SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on
its recent analysis of the radio frequency (RF) test and
measurement (T&M) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes
Boonton Electronics with the 2017 Global Product Leadership Award
for its high-performance RF power meters and USB power sensors.
Part of the US publicly traded company Wireless Telecom Group
(NYSE:WTT), Boonton Electronics (Boonton) offers RF power meters
and sensors, modulation analyzers, and audio analyzers, and serves
primarily the military-aerospace (mil-aero) and medical imaging
industries.
RF power meters are general-purpose instruments that find use in
aerospace and defense (A&D), communications, industrial,
automotive, consumer electronics, and other industries. During its
recent analysis of this industry, Frost & Sullivan found that a
key trend in the RF power meter market is the move from average to
peak power meters, which now generate the majority of the market
revenue. As a result, customers are looking for instruments with a
wider dynamic range to address new Wi-Fi and long-term evolution
(LTE) signals, higher power range and frequencies, and faster rise
time.
"Customers face challenges with space, time, and costs,
particularly in manufacturing and other automated applications,
where speed is paramount to increase productivity and throughput,"
said Jessy Cavazos, Industry
Director. "This means end users on those types of industry
verticals are seeking smaller, easy-to-use, more affordable test
instruments. This accounts for the market demand shift from
traditional form factor power meters to the more compact USB
sensors."
Boonton provides RF power meters and sensors in both bench-top
and USB form factors. Its bench instruments are mainly used in
research and development and field applications, primarily by major
mil-aero customers, such as the US Navy, Lockheed Martin, and
Raytheon. Boonton's 4500B RF peak power meter is an excellent
example of how the company's bench products are meeting customer
needs with 65 MHz of video bandwidth, rise time under 7 ns and a
wide variety of interchangeable peak power sensors. The RTP5000
Real-Time Peak Power Sensor, a USB form factor instrument, provides
industry leading capabilities which include the following:
- Up to 195 MHz of video bandwidth
- Rise time under 3 ns
- Wide dynamic range of over 80 dB
In addition to the 4500B, Boonton's bench power meters include
the 4540 series, the 4530 series; and the 4240 series, which offers
high measurement speed for manufacturing applications. All of these
products excel at capturing and measuring fast-pulsed RF
signals.
Boonton's USB power sensors include the RTP5000, previously
known as the 55 series, and RTP4000. These USB power sensors
feature the company's patent pending Real-Time Power
ProcessingTM technology, which eliminates acquisition
gaps and provides zero measurement latency. These sensors provide
100,000 measurements per second. Its USB sensors find extensive use
in manufacturing and automatic test equipment (ATE) applications.
The company's software can support 8 simultaneous USB power
sensors, which is quite attractive for ATE applications.
"USB sensors are increasing in popularity due to the small size,
ease of use, and lower cost. However, for these products to succeed
in the market place, these sensors have to offer high performance.
Boonton's USB sensors offer performance beyond what industry wide
flagship bench-top power meters provide today, which accounts for
its success," said Cavazos.
It is the high performance of its products that keeps Boonton
ahead of its competition in the RF power meters market. Boonton has
succeeded in communications applications by targeting niche areas
where the company can differentiate itself through its products'
superior measurement speed and throughput. For example, Boonton's
RTP4000 power sensor, introduced in September 2016, is a true average power meter
that provides 100,000 measurements per second with no acquisition
gaps and measurement latency. The RTP4000 also has a frequency
range of 4 kHz to 6 GHz. Frost & Sullivan analysis
confirms that such low frequencies are not available from other
competitors' products.
Overall, Boonton focuses on bringing to the market capabilities
that are not available from its competitors' RF power meters,
offering a range of bench and USB power meters and sensors that
enable customers to capture and analyze fast-pulsed RF signals.
With its strong overall performance in the RF power meters market,
Boonton Electronics has earned the 2017 Frost & Sullivan
Product Leadership Award.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the
company that has developed a product with innovative features and
functionality that is gaining rapid market acceptance. The award
recognizes the quality of the solution and the customer value
enhancements it enables.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies
in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating
outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as
leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and
strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market
participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews,
analysis, and extensive secondary research to identify best
practices in the industry.
About Boonton Electronics
Boonton Electronics (a Wireless Telecom Group company, also
comprised of CommAgility, Microlab and Noisecom) is a
leader in high performance RF and microwave test equipment for
radar, avionics, electronic warfare, satellite and wireless
communications, and EMI/EMC applications. Used across the
semiconductor, military, aerospace, medical and communications
industries, Boonton products enable a wide range of RF power
measurements and signal analysis for RF product design, production,
maintenance and system integration. The Boonton product
portfolio includes peak and average RF power meters, Real-Time USB
Power sensors, RF voltmeters, modulation analyzers, and audio
analyzers.
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