E6621A

Agilent Technologies Announces PXT Will Be Used in SK Telecom Hybrid Network Demonstration

News Release from: Agilent
17 February 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that the E6621A PXT wireless communications test set will be used in an SK Telecom Hybrid Network demonstration during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Feb. 27-March 1. The SK Telecom solution allows two networks of different technology and frequency band to work as one, doubling the speed of the Internet connection.

For the LTE + WiFi service demonstration, which allows high-speed wireless Internet connections, the Agilent E66621A PXT wireless communications test set will be used as the LTE network emulator to ensure a high data rate on the LTE network, providing a stable test environment.

The Agilent E6621A PXT provides a very stable high data rate and has an easy-to-use user interface. Support for network handover between LTE and 3G, in particular, was very useful in the demonstration run-up, according to SK Telecom.

“SK Telecom’s choice of the Agilent E6621A PXT for the Mobile World Congress demonstration is a real substantiation point for the product,” said Shin Seung-chul, wireless marketing engineer, Agilent Technologies, Korea. “The PXT has great functionality and delivers reliable data throughput testing. This is why the PXT was a clear choice for SK Telecom.”