Low-Cost Set Aids Handset Production Testing

Nov. 16, 2006

Agilent Technologies has introduced the Agilent GS-8000 Lite WIreless Functional Test System for low-cost manufacturing test of mobile handsets. The multifunction system supports a vareity of wireless communications standards for handset testing, including GSM, GPRS, EGPRS, and WCDMA, and offers upgradeability to other standards, such as cdma2000. The system is powered by special software which features automatic, one-button tests and a library of factory-programmed, predefined tests. For low-to-medium-cost handset manufacturers wanting "just enough" test capability, this is the system that provides what they need, starting at $32,000. For more information, visit the Agilent web site at http://www.agilent.com/

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.