RELEASE NOTE

Release Notes, Nemo Handy

and Nemo Walker Air
Version 5.00, February 2024

Nemo Handy – the world’s most widely used handheld field test
and in-building measurement tool.
Nemo Walker Air solution for indoor benchmarking of wireless
mobile networks .

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3

New features in 5.00..................................................................................................................................... 4

New test devices .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Recommended and supported test device configurations............................................................................ 6

Nemo Walker Air ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Nemo Handy IoT and IoT Meter ............................................................................................................... 7
Compatibility and requirements .................................................................................................................... 8

Known issues and limitations ....................................................................................................................... 9

Generic ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Device and scanner related issues and limitations ................................................................................... 9
LinkedIn-related testing limitations ......................................................................................................... 10
Twitter testing limitations ........................................................................................................................ 10
Facebook-related testing limitations ....................................................................................................... 10
WhatsApp-related testing limitations ...................................................................................................... 10
Viber-related testing limitation ................................................................................................................ 10
VoLTE / VoNR / IMS SMS / ViLTE / VoWiFi / ViWiFi ............................................................................. 11
Nemo Walker Air specific issues and limitations .................................................................................... 11
PEVQ-S Testing information ...................................................................................................................... 12

Android and low data throughput................................................................................................................ 12

Power saving in Android terminals ............................................................................................................. 13

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Introduction
This document contains the release notes of Nemo Handy and Nemo Walker Air version 5.00. The
document describes new functionalities, features, new supported terminals, and known issues.

Version 5.10 is estimated to be released in April / May. Please note that this is our best estimate and non-
binding information.

Copyright

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suitability of Keysight’s products and documentation for their particular use. Keysight does not accept any
liability arising from the application or use of the product or this documentation.

All reasonable care has been made to ensure that this document is accurate. If you have any comments
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us through the Keysight Website.

February 2024

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New features in 5.00
Description Additional information
ViSQOL (Virtual Speech Quality Objective Listener) is
an objective, full-reference metric for perceived audio
quality. It uses a spectro-temporal measure of similarity
between a reference and a test speech signal to
produce a MOS-LQO (Mean Opinion Score - Listening
Quality Objective) score. MOS-LQO scores range from
Added support for ViSQOL voice quality algorithm 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best). (ref:
https://github.com/google/visqol)
ViSQOL can be offered as floating license if needed.
ViSQOL require an extra license option to be enabled in
the Handy or Walker Air Agent license. Please contact
our sales for further information.

Added support for One Way Latency KPI
Added a feature to easily detect Walker Air agent
device number
Additional reference
One Way Latency requires a server that GNSS grand
master clock hardware installed and in use. One Way
Latency is calculated automatically to the measurement
file when doing TWAMP measurements

Added possibility to share beta versions via OTA

Added support for manual forcing functions in

Handy Autonomous mode

Updated IBWC export file functionality between

Handy and iBwave products

Added support for recording Nemo Probe

temperature and voltage levels to measurement
file

Improved the network service state capturing KPI

Added support for ipv6 ICMP ping

Added support for broadcasting TeamViewer User can open a TeamViewer session to remote units
device id to Nemo Cloud directly from Nemo Cloud user interface.

Added support for WhatsApp statistics in Nemo

Handy Instant Report

Added possibility to add page favorites straight Faster and easier and user-friendlier way to select
from user interface favorite views was implemented

Added used data units to Transaction log view

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 Added support for iPerf 2 permit-key file usage

Added support for IoT Handy: Pick option to Cell

lock dialog

New test devices

Device related details can be found from the device release notes available in Keysight Software
Manager

Device model Additional details

Samsung S24 Qualcomm and Eynos based devices
Samsung Galaxy S24+ SM-S926U
Samsung Galaxy S24+ SM-S926U1
Samsung Galaxy S24+ SM-S926W
Samsung Galaxy S24+ SM-S9260
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra SM-S928B
Supported as non-rooted devices with Nemo Diagnostic
Module (NDM)
USA variant, Qualcomm, Nemo Firmware available
USA variant, unlocked, Qualcomm, Nemo Firmware
available
Canada variant, Qualcomm, Nemo Firmware available
China / Taiwan variant, Qualcomm, Nemo Firmware
available
Global variant, Qualcomm, Nemo Firmware available

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Recommended and supported test device
configurations
From Nemo Handy and Nemo Walker Air version 4.70 onwards, device models older than two years
(from the official release of the device model) will not be officially supported as test devices. You can
continue to use them as long as you need, but potential device related issues might not get addressed.

