Keysight and MediaTek Verify Modem Technology Support for IoT and 5G over Non-Terrestrial Networks
August 22 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
- Verification covers 5G New Radio and internet of things
technologies based on 3GPP Release 17 standards for non-terrestrial
networks
- Achievement accelerates the development of commercial satellite
communications
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and MediaTek have
collaborated to verify that MediaTek’s 5G modem technology supports
5G New Radio (NR) and internet of things (IoT) technologies based
on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project’s (3GPP) Release 17
(Rel-17) standards for non-terrestrial networks (NTN).
NTNs deliver secure, reliable, and high-bandwidth connectivity
to remote areas that do not have terrestrial network coverage using
satellites or high-altitude platforms. Ensuring that devices
support 5G NR and IoT standards is a critical step to building NTNs
to deliver ubiquitous mobile connectivity to businesses and
individuals in rural areas. However, chipset and device makers must
validate the functionality and performance of NTN devices before
they are deployed onto commercial satellite communications
networks.
Keysight integrates 5G network and real-world channel emulation
hardware and software to create an end-to-end mixed terrestrial and
space lab-based test bed to realistically simulate a wide range of
orbit trajectories. The solution uses dynamic multipath propagation
to emulate ground-to-satellite, satellite-to-ground, and
ground-to-ground satellite links. This provides holistic
performance verification of terrestrial and non-terrestrial
infrastructure as well as 5G NTN devices.
The MediaTek 5G modem technology was verified using:
- S8711A UXM 5G Test Application emulated mobile networks for 5G
NR and IoT technologies, allowing the device under test to
establish an NTN data call connection.
- S8820A PROPSIM FS16 Channel Emulation Toolset emulated
satellite orbits along with the channel effects and impairments of
the air interface as radio frequency digital twins.
Ho-Chi Hwang, General Manager of Wireless Communication
System and Partnerships at MediaTek, said: “The successful NTN
collaboration with Keysight has helped us advance the development
of our NTN technology, and positioned MediaTek as a pioneer in the
development of commercial satellite communications services.”
Peng Cao, Vice President and General Manager at the Keysight
Wireless Test Group, said: “Keysight is excited to have
collaborated with MediaTek for these successful verifications,
delivering important milestones on the road to commercial NTN
service deployments. This early verification accelerates the
industry’s move to the certification stage and commercial
deployment.”
About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to
bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500
company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and
test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with
less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We’re a global
innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial
automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and
general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and
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