Skylo Technologies, the world's leading provider of non-terrestrial network (NTN) services, announced today that Anritsu Corporation, a global leader in telecommunications testing technology, will allow hardware manufacturers and third-party test centers to test NTN devices defined by Skylo using Anritsu test platforms. This collaboration will allow manufacturers of devices, modules and chipsets to use a trusted third party to ensure compatibility of their products with the Skylo network, providing the highest standards of performance, reliability and connectivity for their customers.
Anritsu's advanced testing techniques and equipment will play a crucial role in evaluating the reliability and effectiveness of devices designed for use on the Skylo network. This testing process is designed to thoroughly evaluate each device's functionality, signal integrity, and radio frequency (RF) characteristics, ensuring that they can withstand a variety of and potentially challenging environmental and RF radiation conditions.
Anritsu will support a number of testing areas, including device RF parameters, over-the-air (OTA), performance, protocol compliance, and RF compliance tests. Dr. Andrew Nuttall, technical director and co-founder of Skylo, says, "Skylo is committed to revolutionizing the way we connect around the world, especially in remote and underserved areas. Our partnership with Anritsu is an important step towards ensuring that our customers and partners can certify their devices on our network in the fastest and easiest way possible. Anritsu's expertise in testing and certification is invaluable in our mission to ensure seamless connectivity everywhere."
Jonathan Borrill, technical director of Anritsu T&M, says: "We are very pleased to collaborate with Skylo and contribute to its pioneering work in the field of extraterrestrial networks. We believe that NTN is a key technology that has begun to revolutionize the world of telecommunications and will become an integral part of the wireless networks of the future. Our shared commitment to excellence in telecommunications will ensure the highest quality of devices running on the Skylo network."
At MWC 2024 in Barcelona, Anritsu will demonstrate NTN (Non-stationary Network) NB-IoT radio frequency measurements, which are one of the key topics and leading deployments for direct-to-device satellite communications using Anritsu's MT8821C radio analyzer, which allows customers to test radio frequency parameters with call establishment in an NTN environment.
