Viavi Solutions has added the capability to emulate massive numbers of internet of things devices to its TeraVM offering, as the company continues to reap the benefits of its acquisition of Cobham’s test and measurement operations. The new offering enables operators to investigate how their cellular networks will be impacted by millions of IoT devices.  

TeraVM was part of Cobham’s wireless testing portfolio. The new TeraVM virtual Radio Access Network cellular IoT module from Viavi “can emulate over 16 million IoT devices via narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and CAT-M connections in a fully virtualized environment,” according to Viavi, enabling users to “test the ability of their networks to support the huge array of current and potential connected IoT end-points, while delivering consistent, reliable connectivity for ‘traditional’ mobile voice and data services.”