyzer will support the signal analysis required for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) connectivity. Available immediately, this capability – which Viavi believes is the first of its kind in the industry – meets the needs of service providers for immediate testing for the overlay IoT infrastructure that must co-exist seamlessly with the traditional mobile communications...

The availability of InterferenceAdvisor, an automated interference hunting solution which can dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to locate mobile network interference sources has been announced by Viavi Solutions. What typically could take several days or weeks can now take just hours.