Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Keithley and Azimuth Systems Announce Collaboration

Keithley Instruments, a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs announces a joint effort with Azimuth Systems, a provider of wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators for WiMAX, 4G, and Wi-Fi.

Keithley is working with Azimuth Systems to deliver critical end-to-end MIMO RF test solutions to mobile handset manufacturers, infrastructure vendors, and service providers for next-generation LTE and WiMAX testing.

"The wireless industry is currently at an inflection point - as radio architectures are moving from SISO to MIMO - presenting engineers a new set of measurement challenges," said Mark Hoersten, vice president of business development for Keithley.

On the other hand, Sudeep Gupta, vice president business development for Azimuth Systems said that Azimuth ACE is the only channel emulator designed for MIMO test. "It is part of our commitment to delivering the critical test solutions to make 4G a reality," added Gupta.