Qualcomm and Rohde & Schwarz Team Up for Tests of NB-IoT devices

Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), in cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies, has successfully implemented a wide range of NB-IoT (narrow band Internet of Things) tests that can be used to verify the Qualcomm Technologies’ MDM9206 global Cat M1/Cat NB-1 dual-mode LTE modem.

By using the R&S CMW-KU300 NB-IoT MLAPI scenarios and the R&S CMW-KR313 3GPP Rel. 13 C-IoT protocol test enabler on a single R&S CMW500 radio communication tester, engineers can test IoT devices based on the MDM9206 LTE modem under realistic conditions by attaching and establishing a real-time, comprehensive connection with the simulated network and testing relevant signaling and radio frequency (RF) scenarios related to the 3GPP Release 13 specification.

“There’s a lot of excitement today around the Internet of Things as a technology that will empower economical and societal change for everything around us, starting with key industry verticals and applications such as smart cities, smart monitoring, connected cars, mobile health and more,” says Anton Messmer, vice president of Rohde & Schwarz. “To help realize this promise and to accelerate device development, engineers and manufacturers will need to fully characterize and test their NB-IoT devices to ensure that they meet and exceed all performance and quality requirements.”

Rohde & Schwarz will showcase this capability at this year’s Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain at booth #6C40 in Hall 6. The MDM9206 LTE modem demonstration will use the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester, emulating a LTE-Advanced network with IP Multimedia System (IMS) server capabilities.

Visit Rohde & Schwarz’s website here and Qualcomm Technologies’ website here.

Sources: Press materials received from the company.