4G chipmaker Sequans Communications has selected communication test equiptment, Aeroflex 7100 Long Term Evolution (LTE (News - Alert)) Digital Radio Test Set.

In this regard, Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp has already received orders from Sequans for a significant number of LTE Digital Radio Test Sets.

Based on Aeroflex’s (News - Alert) tried and tested RF and baseband technology, the 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set provides advanced support of both RF parametric and protocol testing for LTE terminal devices.

Officials with Aeroflex said that the initial order has already been shipped and will be used across a range of applications in research and development of Sequans LTE chips and software, in LTE TDD (Time Division Duplexing) pre-conformance testing, and by the company’s field applications engineers to give technical support to its customers.

“We have been particularly impressed by the flexibility of the Aeroflex offering – the 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set fulfills all the functions we were looking for within a single box, at a very competitive price,” said Bertrand Debray, VP research and development at Sequans Communications (News - Alert), in a statement.

“Aeroflex has worked with us to ensure that not only does the instrument have the test coverage we require now, but also that the appropriate software upgrades will be available at the right time to meet the needs of our future roadmap,” said Debray.

He said that this purchase reinforces the company’s continuing investment in world class product, supporting LTE strategy and the requirements of the customers.

Phil Medd, product nanager at Aeroflex Limited said that the Aeroflex 7100 is based on the company’s proprietary Common Platform architecture, and it shares both hardware and software modules with other Aeroflex RF and wireless products and with the PXI 3000 Series of modular instrumentation.

“The software upgradeability of the 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set has been an important factor in Sequans’ decision to purchase this instrument, as it enables them to budget for purchasing software for new standards and technologies as they need them,” said Medd.

Aeroflex Incorporated is a global provider of microelectronic components and test and measurement equipment used by companies in the space, avionics, defense, commercial wireless communications, medical and other markets.