Read this before resetting your terminal!

Before you do a factory reset for the terminal, you need to release the
license back to the OTA license server from the License menu. If you do not
release the license from the application before you reset the terminal, you
cannot start the application without contacting Nemo Helpdesk as the license
is locked.

Nemo Walker Air

For Nemo Walker Air, we recommend the following approved and tested device configurations. Extensive
and long acceptance tests have been conducted with the following device configurations.

Do not update your Nemo Walker Air Controller to any new Android version if your system and
configuration are working fine. There’s a high risk that the Bluetooth functionality with multiple devices will
stop working. One of the known issues is that pairing is needed after the tablet is rebooted. Please notice,
that end-of-life have been announced for the Samsung Tab S8.

Controller device that controls the agents Agent Devices

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 5G SM-X706B
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 5G SM-X706B
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 5G SM-X706B
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X706B
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X706B
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X706B
7 x Samsung S22 (tested config: 2x S22 Ultra SM-
S908E, 3 x S22+ 5G SM-S906E, 2 x Galaxy S22+ SM-
S9060
4 x Samsung S22+ 5G SM-S906U, 3x Samsung S21+
SM-G996U, iBFlex. Log file collection to the Controller
via Bluetooth is not recommended.
7 x Sony Xperia 1 IV XQ-CT54, iBFlex. Log file
collection to the Controller via Bluetooth and making
several airplane mode commands in scripting is not
recommended.
4 x Samsung S22 + 3 x Samsung XCover6 Pro SM-
G736B
7 x Samsung Galaxy S23+ SM-S916B
7 x Samsung Galaxy S23 SM-S911B

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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 SM-X716B 7 x Samsung S23 / S23+ and IBFlex

Nemo Handy IoT and IoT Meter

Supported IoT dongles
KnowYou KDC-6336 NB-IoT dongle (this is a new replacement for the older KDC-5737 model and is based on
Quectel-77 Rel-14).
Exelonix IoT USB dongle, BG77

For Nemo Handy IoT and Nemo IoT Meter, we recommend the following terminals (note that the terminal
needs to have SU permissions).

Handheld IoT Test officially supported test terminal KDC-6336

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 √
Sony Xperia 1 IV √
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE √
Samsung Galaxy S22+ SM-S9060 √
Samsung Galaxy S22+ SM-S906B √
Samsung Galaxy A71 √
Samsung Galaxy S23 SM-S911B √
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Qualcomm based devices) √

Supported test protocols with different IoT devices

IoT Device Ping UDP Echo HTTP
KnowYou KDC-6336 NB- √
√ √
IoT dongle
Exelonix IoT USB dongle √ √

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Compatibility and requirements
Version / driver
Description More Info info
Nemo Measurement File Note that 5G files are encrypted and in binary format, therefore 2.56
Format version they cannot be opened without tools that support Nemo File 5G
file format.
Nemo Outdoor playback Older versions of Nemo Outdoor can be used as well, but the 9.70
version new metrics added to the new Nemo File Format version will
not be displayed.
Nemo Analyze version Older versions of Nemo Analyze can be used as well, but the 10.10
new metrics added to the new Nemo File Format version will
not be displayed.
Nemo Cloud version Nemo Cloud version that supports all the latest features 3.40
introduced in the current Nemo Handy and Nemo Walker Air
version.
PCTEL IBFlex / HBFlex / PCTEL IBFlex / HBFlex firmware that is supported with 5G NR 3.2.0.0
GFlex measurements.
PCTEL SeeGullConnect SeeGullConnect must be updated to version with PCTEL GFlex 3.1.0.0
Rohde & Schwarz TSMA6 Tsma6Service_x.x.x.x.apk to be installed on the terminal. 1.12.0.5
scanner
Rohde & Schwarz TSMA6 ViCOM / Scanner firmware version 22.0.0.483
scanner, ViCOM
Minimum Android version Minimum supported Android version where Nemo Handy and 7.1 or later
Nemo Walker Air can be installed.
Nemo Diagnostic Module 1.80
(NDM) firmware
Nemo Probe firmware 1.80
ARCore Service The indoor positioning option, which is utilizing the ARCore 1.34
plugin is only currently compatible with version Google Play
Services for AR 1.34.222640223 (arm64-v8a + arm-v7a)
(nodpi) (Android 7.0+) (Play store offers version 1.27 which
should not be used, 1.34 version is available for instance from
APKmirror: https://www.apkmirror.com

