Keysight Technologies Showcases End-to-End 5G Test Solutions at MWC Barcelona, Reinforcing Global Leadership in All Mobile Ecosystems

Leading device makers and mobile operators leverage Keysight’s 5G
solutions to demonstrate latest technology

SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/5G?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#5Glt;/agt;–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company
that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate
innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that prominent
device, modem and network equipment manufacturers, as well as mobile
operators, will use Keysight’s 5G solutions to showcase their latest
technology at MWC
Barcelona (MWC19), reinforcing Keysight’s leadership across the
global 5G mobile ecosystem. The company has also unveiled new solutions
to address technical complexities introduced by 5G.

More than 15 market leaders, including Qualcomm
Technologies, Motorola
Mobility (Lenovo), and Xilinx, will use Keysight’s solutions to
showcase their latest technology for 5G, IoT and connected car
applications at MWC19. In addition, Keysight will demonstrate the
company’s end-to-end solutions for development, validation and
deployment of new designs at Hall 6 Booth 6G30.

“This year’s show is particularly exciting as the industry is now on the
threshold of 5G commercialization. New use cases for 5G technology –
including virtual reality, connected cars and cities – are also at a
stage of becoming a reality. There is no doubt that 5G technology will
have a significant impact on our daily lives,” said Ron Nersesian,
president and CEO of Keysight Technologies. “Keysight’s presence at
MWC19 showcases the pivotal role we are playing in accelerating 5G
innovation, benefiting consumers as well as vertical industries.”

Keysight accelerates the first wave of commercial 5G smartphones

Tier 1 mobile operators around the world use Keysight’s wide range of
solutions to deploy 5G New Radio (NR), enabling consumers to access
enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services. Keysight’s close
collaborations across the mobile industry enable market leaders
targeting first-to-market introductions to support both non-standalone
(NSA) and standalone (SA) modes, through efficient technology
development and design validation across sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrum.
The world’s top modem and device manufacturers have selected Keysight’s
5G network and channel
emulation solutions to accelerate the first wave of commercial 5G
smartphones, including:

• Qualcomm
  Technologies
• Samsung
• OPPO
• Xiaomi
• MediaTek
• UNISOC
  (Spreadtrum)
• Motorola
  Mobility

“5G has witnessed the power of collaboration at a global scale, which
has been instrumental in advancing broad-scale innovations and
breakthroughs,” said Satish Dhanasekaran, senior vice president of
Keysight Technologies and president of Keysight’s Communications
Solutions Group. “At MWC, we are proud to showcase innovative Keysight
solutions across the technology stack that are enabling success for the
communications ecosystem.”

Keysight accelerates development of open RAN (O-RAN) systems

In addition, fellow O-RAN Alliance members will showcase the industry’s
first operating white box demonstration of an O-RAN 5G radio unit (RU),
using Keysight’s end-to-end visibility, validation and performance test
capability across radio frequency (RF) and protocol measurement domains.

Keysight’s prominent role in developing the 3GPP standards is helping
the industry accelerate the development of O-RAN systems, providing
service providers with the flexibility needed to address a diverse set
of demands in support of new vertical market opportunities.

Keysight accelerates 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standards

Keysight is leading with test methodology contributions in the
development of 3GPP 5G NR specifications. The company’s solutions allow
users to evolve with the latest 5G NR standards, thereby reducing risk
and uncertainty. Designers rely on Keysight’s software solutions,
including:

• Signal
  Studio – a signal creation tool for a wide range of general
  purpose or standards-based signals
• 89600
  VSA – a software tool for demodulation and vector signal analysis
• X-Series
  Measurement Applications – for benchtop and modular signal
  analyzers, providing access the latest 3GPP 5G NR Rel. 15.2.0
  standards.

Keysight’s end-to-end solutions accelerate innovation

Also at MWC19, Keysight will be showcasing end-to-end solutions – from
early design and validation to operator acceptance and manufacturing –
that enable users to accelerate
5G innovation, including:

• IxLoad
  5G core test engine – validates the user quality of experience by
  emulating massive UE traffic in a lab environment
• 5G
  base station manufacturing test solution – streamlines high-volume
  test of 5G NR infrastructure equipment and radio components
• 5G
  mmWave waveform generation and analysis testbed – accelerates base
  station characterization and 5G mmWave MIMO test across the product
  lifecycle
• Keysight’s PROPSIM
  5G channel emulation solutions – designed for end-to-end realistic
  and repeatable real-world performance testing of 5G multi-mode devices
  and base stations in a lab environment
• Nemo
  Outdoor 5G NR drive test solution – scalable drive test and
  benchmark tools for measuring and monitoring wireless networks, now
  compatible with the Qualcomm X50 modem for 5G NR measurements

Keysight’s new solutions address the complexities of 5G technologies

Keysight will be launching several new solutions at MWC19 that address
the complexities introduced by new technologies, including wider
bandwidths in mmWave spectrum, massive MIMO and beamforming. These
solutions support faster commercial 5G deployments, allowing mobile
operators to capture early market opportunities:

• Industry
  First Integrated Dual Channel 44GHz Vector Signal Generator with 2GHz
  Bandwidth – high-performance VXG microwave signal generators that
  address the most demanding wideband millimeter wave (mmWave)
  applications for 5G and satellite communications
• Nemo Intelligent Device Interface – connects LTE-A and 5G smartphones
  to Nemo
  Outdoor drive testing solution and Nemo
  Invex II benchmarking solution respectively, enabling mobile
  operators to perform accurate network field testing

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) is a leading technology company
that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate
innovation to connect and secure the world. Keysight’s solutions
optimize networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at
a lower cost with offerings from design simulation, to prototype
validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud
environments. Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem,
aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general
electronics end markets. Keysight generated revenues of $3.9B in fiscal
year 2018. More information is available at www.keysight.com.

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Contacts

Geri Lynne LaCombe, Americas/Europe
+1 303 662 4748
geri_lacombe@keysight.com

Fusako Dohi, Asia
+81 42 660-2162
fusako_dohi@keysight.com