If you have worked with IT long enough, you get less and less excited about new versions of hardware standards. It’s always the same story. The amazing new thing is SO much faster than the predecessor. I got a new computer, and it opens Word in a split second. But it still takes me the same time to write a letter. So why get excited?

Tags: wifi, HD video, stream, gigabit, 802.11ac

You might think playing hockey and making test equipment have very little in common. But the basic philosophy of the game is actually the same. 

Tags: reliability, medical, chip, instrument, wifi, production, innovator, test, device, Wireless

When trying to home in on issues in a dataset, a histogram can be one of the most effective tools in performing root-cause analysis of the dataset. However, creating an effective histogram in itself can prove to be  a challenge because you need to take a lot of factors into consideration to make it useful. In this video I’ll present some of the major challenges we face in creating an effective histogram and how we solve them.

Tags: binning, kernel density estimation, histogram, visualization, analysis, Dataset

So are you using QR codes in your business or just as a consumer?

Tags: advertising, marketing, mobile, test system, QR code

For the manufacturer of electronic devices the old cliché “time is money” manifests itself in the cost-of-test, commonly expressed in units like cents per second. Minimizing test time reduces...

Tags: link mode, chipset, Bluetooth, non-link mode, protocol link, DUT, RF Channel

Last weekend I was taking my son to his soccer game. I checked the schedule on TeamSnap and followed the link to the location, which took me straight to Google Maps.

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One of the challenges that customers who use RF test equipment face today is how to safely handle and maintain heavy equipment and maximize the available storage space.

Tags: RF Test, IQxstream

As Joseph Sfeir wrote in his last blog post, data management and analysis is a huge challenge that we also face at LitePoint.

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It takes a lot more than just some nice colors, fancy icons and flashy effects to create a good user interface (UI).

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The very fast integration and convergence of wireless technology is posing not only technical problems in terms of design, but also challenges in terms of data management.

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With a readily available labor force and low labor costs, it’s easy to see why “Made in China” or “Made in Taiwan” has become so ubiquitous.

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Each satellite in the GPS constellation broadcasts two navigation signals: the L1 and L2.

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You got a notice of issuance, paid the fees, and received the patent, so you're home free, right?

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Today’s converged mobile devices integrate an increasing number of cellular and connectivity technologies as their functionality reaches beyond the scope of communications and into the realms of information and computation.

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The President has signed the new patent bill.  So, what happens next?

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802.11ac is a next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) standard promising data rates up to 1 Gb/s. The standard is targeted for a number of applications, but a main one is streaming video.

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With President Obama’s signature on it, a bill passed by the House and Senate promises to make sweeping changes in how patents are prosecuted and how the patent process is paid for.

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802.11ad is an IEEE draft standard attempting to standardize one of multiple 60 GHz wireless implementations. Joined by the WirelessHD consortium ...

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Welcome to the new LitePoint website and the LitePoint blog.                                  

In the weeks and months to come, we will be posting articles, blogs, and interviews covering the latest developments in the wireless revolution, advances in the testing equipment industry, and where we think technology will take us in the future.

Our goal is to create content that is informative and enlightening, while also sparking conversations both on this blog and within your company. We know you have some thoughts on these subjects too, and hope you’ll participate by leaving comments of your own.

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There has never been a more interesting time to be part of the wireless industry. Change is happening every day as new technologies allow us to connect, communicate, and collaborate in ways we could only imagine a few years ago. We look forward to sharing our thoughts with you and look forward to the journey ahead.

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