Testing HTML with WebView Note that if you use WebView to test HTML browsing, you must
have the WebView provider application updated to a version
that is compatible with HTML browsing testing in your Nemo
Handy device: Android System WebView version 78.0.3904.96
or newer. Chrome version 75.0.3770.101 or newer. You can
update the applications through the Google Play store.
TRX and Neon API When using TRX the Neon Location Service API is needed to 11.50.0.83335
compatibility be installed on the terminal where the TRX unit is connected.
New versions are automatically updated from the OTA server.
For manual installation, the APK name and latest version are
NeonLocationServiceStandalone_11.50.0.83335.apk.
PEVQ-S / YouTube testing To be able to conduct PEVQ-S testing, Social Media Testing
package is needed which includes the needed YouTube testing
capability.

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Known issues and limitations
Generic
• To be able to achieve maximum Wi-Fi throughput, please turn off the Wi-Fi location feature in the
terminal. Go to Location Services in the settings and disable Use Wireless Networks for location.

• QNOTE script event as the last script event when a nested script is in use will write extra QNOTE
events to the measurement files.

• Transaction log doesn’t indicate if iPerf 3 transfer has failed.

• Long descriptions in active transactions do not fit the screen on the Script page.

Device and scanner related issues and limitations

Forcing related limitations
• Check the device release notes available in KSM for device-dependent forcing limitations.

Samsung Galaxy terminal related issues

• With Samsung Shannon modems, MCC, MNC, Cell ID & TAC parameters are all N/A in LTE until
PCI changes

• Samsung Galaxy S22+ SM-S9060 (QC) WCDMA Channel lock is not supported

• Samsung A52 SM-A526B: Device stays out of network when the UARFCN channel lock is activated

• Samsung Galaxy S22 Qualcomm based terminals: Channel lock (UMTS) and PCI Lock on LTE are
not supported

• Samsung Galaxy S22 Exynos based terminals: “Unlock” command which releases all the forcing
functions will not show the correct information for the forcing status

PCTEL scanner related issues

• Even if the PCTEL IBFlex scanner is showing an expiration date in the Nemo Handy / Nemo Walker
Air user interface, the license type is perpetual and will not expire on the due date.

• PCTEL IBFlex band 66 shows the wrong EARFCN channel.

Sony terminal related issues

• With Sony terminals when making voice calls, zero (0) cannot be the first number. A workaround for
this is to add the country or area code in front of the number.

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LinkedIn-related testing limitations
• LinkedIn: The possibility to load a LinkedIn personal profile was removed. Also, the possibility to load
contacts was removed due to LinkedIn API permission policy changes.

• LinkedIn transfers are all "Load profile from contact list" in the measurement file.

Twitter testing limitations

• Twitter testing is not supported anymore as a testing method due to the changes in the Twitter API.

Facebook-related testing limitations

• Facebook limits the number of status updates and image postings.

• If you see an error message, it means the Facebook limit has been reached. It is not a permanent
error, so the feed will continue to work, and once the limit is reset on Facebook’s end (daily), new
posts will be posted again automatically.

• Currently each app is given an allotment of 200 API calls per user in any given 60-minute window.
Please note that Facebook can change this limit. Please see more details from:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/advanced/rate-limiting

WhatsApp-related testing limitations

• Phone language must be English, Spanish, or French.

