Aeroflex Lector 7 software for LTE testing

Aeroflex has announced an upgrade to its Lector software that provides improvements in the speed of mobile device RF tests in service centres.

The Lector 7 software achieves a doubling in LTE test speed for a range of mobile devices. Test times for a reference multiband mobile device (a European version of a popular Android smartphone) using the Aeroflex 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set with Lector 7 have been improved by an average of 53%. It takes only 3 min 5 s to complete the full set of LTE tests with Lector 7 as compared with 6½ min with the previous version, Lector 6.83. For a full test script covering multiple 2G/3G/4G bands, test time is reduced from 10 min to less than 6 min, a saving of over 40%.

The 2G/3G/4G final tests were performed using a 7100 for LTE and an Aeroflex 4400 Mobile Phone Tester for 2G/3G, although a 2201 Service Tester can also be used in place of the 4400.

Lector 7 integrates Aeroflex’s terminal testers, shield boxes and antenna couplers with a growing database of mobile devices to enable quick and simple testing.