Electronics Era: What are the key T&M solutions VIAVI is showcasing at IMC this year?
Monojit: VIAVI’s deep expertise brings unparalleled efficiency in developing, enabling, assuring and optimizing networks with speed and success in both the lab and the field. From 6G, SatComms and High-Speed Network Test to AIOps, O-RAN and Quantum Security Testing, VIAVI is demonstrating its latest innovations at IMC 2025.
MU-MIMO and O-RAN Lab Test: To meet the unique challenges of radio unit and fronthaul testing for disaggregated O-RAN networks, VIAVI TM500 network tester provides an ideal platform for advanced multi-carrier MU-MIMO testing and validation, with dynamic digital channel modeling and fully integrated UE emulation.
NTN: TM500 network tester to test the performance of 5G NTN, which includes both satellite and High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).
6G: VIAVI’s 6G Forward program is leading the way in 6G innovation. The 6G Forward research is focused on: Energy efficient neuromorphic receivers, AI beam management technology, Semantic communications for Extended Reality (XR), Near-time Ray Tracing for network digital twin, Joint Communications and Sensing (JCAS) and AI Testing AI.
Quantum-Safe: TeraVM security test for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) system validation and MAP-300 Multiple Application Platform for quantum key distribution (QKD) testing.
Fiber and Transport Field Test Solutions: Comprehensive portfolio of field test solutions for fiber construction and remote fiber test and monitoring. INX 660 and INX 760 Probe Microscope, MTS-4000 optical test platform, 400G Transport Module for up to 400Gbps testing and solutions that guarantee and protect DCI, including the FiberComplete PRO, Test Process Automation (TPA) and VIAVI ONMSi solution – FTH-5000 fiber test head.
RF Field Test and Resilience: OneAdvisor 800 wireless platform – an all-in-one cell site tool designed for RAN field testing and service assurance, particularly for 5G and Open RAN deployments and SecurePNT for critical infrastructure and high-speed network applications. CX300 – capable of testing everything from portable radios, to complex infrastructure and broadband networks and CX200 for mission-critical radio infrastructure field testing.
Service Assurance: Geolocation AIOps, based on NITRO Location Intelligence platform that generates subscriber-centric insights for network automation, optimization and monetization.
High-Speed Ethernet Test: ONE LabPro 800G – Ethernet network performance test system that accelerates high-speed Ethernet tests in labs and live test bed environments.
Electronics Era: What are your views on the current telecom scenario? What opportunities do you see and VIAVI’s role?
Monojit: India’s expanding digital economy is making significant strides. Governments strategic policies have created a collaborative platform to promote indigenous technologies and position India as a global manufacturing hub. Propelling towards self-reliance in next-generation communication technologies, the PLI/design-linked incentive schemes for telecom and networking products have resulted in strengthening local manufacturing of telecom equipment’s. Satellite communications is ushering in a new era as global and domestic players are set to begin commercial services.
India is at the forefront of 6G research & development and Bharat 6G vision plays a critical role in this mission. The pace of fiber deployment has accelerated significantly as CSPs expand their fiber networks to support 5G roll outs. Fixed wireless access (FWA), tower fiberization and broadband connectivity initiatives like BharatNet are accelerating the demand. India’s data center market is experiencing rapid growth and traditional management practices are making way for a greater reliance on AI driven automation. Open RAN is gaining momentum and the industry is incorporating NTN to augment coverage in mobile communications.
Aerospace & defense, data centers, enterprises, telecommunications, semiconductor and critical infrastructure are some of the key segments driving the demand for T&M solutions.
VIAVI has been at the forefront of technological advancements in India and it is a significant moment for us to be here as we extend our capabilities to enable these networks. VIAVI plays a significant role in simplifying network deployment complexities through installation, maintenance, monitoring, optimization, and monetization.
Electronics Era: How is AI enabling optimisation of networks and services? What are the upcoming advances in 6G and AI space?