• Parallel activities that include UI interaction are not allowed, including browser-based tests, and
application start.

• Any UI interruptions or user interaction that removes WhatsApp from active application status will fail
the tests.

• Call failures and call drops are detected only with MO calls.

• Proximity sensor and screen saver of the test device prevent WhatsApp testing with Nemo Walker
Air backpack. The backpack lid needs to be kept open during WhatsApp testing hence it is not
suitable for in-building measurements. We are working on a solution that will disable the terminal
proximity sensor on the UE.

• 100KHz bandwidth option is available in LTE OFDM scan configuration even if it is not supported.

• WhatsApp voice calls will be dropped if there’s no audio being transferred in 20 seconds. This is a
feature of the WhatsApp application itself.

Viber-related testing limitation

• Viber testing does not work correctly with Viber application versions which are never than 9.5.0.6.

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• The proximity sensor and screen saver of the test device prevent Viber testing with Nemo Walker Air
backpack. The backpack lid needs to be kept open during Viber testing hence it is not suitable for in-
building measurements. We are working on a solution that will disable the terminal proximity sensor
on the UE.

VoLTE / VoNR / IMS SMS / ViLTE / VoWiFi / ViWiFi

• Call type in the call attempt event (CAA) is written as a voice call, not VoLTE or WLAN IMS voice call
when a call is made with Nemo Handy or Nemo Walker Air. This is because the call type is unknown
at the time of the call attempt. Call type in the call connection event (CAC) should be observed.

• When sending SMS over IMS, statistics are doubled.

Nemo Walker Air specific issues and limitations

• Nemo Walker Air Agent show incorrectly "listening" status even though the controller is connected

• In Nemo Walker Air, the Facebook, Email, and MMS testing attachments and photos need to be
manually added to the agent’s scripts folder. Only the file name needs to be specified without the
actual path name. These attachments will be specified in the scripts in the controller unit.

• Dropbox file upload might fail with one or more agent units during the first attempt.

• If Bluetooth data transfer disconnects, the Nemo Walker Air controller application needs to be
restarted.

• Start script icon is visible always during the measurement.

• Serving Info view is not working properly in Nemo Walker Air Controller; this will be fixed in an
upcoming version.

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PEVQ-S Testing information
Non-reference video quality testing with PEVQ-S

In the version 4.80 (released spring 2023) changes were made to the popular video quality testing PEVQ-
S where the need to use reference video files was removed. This means that Video Quality MOS can be
obtained with a wider variety of YouTube Files. In addition to this, 4K video files are supported. With
many smartphones, you can achieve 4K resolution if you use the device in landscape mode. The usage
of reference files is not supported anymore due to changes in the PEVQ-S third party package provided
by Opticom.

In addition to PEVQ-S license option, YouTube option is required. This is included in the Social Media
Testing package.

Android and low data throughput

New Android-based smartphones with Android version 6.0 or later have battery optimization enabled by
default. Battery optimization will stop some CPU and network activity operating in the background for
Android apps, thus saving battery. It activates when the handset is left idle for a period, while unplugged
and with the screen off. The battery-saving mode interrupts background activity for Android applications
such as Nemo Handy and Nemo Walker Air. With for example data transfers, this manifests in limited
data throughput values. The battery saving option is disabled by default when you launch Nemo Handy or
Nemo Walker Air for the first time after installation. However, in case low data throughput is experienced,
the following settings should be checked, and battery optimization should be disabled for all applications.
Please note that the settings menu varies depending on the handset vendor and model.

Select the phone's settings.

1. Select Battery from the device list and select Battery optimization from the menu icon at the top-
right of the screen.

2. Select all apps from the drop-down menu in the center of the display. You will see all the apps that
are Doze-enabled.

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3. Select Don’t optimize for all apps and tap DONE. Now you are set up.

Power saving in Android terminals

Note that some terminals switch the GPS off when they enter the power save mode. This will influence
the GPS positioning features that are being used by Nemo applications. Please check the phone manual
on how to change the setting if needed.

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