Rohde & Schwarz not only
develops and sells T&M instruments– it also uses them in its
own labs (picture from 1963).
priced R&S ZVL vector network analyzer as well as the high-end model up to 50 GHz with four-port architecture. The
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as reference standards for compliance measurements. Users
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from a handheld instrument for mobile use all the way up to
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wireless sector, Rohde&Schwarz stands shoulder-to-shoulder
with other pioneers in next-generation wireless, which is al-
ready taking shape with WiMAX and 3GPP LTE. In 2008, the
company‘s sixth-generation wireless testers appeared on the
market: The R&S CMW500 embodies decades of combined
know-how.
A success story that is far from over.
analyzer rapidly became a standard in audio engineering. In
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market. And the high-quality SMPC frequency synthesizer
also won over customers worldwide with its low single sideband phase noise and high spurious suppression. The com-
pany‘s entry into spectrum analysis followed in 1986 – and,
to the surprise of the competition, Rohde&Schwarz bounded
into the major leagues in one leap with its FSA. Plus, the
story of power and voltage measurement – one of the com-
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to numerous innovations. In the mid-1980s, for example, a
data memory for calibration data was directly integrated into
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USB power sensors were brought to market.
Finally, Rohde&Schwarz has for decades been playing a major role in T&M equipment for the wireless market. By intro- Contact information:
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helped GSM conquer the world. The system helped deter- Telephone: 1-888-TESTRSA (1-888-837-8772) selection 2
mine whether mobile phones performed to standard. Since E-mail: customer.support@rsa.rohde-schwarz.com
then, test systems and testers from Munich have accompa- Customer Support Asia:
nied all major developments in the wireless industry. Telephone: + 65 65130 488, Fax: + 65 68461 090
This brief journey through seven and a half decades is now E-mail: customersupport.asia@rohde-schwarz.com
nearing an end. Manufacturers of electronics and wireless Customer Support Europe:
companies know Rohde&Schwarz as a supplier of custom- Telephone: + 49 180 512 4242, Fax: + 49 89 4129 63778
ized solutions. The company‘s signal generators offer dual- E-mail: customersupport@rohde-schwarz.com
path capability and generate spectrally ultra-pure signals. In To learn more about the company’s history, visit:
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