Electronics World articles Popular Electronics articles QST articles Radio & TV News articles Radio-Craft articles Radio-Electronics articles Short Wave Craft articles Wireless World articles Google Search of RF Cafe website Sitemap Electronics Equations Mathematics Equations Equations physics Manufacturers & distributors LinkedIn Crosswords Engineering Humor Kirt's Cogitations RF Engineering Quizzes Notable Quotes Calculators Education Engineering Magazine Articles Engineering software RF Cafe Archives Magazine Sponsor RF Cafe Sponsor Links Saturday Evening Post NEETS EW Radar Handbook Microwave Museum About RF Cafe Aegis Power Systems Alliance Test Equipment Centric RF Empower RF ISOTEC Reactel RF Connector Technology San Francisco Circuits Anritsu Amplifier Solutions Anatech Electronics Axiom Test Equipment Conduct RF Copper Mountain Technologies Exodus Advanced Communications Innovative Power Products KR Filters LadyBug Technologies Rigol TotalTemp Technologies Werbel Microwave Windfreak Technologies Wireless Telecom Group Withwave Resources Vintage Magazines RF Cafe Software WhoIs entry for RF Cafe.com Thank you for visiting RF Cafe!
Crane Aerospace Electronics Microwave Solutions: Space Qualified Passive Products

everythingRF RF & Microwave Parts Database (h1)

Anatech Electronics RF Microwave Filters - RF Cafe

Please Support RF Cafe by purchasing my  ridiculously low-priced products, all of which I created.

RF Cascade Workbook for Excel

RF & Electronics Symbols for Visio

RF & Electronics Symbols for Office

RF & Electronics Stencils for Visio

RF Workbench

T-Shirts, Mugs, Cups, Ball Caps, Mouse Pads

These Are Available for Free

Espresso Engineering Workbook™

Smith Chart™ for Excel

Innovative Power Products Resistors Terminations

Azimuth Systems - Press Release 6-9-2008

 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Uses AZIMUTH Systems' ACE™ 400WB Channel Emulator for Federal Railroad Study on Mobile WiMAX

ACTON, MA – June 9, 2008 – Azimuth Systems, Inc., a leading provider of wireless broadband test equipment, including the industry’s only MIMO-optimized channel emulation platform for 4G and Wi-Fi, today announced that the Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory (TEL) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has selected the ACE™ 400WB channel emulator to perform a comprehensive mobile WiMAX technology study to investigate the performance and reliability of standards-based wireless networking technologies for the North American railroad industry. The study, funded by the Federal Railroad Administration, will provide insight into the performance and feasibility of using 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX technology in enhancing current wireless networking infrastructure.

In evaluating a mobile WiMAX testing solution, the university realized that field testing was limited in its scope to test deployment topology and the environment. Simulations provided a flexible option in realizing numerous different deployment scenarios and environmental conditions, but modeling real-world WiMAX systems accurately and reliably proved to be challenging and time-consuming. TEL researchers were in need of a solution that would allow them to combine the benefits of both approaches.  Recognizing the inherent requirements for testing MIMO devices, TEL chose the ACE 400WB WiMAX channel emulator due to its best-in-class RF fidelity, along with the fact that it provides the most cost effective, scalable solution for testing a variety of uni-directional and bi-directional MIMO configurations.

“In conducting the WiMAX technology study, we have found that the ACE 400WB combines the benefits of using real-world equipment, such as base stations and mobile stations, with the flexibility and accuracy of a controlled test environment,” said Dr. Hamid Sharif, professor and head of the Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory at University of Nebraska. “As we become more familiar with the advanced capabilities of the system, we look forward to utilizing it in many future projects as well, including the integration of the platform into our simulation models by leveraging its programmability using TCL scripting.”

With the ACE 400WB, channel conditions are varied dynamically, allowing researchers to observe the performance impact on the Device Under Test (DUT). Dynamic channel emulation varies the MIMO channel conditions using statistical models programmed by the researchers, and allows them to observe the performance of the system under simulated conditions. These advanced capabilities allow the team to achieve accurate performance predictions for OFDMA and MIMO transmission in their specific use case scenarios.

“As the industry’s only MIMO-optimized channel emulator, Azimuth’s ACE platform incorporates RF capabilities that enable automated testing of the mobility, high throughput and extended range promised by multi-antenna wireless technologies like mobile WiMAX and LTE,” said Graham Celine, senior director of marketing at Azimuth Systems. “We’re pleased to see that the ACE 400WB has allowed University of Nebraska researchers to cut down on time-consuming field testing with a system that will deliver repeatable and automated evaluation capabilities in the lab, significantly reducing the time and expenses typically associated this type of research.”

About Azimuth Systems
Azimuth Systems is a leading provider of wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE and other 4G technologies. Azimuth’s products are used by the world’s foremost wireless semiconductor designers, system vendors and service providers to speed time-to-market and improve wireless product quality. Azimuth’s standardized test solutions enable research, development, QA and marketing engineers to test the performance, conformance and certification of broadband wireless devices and networks supporting data, voice and video applications. The company is based in Acton, Massachusetts and is backed by prestigious investors including Kodiak Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. Azimuth may be contacted at (978) 263-6610 or at www.azimuthsystems.com.

Azimuth® is a registered trademark of Azimuth Systems and ACE™ is a trademark of Azimuth Systems. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

# # #

For additional information, contact:
Graham Celine
Azimuth Systems, Inc.
978-268-9220
graham_celine@azimuthsystems.com

Jill Colna
SVM Public Relations
401-490-9700
jill.colna@svmpr.com
Hamid Sharif
Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory (TEL)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
402-554-3628
hsharif@unl.edu
Innovative Power Products Resistors Terminations
Temwell Filters

Innovative Power Products Passive RF Products - RF Cafe

Windfreak Technologies Frequency Synthesizers - RF Cafe