Qualcomm Unveils Test System for 3G CDMA Multi-Carrier Networks

Qualcomm (San Diego, CA), announced a test system for third-generation (3G) CDMA 1x Multi-Carrier (MC) networks that is compliant with the 3G standard as specified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The solution includes a 1xMC test phone, a dual-port data cable, and the QCTest CDMA Air Interface Tester (CAIT).

"Qualcomm's complete 1x test solution will enable carriers and infrastructure manufacturers to quickly deploy and optimize their 3G CDMA 1xMC networks," said Gina Lombardi, vice president of test and deployment products for Qualcomm.

The company's CDMA 1xMC test system incorporates its 1x test phone, a CDMA trial phone to provide simultaneous support for both data applications and CDMA parameter logging to enable data and diagnostics transmissions simultaneously via a revolutionary dual-port data cable. The 1x test phone is designed to operate in the 800 MHz cellular band as well as the 1900 MHz PCS band to cover global CDMA networks. The 1x test phone integrates Qualcomm CDMA Technologies' MSM5000(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)).

The 1x test system also incorporates the company's CAIT analysis and optimization software to provide real-time network diagnostics for CDMA networks. CAIT is a network optimization software package that provides real-time, over-the-air analysis and logging of critical system parameters that offers secure, robust data collection with the ability to close and restart data files automatically based on time or file size. A portable wireless testing and analysis tool, CAIT supports design, development, test and deployment of CDMA networks and generates real-time graphical displays of CDMA over-the-air signals and a variety of system statistics.

Edited by David Robb