1、TEST AND MEASUREMENT MARKET PULSE REPORT|1MARKET PULSE REPORTTEST AND MEASUREMENT MARKET PULSE REPORTREPORT PRODUCED BY RCRTECHEDITED BY KELLY HILL,CONTRIBUTING EDITORSponsored byTEST AND MEASUREMENT MARKET PULSE REPORT|2ContentsRCRTech TakeawaysIntroduction1.Three forces reshaping test and measurem
2、ent2.Testing the intelligent,automated network3.From spec-driven to behavior-driven testing4.Reducing integration risk in Open RAN5.Validating devices for the next era of networks6.Why fiber needs active assurance7.From dashboards to closed-loop assurance8.The quantum clock is ticking for telecom9.W
3、hy 6G needs to be tested nowConclusionAcknowledgements3459121417202326283132 TEST AND MEASUREMENT MARKET PULSE REPORT|3RCRTech TakeawaysThe industry is moving from point-in-time,spec-driven testing to continuous,contextual validation.Cloud-native cores,multi-vendor integration and AI inside the netw
4、ork mean that a“pass”lab result no longer guarantees a working service.Continuous and end-to-end testing,with active synthetic traffic complementing passive telemetry,is becoming the operational baseline.Testing autonomous systems is fundamentally different from testing automation.AI components in t
5、he radio,the core and the management layer will learn and adapt between cyclesso static,repeatable test cases alone cannot certify such components.Test plans must evolve in step with the systems they assess.Federated digital twins,rather than a single,fully faithful model,are emerging as the practic
6、al way to validate AI-recommended changes before deployment.Real-world data should define what good looks like.Independent field measurement has shown that average national throughput hides significant local variation;that average latency hides the long tail that actually degrades user experience;an