ALLEN, Texas, Sept. 12, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Anritsu Company will demonstrate its ability
to test emerging Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) chipsets
and modules in its booth (#2918) at Mobile World Congress Americas
2018 in Los Angeles, September 12-14. The Anritsu Radio Communications
Analyzer MT8821C will be conducting throughput tests on a Sierra
Wireless AirPrime® EM75 Series LTE-Advanced Pro cellular
module that supports CBRS band applications.
The MT8821C will conduct RF parametric and throughput tests in
the 3.5 GHz CBRS band to verify that the Sierra Wireless networking
module meets CBRS specifications. Although the MT8821C supports
8-way Carrier Aggregation (8 CA) and 4x4 Multiple-Input
Multiple-Output (4x4 MIMO), the demonstration will showcase the
capability of the module, which is 3 CA and 2x2 MIMO for CBRS
applications.
"As shown with our Mobile World Congress Americas demonstration,
Anritsu continues to support the advancement of new technologies
with test solutions that help our customers be first-to-market with
innovative solutions. Our MT8821C is a natural choice to verify
Sierra Wireless' CBRS solutions, as it has a proven track record of
validating existing LTE, LTE-A and LTE-Advanced Pro modules being
developed by Sierra Wireless," said Adnan
Kahn, Sr. Business Development Manager, Anritsu Company.
Testing CBRS devices and systems is becoming increasingly
important as mobile operators prepare to utilize Band 48 to
increase capacity and speeds of LTE networks. CBRS is a
revolutionary license sharing service utilizing a three-tiered
spectrum authorization framework. The shared spectrum is considered
a solution to help service providers meet network challenges
associated with increased data demands and coverage.
"Sierra Wireless' EM75 Series LTE-Advanced Pro modules enable
the world's fastest IoT applications for mobile computing,
networking, and industrial M2M," said Jim
Engleson, Senior Director, EM/MC Marketing, Sierra Wireless. "No other module can provide
higher uplink and downlink speeds, as well as access to CBRS
private network technology. We're pleased to work with Anritsu to
validate this performance for our customers."
Incumbent Access, Priority Access, and General Authorized Access
are the three CBRS tiers. Incumbent Access is for authorized
federal and grandfathered fixed satellite service users, while
Priority Access consists of Priority Access Licenses (PALs) for
10-MHz channels that are expected to be used by mobile operators.
General Authorized Access (GAA) makes any portion of the 3550-3700
MHz band not assigned to a higher tier available to other
users.
About Sierra
Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is an IoT pioneer,
empowering businesses and industries to transform and thrive in the
connected economy. Customers Start with Sierra because we offer a
device-to-cloud solution, comprised of embedded and networking
solutions seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and
connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide rely on our
expertise in delivering fully integrated solutions to reduce
complexity, turn data into intelligence and get their connected
products and services to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more
than 1,300 employees globally and operates R&D centers in
North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sierrawireless.com.
Connect with Sierra Wireless on the IoT Blog at
http://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog, on Twitter at
@SierraWireless, on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-wireless and on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/SierraWireless.
About Anritsu Corporation
Anritsu Corporation is a global provider of innovative
communications test and measurement solutions for 120 years.
Anritsu's "2020 VISION" philosophy engages customers as true
partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and
digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and
maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service
assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization.
Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical
devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication
products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for
5G, M2M, IoT, as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and
wireless communication markets. With offices throughout the world,
Anritsu has approximately 4,000 employees in over 90 countries.
To learn more visit www.anritsu.com and follow Anritsu on
Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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