Monojit: AI’s predictive and generative powers enable users across the network ecosystem to streamline operations, enhance network security, reduce costs, minimise service issues and improve the delivery of services to end customers. VIAVI is committed to enhancing network performance, security and efficiency by integrating AI into its solutions. VIAVI’s AI-powered “Digital Twin” technology enables new predictive capabilities that help fortify networks. By creating a virtual model of a network in the lab, service providers can manage network behaviours and disruptions more quickly and effectively. These digital twins play a pivotal role in advancing network design, reliability and performance. VIAVI’s AI models help operators understand potential outcomes and equip them to optimise the network and respond to different scenarios.
The VIAVI NITRO AIOps platform revolutionises network performance monitoring and troubleshooting by offering real-time insights and predictive intelligence for optimising cloud-based telecommunications networks. The solution offers true end-to-end and vendor-agnostic topology, cloud-native inventory, AI-driven assurance, workflow automation and more, empowering service providers to evolve their legacy network operations centre and achieve end-to-end network visibility across multiple technology domains.
6G with its new network and service orchestration solutions, combined with fully cloud-native principles and the advances made in AI/ML across all network functions will result in an unprecedented network automation and agility. The AI-assisted analytics service for 6G RAN and core can analyse data and uncover hidden trends, patterns, and insights in a more automated fashion. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning within 6G networks – through technologies such as VIAVI’s NITRO AIOps enhances network management and optimize performance.How does VIAVI test solutions help in faster deployment and monetization of data center networks?
Electronics Era: How does VIAVI test solutions help in faster deployment and monetization of data center networks?
Monojit: Hyperscale data centers continue to grow in size and complexity, even as 5G and the IoT drive network disaggregation and push intelligence to the edge. As data-intensive applications such as; AI/ML, high performance computing (HPC) and big data analytics enter the mainstream, the hyperscale and data center ecosystem must meet the insatiable demand for memory, bandwidth, computing power, storage and speed. Traditional networking infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the performance, speed and capacity requirements of AI/ML applications. To address this, there has been a push towards higher-speed 800G optical transceivers and the emergence of 1.6Tb/s, alongside other enabling technologies throughout the network. In addition, data center operators need to dramatically increase the amount of fiber interconnects and new multi-fiber connectivity.
VIAVI helps operators and providers to get the most from the hyperscale ecosystem and the services it carries so they can turn up infrastructure, successfully scale, and profitably innovate—today and tomorrow. With an unmatched breadth and depth of interoperable test products and expertise, VIAVI ensures levels of service and reliability that meet the high standards of hyperscale data center operators and service providers. VIAVI test solutions optimize optical hardware, fiber, and network performance over the lifecycle of the hyperscale data center, from lab to turn-up to monitoring. VIAVI’s smart test devices and software solutions for DCI environments are engineered with built-in automation and efficiency, boosting the deployment of DCI links by at least 60% while reducing project management complexity and cost.
Automated fiber certification, MPO connector inspection, high-speed 400G / 800G throughput testing, and virtual service activation and monitoring are among the advanced test capabilities designed to keep up with unceasing hyperscale data center growth.
Electronics Era: How is Open RAN advancing and how is VIAVI enabling the Open RAN ecosystem?
Monojit: VIAVI provides capabilities for testing both individual O-RU, O-DU, O-CU and RIC network elements, and full end-to-end open network validation. VIAVI has developed an end-to-end Open RAN portfolio encompassing robust test, verification and assurance solutions from RAN to Core that span the entire Open RAN lifecycle and we are working closely with CSPs and NEMs to help ensure interoperability, manageability, optimization and end-to-end performance of networks based on Open RAN architecture.
VIAVI has opened its Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR) Open RAN testing facility which is funded by a grant from the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). VALOR offers a fully automated, open and impartial Lab-as-a-Service / Test-as-a-Service suite for Open RAN interoperability, performance and security. VALOR brings together the NITRO Wireless Open RAN Test Suite, the VAMOS (VIAVI Automation Management and Orchestration System) unified framework for hybrid physical and cloud lab testing, and technologies from industry-leading partners.
As far as Open RAN and 6G is concerned, energy efficiency, sustainability, and intelligent traffic control will be fundamental to the success of 6G, with AI-native RAN elements built into 6G standards. The VIAVI 6G Forward Program is working to synergize 6G and Open RAN through wireless technology research, innovation, and testing and through active participation in cross functional forums across the telecom landscape.
