Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce that SK Telecom (SKT), the largest mobile operator in South Korea, and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), a university that is a leader in advanced research, have selected the Anritsu Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A for the verification of the technologies used to realize mobile communication that combines antenna expansion technologies with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Driving this development is a need to address the growing requirement for innovation in 5G-Advanced mobile communication systems, specified in 3GPP Release 18 and beyond. This development has achieved real-time AI-based optimization that helps solve the problem of interference arising from increasing the number of antennas mounted on a smartphone from the typical four to the current maximum of eight. This demonstration utilized the MT8000A as a base station simulator for mobile communications, revealing a remarkable improvement in the data transmission speed despite the smartphone under test remaining the same size as a conventional device and operating within the same frequency bandwidth.
The MT8000A complies with the 3GPP test standards and supports a wide range of tests, including RF measurements, protocol tests, and application tests for 5G mobile network technologies. The hardware is based on a modular architecture, making it easy to reconfigure according to the test requirements, such as higher-order MIMO (4×4 MIMO) and carrier aggregation (8CA).
To contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge telecommunications technology, Anritsu will continue to support R&D for next-generation networks by leveraging 6G and AI while strengthening our efforts to be an innovator in the area of these technologies.
The demo video for this verification will be showcased at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025 Anritsu booth, from March 3 to March 6, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain.
