Agilent announces industry’s first eight-channel RF measurement solution addressing LTE and beamforming

SANTA CLARA, USA: Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced industry-leading enhancements to its N7109A multi-channel signal analyzer for emerging multichannel LTE, LTE-Advanced and MIMO RF measurement requirements, including LTE antenna beamforming and LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation.

Building on the N7109A’s strengths for WiMAXTM and LTE MIMO measurements, these new enhancements enable designers to stay one step ahead of rapidly evolving LTE and LTE-Advanced communication standards.

“Our customers are driving the continuously evolving wireless communications technologies and standards,” said Mark Pierpoint, VP and GM of Agilent's Software and Modular Solutions Division.

“The enhanced N7109A platform with up to eight measurement channels helps them achieve this, combining its multichannel capabilities with the 89600 VSA software’s new beamforming and carrier aggregation to deliver first-to-market capabilities, allowing LTE designers to fully analyze their next-generation antenna, base station and user equipment.”