Azimuth Systems' ACE MX MIMO Channel Emulator Selected by Airspan

Airspan Networks has announced that the company has selected Azimuth's ACE MX channel emulator to test its popular infrastructure products.

Along with the ACE MX MIMO channel emulator's inherent bi-directional capability, Azimuth's Director II management software makes testing network performance and real-world interoperability between a base station and user device efficient and easy to achieve.

For TX and RX testing of its Air4G family of 4G broadband wireless infrastructure products, including its leading LTE eNodeB base station, Airspan's System Integration team will use the ACE MX channel emulator. With user devices including USB modems and mobile handsets, this emulator will be particularly used for MIMO performance and interoperability of LTE base stations, the company stated in a press release.

“At Airspan, we develop our comprehensive portfolios of products and solutions for the wireless industry. This is why Azimuth Systems is an ideal partner to meet our channel emulation needs,” said Gilad Dekel, Airspan's System integration group manager. “Azimuth Systems is paving the way for the future of wireless testing. As we expand and evolve our 4G test capabilities, the ACE MX will play a role in Airspan continuing to deliver best in class products.”

Enabling mobile infrastructure, chip set and device vendors, operators and test labs to test devices in real-world conditions while minimizing the time and expense of testing in the field, the ACE MX wireless channel emulator replicates real-world channel conditions in a controllable and repeatable fashion through the use of sophisticated channel models and multiple programmable parameters, the company has stated.

In August 2010, the company partnered with LightSquared, the nation's first wholesale-only integrated wireless broadband and satellite network, to exclusively market LightSquared's 1.4 GHz wireless spectrum. This spectrum, when combined with Airspan's broadband and next generation 4G products, provides the utilities industry with a comprehensive solution for smart grid and smart utility applications. Airspan already offers last mile access, middle mile and backhaul solutions across a broad range of radio spectrum.

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