2008 Event
Tektronix and LitePoint Team Up to
Support Latest LTE Standard
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LitePoint software running on Tektronix instrument tackles LTE design and troubleshooting
April 30, 2008-Litepoint
SUNNYVALE, CA ¡X April 30, 2008 ¡X Tektronix, Inc., a leading
worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring
instrumentation; and LitePoint Corporation, a provider of wireless
test system solutions, announced their collaborative solution to LTE
product development.
LitePoint¡¦s RSALTE software is designed to run on Tektronix
RSA3000A/B and RSA6100A real-time spectrum analyzers, and offers
3.9G compliance support for designers of UMTS-Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
systems. "This software enables our customers to analyze the latest
LTE signals with both our mid-range and high-performance RTSAs,"
explained Elaine May, Tektronix marketing director.
"The RSALTE-based solution with breakthrough real-time technologies
like DPX and Frequency Mask Trigger also captures intermittent or
random events that other solutions may miss," added Onno Harms,
LitePoint RSALTE product manager. "That helps engineering teams
detect, diagnose and resolve design errors more quickly." In
addition, R&D and production teams can share common test algorithms
and data formats, reducing production ramp-up time in manufacturing.
Bolsters LTE Development
In the battle to provide broadband wireless connectivity that
supports voice, data and multimedia; WiMAX and LTE are the prime
contenders. The WiMAX standard is further along than LTE, but
infrastructure delays have hampered strong market entry.
LTE, slated for market entry in 2009, is favored by most cellular
operators. The LTE standard is still evolving but the latest version
¡V RP-39, version 8.20, 3/20/2008 ¡V is advanced enough to enable
system development to progress. The LitePoint/Tektronix solution is
a major step forward in bolstering that early LTE development.
Covering all bases
LitePoint is an early provider of WiMAX development and product
assurance test systems. With RSALTE, LitePoint is clearly an early
provider of LTE development-test capabilities. "From our
perspective, WiMAX and LTE will play major roles in wireless
broadband. We are continuing to add new capabilities to our WiMAX
test solutions, and intend to do the same for LTE," said Benny
Madsen, LitePoint chief executive officer.
"We continue to hear how our customers have greatly improved their
R&D efficiency by taking advantage of the unique capabilities of our
real-time spectrum analyzers. By teaming with LitePoint we are able
to add leading-edge LTE standards support to our broad solutions
capability." said Rick King, VP and General Manager of Tektonix
real-time spectrum analyzer products.
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