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Azimuth Systems (News - Alert) Inc. has introduced the new ACE 400WB, a comprehensive channel emulator platform for testing multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) and single-input-single-output (SISO) WiMAX solutions.

The ACE 400WB will be the industry’s first “Next-Generation” WiMAX channel emulator - a purpose-built, single box solution offering sophisticated channel modeling capabilities in a complete test automation platform.

The Azimuth solution facilitates real-time performance testing of MIMO devices, reorganizing the testing of WiMAX chipsets, clients and infrastructure. The ACE 400WB precisely emulates multipath characteristics with channel correlation to determine the effect of multi-channel RF interactions.

The superior signal processing technology is incorporated in a platform that automates device control, traffic capture and results display to deliver accurate, repeatable and fast results. The ACE 400WB can be used to test and debug MIMO algorithms, optimize the performance of WiMAX devices in MIMO and SISO environments, streamline QA processes and run competitive performance benchmark tests.

According to a press release, the ACE 400WB also tests interoperability between MIMO and SISO implementations from multiple vendors and can be used to define industry-wide mobility performance test suites for future WiMAX products.

“The growing WiMAX development market provides an exciting opportunity for Azimuth,” said Jeff Abramowitz, vice president of marketing at Azimuth Systems, in a press release. “The ACE platform redefines customer expectations for channel emulation and we've seen tremendous interest in the ACE 400WB, particularly from vendors familiar with our award-winning Wi-Fi channel emulator.”

What’s more, the ACE 400WB meets the most advanced testing needs of a broad range of WiMAX engineers. The solution’s industry-leading performance complies with the requirements of silicon developers analyzing radio and baseband performance.

The ACE 400WB’s flexibility helps equipment manufacturers and service providers benchmark the effect of real-world channel variations and mobility on end-user Quality of Service.

Azimuth Systems is a leading provider of wireless data communications test solutions. Azimuth’s products are used by the world’s foremost wireless semiconductor, system vendors and service providers to speed time-to-market and improve wireless product quality.

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