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Anritsu Corporation Acquires Azimuth Systems, Inc. to Expand Its Global Lead in Wireless Test and Measurement
Anritsu (News - Alert) Corporation (Atsugi City, Kanagawa, Japan), a pioneer in the
implementation of next generation wireless technologies, announced today
it is acquiring Azimuth Systems (News - Alert), Inc. (Acton, Massachusetts, USA), a
leading provider of automated, real-world RF performance test solutions,
for an undisclosed amount. Azimuth Systems will become a subsidiary of
Anritsu. Anritsu, with the integration of Azimuth's intellectual
property, product portfolio and installed base, expands its test
solutions, leveraging the strengths of both companies in the growing IoT
and 5G markets.
Mobile broadband technologies are proliferating into every aspect of our
society. The complexity of next generation (5G) broadband wireless will
create more demands on radio propagation (data) quality. In addition,
the dramatic increase expected in the number of IoT devices in the
wireless network will increase the need for lab based testing
environments that can duplicate communication issues found in the field.
Channel emulators, and controlled RF environments in general, are
indispensable in lab based testing to ensure expected data quality under
any radio propagation environment. The radio propagation technology
developed by Azimuth Systems over the past 14 years is a necessary part
of evaluation and verification in research and development as well as
for conformance test for mobile communications.
"There are a variety of rapidly evolving trends in the wireless industry
that require our customers have access to enhanced testing
capabilities," said Pete Paglia (News - Alert), President and CEO of Azimuth Systems.
"These trends include the increasing demands on radio propagation
quality in next generation wireless networks. Azimuth Systems has been
working with the wireless ecosystem from the beginning of the 4G rollout
and, as an active participant in the standardization of 5G, is well
positioned to lead the definition of 5G radio propagation solutions.
Azimuth's radio propagation expertise, as realized in its ACETM
MIMO channel emulation portfolio an Field to Lab (FTLTM)
solutions, will be highly complementary with Anritsu's extensive
wireless test and measurement product portfolio. I am very excited about
the opportunities created by becoming part of Anritsu given its
prestigious history and am looking forward to the combined companies
delivering even greater value to our customers."
"Anritsu has been expanding its test and measurement business for mobile
terminals by integrating fading simulator technology developed
internally into its current test solutions for 3G/4G. For future 5G
solutions, Anritsu will be integrating Azimuth Systems' channel emulator
intellectual property across its wireless test portfolio," said Hirokazu
Hashimoto, CEO of Anritsu Corporation. "In addition to adding key
intellectual property to Anritsu's R&D, Azimuth's product portfolio
expands Anritsu's addressable market, including the network equipment RF
performance test market. And, the regional and customer market
penetration of both companies are highly complementary. I believe the
combination of these two wireless test equipment leaders will contribute
significantly to the realization of IoT / 5G deployment."
[About Azimuth Systems]
Azimuth Systems, Inc., is a leader in wireless performance test
solutions for network operators, device and module OEMs, chipset
vendors, and infrastructure providers. Azimuth delivers solutions to
re-create real-world device-network interaction and its impact on user
experience. Azimuth's ACE™ RF channel emulators and Spider™
controlled RF environments are designed to replicate wireless
environments and isolate RF performance issues of wireless equipment to
ensure better functionality of broadband wireless technologies such as
802.11, LTE (News - Alert), LTE-A and 5G. Headquartered in Acton, MA, USA, Azimuth
Systems has customers around the world. Learn more about Azimuth Systems
at www.azimuthsystems.com
or on Twitter (News - Alert) (http://twitter.com/azimuthsystems).
[About Anritsu]
Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com)
is a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement
solutions for 120 years. Anritsu's "2020 VISION" philosophy engages
customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical,
microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing,
installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional
service assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization.
Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical
devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products
and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for 5G, M2M, IoT,
as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and wireless communication
markets. Anritsu sells in over 90 countries worldwide with approximately
4,000 employees.
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