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A global pandemic, alien invasions, and the zombie apocalypse… it’s all fun and games when it’s just the theme of a movie. But when at least one of those movie themes starts to resemble real life, the impacts to business become all too real. Looking beyond this outbreak, cities, governments and nations will need new […]

If you don’t have home leakage pressure testing as a part of your standard installation/service process you’ve probably got 20% more repeat calls than you’d have if you added this test.  In trials, the monitored repeat rate for installation and service calls which included the home leakage pressure test as part of the verification process […]

With the emergence of 400G Ethernet we have seen the wide deployment of higher order modulation in client interfaces.  We have moved from the mature NRZ of 100G and below to PAM-4 modulation both optically and electrically. This has allowed 400G links to be deployed for reaches of 10km. But what about applications like data […]

This is the first in a series of blog posts that offer technical and industry insights from Dr. Paul Brooks, who has been involved in R&D and product management for high speed electronic and photonic test equipment for over 20 years. Dr. Brooks holds several patents related to measurement in high speed test equipment and […]

Companies agree on a distribution deal for VIAVI test solutions in the United States VIAVI has announced an alliance with Ingram Micro Inc. for U.S. distribution of select VIAVI test instruments for fiber and cable networks, and performance management solutions for enterprise networks. Market-leading product portfolios represented in the deal include fiber test tools such […]

Every day, professionals across a range of industries rely on radio communications using Land Mobile Radio (LMR) technologies, including digital mobile radio (DMR) systems. Whether a routine communication or a mission-critical emergency call, each transmission requires reliable and resilient technology. Radio test solutions play a critical role in ensuring that reliability and performance. Today, VIAVI […]

The promise of 5G deployment has transitioned from the drawing board to reality as the 5th generation of wireless technology, planned and developed for nearly a decade now, begins limited service. The race is on to secure global 5G leadership due to the number of competitive advantages that are set to follow in tow. With […]

The TDR (Time Domain Reflectometer) has been used in cable networks as an effective tool to find faults for decades. So why consider changing anything? If it isn’t broke don’t fix it, right?  As TDR instrument development has been neglected, there is now an opportunity for improvements as can be seen in these points: Any […]

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