What are UMTS RF Test Equipments : Top Manufacturers Companies

UMTS RF test equipment is designed to measure and evaluate radio frequency performance parameters such as transmit power, receiver sensitivity, modulation quality, spectrum emissions, and signal integrity in UMTS/WCDMA devices and networks. These instruments support product development, certification, manufacturing, and network optimization activities. The popular manufacturers of testing equipments are Rohde & Schwarz, Agilent, Anritsu, and more. Models covered here are CMW500, TS8955-GW, TS-8950-GW, MT8820B, and CMU200.

Rohde & Schwarz

Model: CMW500

CMW500 is a well-known Wideband Radio Communication Tester. It is ideal for testing wireless devices of different standards/technologies as listed below:

• GSM Mobile station test
• WCDMA Mobile station (UE) test
• LTE Mobile station test
• Bluetooth, GPS, DVB, FM STEREO RADIO, WLAN, WiMAX (MS/BS)
• TD-SCDMA UE test (Mobile Station Test)
• CDMA2000® 1 x RTT specifications for Mobile station testing
• CDMA2000® 1 x EV-DO specifications for Access Terminal testing

Model: R&S TS8955-GW

Configurable RF test systems for testing user equipment (UE) and mobile phones compatible with various 2G, 2.5G, and 3G devices. It is an ideal platform for RF conformance tests. Supports WCDMA/HSPA/GSM/EGPRS.

Model: R&S TS8950-GW

RF test system for GSM/EDGE mobile station radio conformance testing as per 3GPP TS 51.010-1.

Model: CMU 200

It supports the following 3.5G/3G/2.5G standards/technologies:

• 3GPP WCDMA (FDD)
• 3GPP HSPA
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• GSM-R
• AMPS
• IS-136
• CDMA2000® 1 x RTT
• CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO
• IEEE 802.15.1 Bluetooth®

Anritsu

Model: MT8820B

Transmitter and Receiver tests on 3G W-CDMA UE terminals.

Agilent Technologies

Model: E6620A

Agilent’s E6620A test platform along with Anite SAT LTE Protocol Tester is available to test LTE UE devices. It is used for network emulation for L1, L2, L3 uplink & downlink via RF/digital baseband. It is designed to support MIMO & protocol conformance testing. It has complete RF measurement capabilities.

3GPP References

• 3GPP TS34.121, UMTS, Terminal conformance specification, Radio transmission and reception (FDD)

Summary

UMTS RF test equipment measures wireless performance and RF compliance in WCDMA systems. Manufacturers offer analyzers, signal generators, and wireless test platforms for mobile communication testing and network validation.