Mobile network testing services company Aeroflex has launched the 7100 digital radio test set designed to enable chip-set designers, protocol stack developers, application software developers, integration test teams, pre-certification test labs, software regression test teams, field trial test engineers and handset manufacturers and production quality testers accelerate the pace of development projects to meet the requirements of the 3GPP Rel-8 E-UTRAN standard (3G LTE). The Aeroflex 7100 delivers a testing capability for 3G LTE mobile devices available in a single bench-top instrument. The digital radio test set uses touch screen technology to provide access to test functionality and incorporates integrated RF interface, baseband and protocol stack. The Aeroflex 7100 simulates the network from the physical layer to the core network IP infrastructure offering both parametric analysis and protocol logging and diagnostics. The Aeroflex 7100 has a base frequency range of up to 6GHz and is designed to cope with both current and potential future spectrum allocations. The digital radio test set is based on tried and tested Aeroflex RF and baseband technology and is primarily targeted at the 3G LTE R&D market, providing a test system for developers designing new chip-sets, protocol stacks and devices supporting the 3G LTE standard. The core application will be functional tests, call set-up and termination and parametric measurements, transmitter power, receiver sensitivity that need to be performed to confirm correct operation of new designs. Optional features of the Aeroflex 7100 include 2x2 MIMO and built in fading simulation, allowing device throughput to be assessed in real-world conditions. An optional second RF carrier is also available for handover test scenarios. The future options will include GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA which will enable inter-system handover to be tested.