How do you efficiently test, optimize and troubleshoot in a newly complex radio frequency environment? Scanning receivers for walk- and drive-testing offer a view of the RF landscape across multiple cellular and IoT technologies and across a wide range of bands. These devices enable engineers to understand RF coverage and the quality of that coverage, according to Chintan Fafadia, senior director of product management at PCTEL.
Because scanning receivers operate independently from the network, they provide a more detailed view of the RF environment than device-based testing, which can be affected by subtle differences built into UEs, Fafadia said.
