SK Telecom has selected Keysight Technologies' 5G test solutions to validate that 5G devices used for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) applications perform as intended on the mobile operator’s network prior to commercial introduction.
SK Telecom, one of the world’s first mobile operators to launch 5G smartphone services, selected Keysight’s 5G test solutions to verify that 5G devices deliver expected data throughput on the mobile operator’s network.
Nearly three million subscribers of SK Telecom’s 5G services depend on superior data performance to seamlessly access advanced services such as video, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) services, as well as cloud gaming on smartphones.
A comprehensive set of protocol carrier acceptance test cases accessible via Keysight’s UXM 5G wireless test platform enable SK Telecom’s ecosystem of 5G device vendors to verify that designs equipped with E-UTRAN new radio dual-connectivity (ENDC) technology to deliver maximum data throughput. ENDC supports the delivery of seamless handovers and higher data rates by enabling a device to aggregate LTE and 5G data streams received as separate component carriers.
Kailash Narayanan, vice president of Keysight and general manager of Keysight’s wireless test group
Keysight’s test solutions and multi-domain technology expertise enable mobile operators, such as SK Telecom, to successfully leverage 5G for consumers as well as industry applications in automotive, entertainment and commerce.
