Anite Introduces Coordinated Multipoint in its Device Test Solutions

FLEET, England, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Support for key LTE-Advanced feature accelerates verification of new mobile devices with improved data rates 

Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, announced today that it has introduced support for Coordinated Multipoint ("CoMP") in its interoperability, performance and conformance device test solutions SAS and Conformance Toolset.

CoMP, a key feature in LTE-Advanced, improves the coverage and data throughput for cell-edge users by dynamically coordinating transmission and reception of multiple, geographically separated base stations. This improves network utilisation, reduces interference and enhances reception. The end-user benefits from improved quality of experience with access to hgher data rates, irrespective of whether they are close to the centre of an LTE cell or at the cell-edge.

Anite's SAS and Conformance Toolset device test solutions support uplink and downlink CoMP as well as different Transmit Modes (TM) including TM 10, as per 3GPP standards.

Paul Beaver, Products Director at Anite's Device & Infrastructure Testing business comments: "The introduction of CoMP support reinforces Anite's technology leadership position in device test solutions. Other recent LTE-A technology feature introductions include support for Cat 9/10, FeICIC (Further enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination) and Uplink Carrier Aggregation."  

SAS - Anite's user-friendly interoperability and performance test solution - forms a key part of major mobile operators' device acceptance programmes. Anite's conformance test solution - Conformance Toolset - offers leading GCF and PTCRB test case coverage.

About Anite 

Anite plc is a leading supplier of test and measurement solutions to the international wireless market. It provides testing, measurement, optimisation and analytics systems based on its specialist sector knowledge and its proprietary software and hardware products. Customers include major manufacturers of mobile devices, chipsets and network equipment, mobile network operators, regulatory authorities, and independent test houses. Its 500+ staff work from headquarters in the UK and from offices in 16 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

For further information, please contact:

Karolina Eklund, Anite, Tel: +44-(0)1252-775245, Email: [email protected]

Matt Humphries, Babel PR, Tel: +44-(0)207-434-5550, Email: [email protected]

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