CAICT and Anite Collaborate to Accelerate TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced Testing Technologies

FLEET, England, February 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Anite's Propsim channel emulator solutions verify device and network infrastructure performance  

Anite, a leading supplier of test and measurement solutions to the international wireless market, announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a leading independent test laboratory. Under the agreement, Anite and CAICT will collaborate on the development of new advanced test scenarios to verify the performance of TD-LTE and LTE-Advanced devices and network infrastructure.

CAICT will benefit from Anite's advanced channel emulation expertise and leading Propsim radio Channel Emulators that support MIMO performance testing. CAICT and Anite will co-operate to further study Virtual Drive Testing methods and related techniques.

The collaboration will aim to define channel models for indoor as well as outdoor scenarios and accelerate the development of test solutions for 3D-MIMO and small cell (LTE-Hi), key features in 3GPP Release 12 and 13.

Paul Beaver, Products Director at Anite says, "We are delighted to be extending our relationship with CAICT." He continues: "Leveraging the strength and depth of this partnership will ensure that Anite's products remain innovative and market leading to the benefit of our customers."

Mr. Shen, CAICT MTNET Lab Vice Director comments: "We expect our continued collaboration with Anite, to further advance TD-LTE and LTE-A channel modelling, leading to improved device and network infrastructure performance testing technologies."

About Anite 

Anite plc is a leading supplier of test and measurement solutions to the international wireless market. It provides testing, measurement, optimisation and analytics systems based on its specialist sector knowledge and its proprietary software and hardware products. Customers include major manufacturers of mobile devices, chipsets and network equipment, mobile network operators, regulatory authorities and independent test houses. Its 500+ staff work from headquarters in the UK and from offices in 14 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

About CAICT 

CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology), previously CATR, has rich experience in communications policies, standards for telecommunication technologies, planning of communications development, and product testing and certification, making great contributions to the development of communications industry in China. As a key department of CAICT, MTNet has set up a globally-leading lab/field-unified multi-mode multi-band international test-bed covering LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GSM/CDMA. With the comprehensive test and evaluation capability for infrastructure equipment, chipsets, terminals, test instruments, as well as key components and devices.

For further information, please contact:
Karolina Eklund, Anite, Tel: +44(0)1252-775245, Email: [email protected]
Matt Humphries, Babel PR, Tel: +44(0)207-434-5550, Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Anite