7 layers Introduces Highly Comprehensive Antenna Testing Service
26 October 2009
Ratingen, Germany - Wireless connectivity is of growing importance for a huge number of modern products. Since the efficiency of any radio product depends on the quality of its antenna, antenna design and implementation and consequently testing and certification has become a great focus for more and more manufacturers.
7 layers, a leading international group of test and service centres, is taking care of this rising demand and has set up a wide range of services including antenna design, implementation and testing.
7 layers in Germany now provides a highly comprehensive antenna test service offering. The test services do not only include all PTCRB, CTIA and GCF OTA RF antenna tests but also provide network operator specific test services - a must when testing equipment for any of the world's largest operator networks.
The OTA RF antenna laboratories at 7 layers Germany provide:
- GCF OTA RF antenna performance certification according to 3GPP, which is especially important for the European market
- PTCRB and CTIA OTA RF antenna performance testing for the North American market: our laboratories are CTIA-authorized to its strict regulations and have CATL status, and we also run pre-tests against upcoming CTIA 3.0 release embracing human hand phantoms and laptop testing
- Network Operator specific antenna performance testing, including Vodafone certification for OTA antenna testing and cooperation with other operators such as Deutsche Telekom, AT&T, etc.
This outstanding portfolio of test services can be combined with expert antenna design and assessment services.
"We can either help you choose the off-the-shelf antenna that best suits your requirements or – in case you have very specific demands - we can develop customized antennas that make the most of your product idea," explains Dr Peter Nevermann, antenna specialist at 7 layers Germany.
"Aspects, such as the number of supported frequency bands, available space, distance to other electronic components, housing, shielding, [and] mechanics all have to be taken into account in order to get a well functioning end-product. For best possible results, antenna assessment or design services should be introduced into the product development process as early as possible."
Antenna development test processes at 7 layers Germany are supported by special test systems such as the Satimo 3D (StarGate) and a special R&D test software.
Showing its commitment to the growing importance of antenna design and testing, the global 7 layers group offers further state-of-the-art OTA antenna test laboratories in Irvine, CA (US) and in Beijing (China).
