Tektronix Adds CDMA2000 Capability to Its Multi-Standard Wireless Device Test Platform

date: October 31, 2001

Tektronix, makers of wireless communications test, measurement and monitoring industry, today announced important new 3G measurement capabilities for its proven wireless device test platform.

With the wireless market in transition, there is mounting pressure to deliver 3G wireless capabilities (in particular, high-speed data access) and as a result, mobile manufacturers are gearing up to satisfy consumer demand. To address this need, Tektronix and Rohde & Schwarz have jointly developed a new CDMA2000 test option for the CMU200 Universal Radiocommunication Tester. The new option arrives in time to meet the wireless industry's thrust toward full-scale manufacturing of products, including handsets that incorporate the CDMA2000 standard. In addition, the CMU200 platform continues to comply with 2G standards such as GSM and IS-136, enabling production lines to be cost-effectively reallocated as market demand changes.

"Tektronix recognizes that as market demands fluctuate, wireless equipment manufacturers need flexibility in their test tools to enable them to quickly get their products to market," said Johannes Schaedel, vice president, Mobile Business Unit, Tektronix, Inc. "With the addition of this new option, the multi-standard CMU200 platform enables handset manufacturers to rapidly respond to market trends by cost-effectively switching their production test systems among various 2G standards and now, the 3G CDMA2000 protocol. In addition, the CMU200 allows wireless manufacturers to standardize on one test platform for all of their production lines, reducing logistical, training, and maintenance costs."

New Option Helps Mobile Manufacturers Answer Market Need for 2G and 3G

The new CDMA2000 test option for the CMU200 system adds automated CDMA2000 test abilities to the instrument. The solution consists of a hardware signaling module and accompanying measurement software. The option conforms to the IS-2000 standard, which is the basis for CDMA2000 technology. In addition, the option supports TIA/EIA-95 A/B standards for cdmaOne testing, enabling complete cdmaOne and CDMA2000 production test.

With the addition of the new CDMA2000 test option, the CMU200 Universal Radiocommunication tester now supports GSM, TDMA, AMPS, Bluetooth, cdmaOne, and CDMA2000 protocols. Equally important, the CMU200's modular architecture is able to accommodate new wireless standards as they emerge, and can be quickly reconfigured for any of its supported standards as market trends dictate.

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