Alongside the evolution and spread of W-CDMA mobile phone systems towards HSPA and beyond, the worlds most dominant mobile technology, GSM/EDGE, is also seeing increasing need to support higher data transmission speeds. In 2007, the 3GPP2 body standardized the new EDGE Evolution (EGPRS2) specifications for increasing GSM/EDGE data rates, and services are expected to start next year. However, although R&D into EDGE Evolution-compliant base stations, mobile terminals, devices, and components is well under way, there are still no complete measuring instruments supporting the tests of RF Transmitter characteristics required by the EGPRS2 standard and by related equipment manufacturers. Testing vendor, Anritsu has developed the two new MX269013A and MX269013A-001 software packages for its MS269xA Signal Analyzer series.
Anritsu Corp. announced that the company's two new optional measurement software packages with expanded support for 2.5G GSM/EDGE and EDGE Evolution (EGPRS2) mobile phone systems are starting commercial shipping from June 17. Installing the MX269013A GSM/EDGE Measurement Software and the MX269013A-001 EDGE Evolution Measurement Software in the MS269xA Signal Analyzer series offers the world's first system for measuring the RF Transmitter characteristics of EDGE Evolution base stations, mobile terminals and devices and components. Installing these packages in the analyzer main frame eliminates the need for a PC to control measurements.