Agilent Technologies Announces Manufacturing Test Support for Sequans Wave 2 Chipset-based WiMAX Devices

(Product News, 15 Feb 2008)

Agilent Technologies Inc. has released the Chipset Control Software, including the Agilent One-Box Wireless Networking Test Set, for WiMAX devices based on the Sequans SQN1130 Wave 2 chipset. This combination creates an extremely fast, accurate and stable measurement solution that enables highly optimized WiMAX chipset calibration and verification for volume production testing.

Traditionally, WiMAX manufacturers have been forced to develop their own calibration software—a process that is often slow and highly uncertain. Because Agilent's N7302A software now supports the Sequans SQN1130 Wave 2 Chipset, manufacturers can opt to use it rather than develop the software themselves, enabling acceleration in the manufacturer's time to market. And, since the Agilent N7302A software is based on a modular architecture, manufacturers can rapidly develop WiMAX devices with any future Sequans chipsets as well as quickly integrate RFICs into a reference design.

Working closely with the N7302A software is the Agilent N8300A—a one-box RF parametric test set offering superior specification and fast test times. It is specifically designed for manufacturing and design engineers who need a standard-compliant 802.16e physical layer test tool for Mobile WiMAX Tx and Rx applications. The N7302A's companion solution, the N6301A Measurement Application, runs on the test set and ensures fast and accurate measurement analysis of Mobile WiMAX signals.

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