Date: 27/02/2010

MT8221B BTS Master from Anritsu measure all LTE bandwidths and frequencies

Japan based T&M equipment vendor Anritsu has made its MT8221B BTS Master handheld base station analyzer to measure all defined LTE bandwidths and frequencies. This wireless installation targeted measuring equipment can be used to measure RF, modulation, and Over-the-Air (OTA) measurements on signals during the deployment, installation, and operation of LTE networks. MT8221B BTS Master provides RF and modulation quality measurement in the LTE bandwidth frequency range of 1.4 MHz to 20 MHz. Anritsu says no other handheld instrument provides similar LTE coverage and measurement capability.

Anritsu has also developed LTE options for its MT8222A BTS Master and MT8212E Cell Master, to offer operators testing flexibility. The LTE option for the MT8212E allows the handheld instrument to measure RF and modulation at 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, and 10 MHz bandwidths, while the option for the MT8222A extends its LTE bandwidth coverage down to 1.4 MHz. An existing option allowed the MT8222A to measure the 10 MHz bandwidth.

Users can validate the over-the-air performance of the complete eNode-B system, as well as troubleshoot problems with an LTE signal when the BTS Master and Cell Master analyzers are equipped with the OTA option. The OTA option can also be used to verify/validate LTE signal coverage with the instruments' scanner functionality.


The MT8212E is a lightweight, battery-operated package. BTS Master also can be used to measure spectrum analysis, precision return loss, VSWR, cable loss, distance-to-fault, two-port gain/loss, one- and two-port magnitude and phase, interference analysis, and spectrogram.

For details visit www.anritsu.com