Fibre to the antenna has become a standard part of the fronthaul network with the advent of 5G, providing the infrastructure to support the increased bandwidth available over the RAN while reducing network complexity through shared BBUs.

Deploying FTTA requires field engineers to have the right set of tools available to ensure optimal quality of service to subscribers from the initial deployment due to the costly nature of sending engineers to perform revisits on towers.

FTTA testing requires a combination of optical tools and CPRI or OBSAI testers to verify optical connectivity and error free signalling.