3 Carrier Aggregation and Category 9 testing now possible using commercially available devices

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25 November 2015

Tests with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 exhibited speeds of 426 Mbps at application level

Oulu, 25th of November, 2015 – Anite, a global leader in wireless network testing technology, today announced that its upcoming versions of Nemo Outdoor, Nemo Handy, and Nemo Walker Air can perform 3 Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Category 9 testing using the latest Samsung flagship devices Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

“Critical for the rollout of faster mobile services with new technologies, such as 3 Carrier Aggregation, is the adoption of the technologies in the latest commercial smartphones,” says Kai Ojala, CTO at Anite’s Network Testing business. “This again requires us to respond to operators’ requirements for immediately being able to test the technology behind the high speeds using the latest and greatest devices. And not only downlink and uplink – we need to be able to provide the whole range of radio KPIs, all the way to application-specific parameters demonstrating improved performance. With these two hot selling devices we are now able to offer exactly what the customers want. The measurement data proves that our versatile products are able to meet the speeds enabled by new technologies,” Kai concludes.

Nemo Outdoor is a laptop-based drive test solution for wireless network testing supporting all major network technologies and over 300 terminals and scanning receivers from a range of vendors.

Nemo Walker Air is a portable tool for indoor benchmarking and multi-technology measurements. It is an Android-based indoor benchmarking system that enables performing extensive synchronized measurements. It comprises of a master tablet and up to seven test terminals connected via Bluetooth.

Nemo Handy is the world’s most widely used handheld air interface test tool providing customers with the best real-time measurement visualization on the handheld market.