Rohde & Schwarz verifies GEO-Fencing wireless solution with LG Electronics
COLUMBIA, MD. Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with LG Electronics Mobile Comm. U.S.A. Inc., has successfully verified Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) 3.0 features related to GEO-Fencing using an LG G8 ThinQ mobile smartphone. The new Enhanced Targeting Rules imposed by the FCC in the United States require wireless providers to reach 100% of the targeted geographic area specified by government issuers, with no more than a 0.1-mile overshoot.
Wireless Emergency Alerts are a critical part of the nation’s emergency readiness system for warning the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other types of emergencies. Geographic targeting is a necessary mobile-device feature as alerting citizens not affected by a specific emergency could cause unnecessary panic and safety risks.
The Rohde & Schwarz solution consists of the R&S CMW500 radio communication tester and the R&S SMBV100B vector signal generator. The solution verifies mobile device signaling according to WEA 3.0 GEO-Fencing specifications. This same solution can also cover 3GPP conformance and network operator test plans for LTE, WLAN, WCDMA, and GSM location-based services.
Bryan Helmick, product manager for mobile radio testers at Rohde & Schwarz USA Inc., explained, “Test systems that can verify device compliance are critical to the successful roll-out of the FCC’s enhanced targeting requirements. This effort between Rohde & Schwarz and LG Electronics helps to further the commercial rollout of WEA 3.0 and GEO-Fencing.”