The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and key components. 5G, mobile network testing, network scanner, drive test, walk test, coverage test, coverage measurement, TSMA6, TSME6, TSME30DC, ROMES, SMW200A The video introduces a compact backpack that is ideal to perform simultaneous network measurements of 5G NR in mmWave

Learn how performance and service level verification of 5G private networks is essential for Industry 4.0 use cases and helps manufacturers to be competitive.

Magnus Hylén, Technology Product Manager, has been exploring mobile network technologies throughout his professional life – from first generation automatic analog voice networks to today’s 4G multimedia networks.

The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and key components. 5G, mobile network testing, network scanner, drive test, walk test, beamforming test, beamforming, TSMA6, TSME6, TSME30DC, ROMES, SMW200A The video explains the concept of synchronization signal blocks (SSB), how SSB beamforming works in sub 6 GHz and mmWave frequencies

The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and waveforms. 5G, mobile network testing, NSA, non-standalone mode, network scanner, drive test, SMW200A, TSMA6, TSME6, ROMES4 Learn how a UE is identified to be “5G NR capable” via an LTE base station and is informed where to search for a 5G NR base station (gNB) signal.

The demystifying 5G video series discusses main topics related to 5G including requirements, timeline, frequency bands and key components. 5G, LTE, mmWave, simultaneous measurement, mobile network testing, network scanner, drive test, walk test, coverage test, coverage measurement, TSMA6, TSME6, TSME30DC, ROMES, SMW200A The video demonstrates the simultaneous measurement of 5G NR signals in the mmWave

4x4 MIMO is the state-of-the-art approach to improve legacy LTE networks. Learn how to evlaluate and validate 4x4 MIMO networks with scanners and handhelds.

Andreas Spachtholz blogs about emerging cellular technologies, such as NB-IoT and 5G.

This application note describes the highlights of real-time 5G NR analysis in pre-commercial 5G NR trials and early deployments (5G NR scanning use cases), the functionality of network scanners R&S®TSMx6 together with R&S®ROMES4, and how users will experience the added value network scanners.

The educational note describes test methods and solutions to ensure high performance of private 5G networks for various new vertical use cases

11-Aug-2023 | AN-No. 8NT09

Learn more about cellular vehicle to everything (C-V2X) technology incl. RSU deployment and acceptance that enhances road travel safety and traffic flow.

Learn about the different mobile network testing phases for private networks while verifying and monitoring quality and performance.

Mobile World Congress 2024: application video series from Rohde & Schwarz. Private networks

Arnd Sibila shares his expertise on all radio-related technology topics from 2G to 5G to the latest applications, for example, video streaming

Best practices for mobile network testing for business-critical applications

A best practice set of tests, KPIs and limits verify the performance of a business-critical private network for communicating machines.

13-Aug-2024 | AN-No. 8NT17

Best practices for mobile network testing for mission-critical applications

Learn how to verify the performance of a business- and mission-critical private network for military use cases to proactively identify potential issues

02-Jul-2025 | AN-No. 8NT21

Mobile operators need to focus on data capacity and network densification, especially in dense urban areas. Learn how antenna tilt optimization can help.

Read how you can measure and analyze 5G networks passively by analyzing synchronization and broadcast signals.

Read stories from the experts and get more insights into our state-of-the-art benchmarking and optimization solutions for mobile network testing.

Marco joined R&S MNT Operations Team soon after his graduation at Sapienza University in Rome. Within the group, he is in daily contact with teams from all around the world and is keen on learning and sharing knowledge internally and to customers.

Silvio Borer is passionate about data analysis and quality assessment.

Li Shih Ooi leverages her engineering background to drive marketing strategies for Mobile Network Testing

Jordan Schilbach is passionate about understanding new technologies and customer needs, to drive the development of the portfolio

Nils Posegga blogs about testing mobile radio networks not only from a quality of service (QoS) perspective but also from an end-user viewpoint (QoE) as those are key for optimization and performance improvements.

Mike Kottkamp is Principal Technology Manager within the T&M market segment organization of Rohde & Schwarz in Munich with focus on 5G NR.

22-Feb-2019 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

With the rollout of technologies such as IoT and 5G, mobile network operators need to overcome the challenges of increasingly complex air interfaces and demanding use cases in order to deliver the required quality of experience (QoE) to end users. The new SmartAnalytics software, part of the Smart platform from Rohde & Schwarz, combines high-quality data acquisition with intelligent postprocessing analytics to generate QoE-centric network insights. It allows operators to identify critical factors influencing quality and performance for the purposes of network optimization and benchmarking.

Read stories from the experts and get more insights into our state-of-the-art benchmarking and optimization solutions for mobile network testing.

Michael Lorenz, a Senior Applications Engineer, is always keen to put his hands on the latest technologies and features. He blogs about NB-IoT today and with 5G tomorrow.

Pioneers in NB-IoT field measurements Pioneers in NB-IoT field measurements We are paving the way to NB-IoT by provding the world's first accurate LTE/NB-IoT coverage measurement solution: via a software upgrade, the R&S ROMES drive test software now also supports NB-IoT coverage measurements with R&S TSMx scanners.

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