Testing Services assess 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G networks.December 7, 2010 -
Uniting Testing and Certification Services and Wireless Infrastructure Practice with advanced Network Test Environment, Total Testing helps telecom equipment manufacturers, CSPs, and mobile device makers test products for deployment readiness and resolve problems before they go into live network. Services test for interoperability of network equipment; ensure integration of equipment with third party components, and identify and evaluate KPIs in live multi-vendor environment.
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Original Press release
Aricent
3460 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA, 94304-1388
USA
Aricent Expands Its Testing Portfolio with 'Total Testing'
Comprehensive testing services for telecom equipment manufacturers and device manufacturers powered by state-of-the-art lab facilities, best practices, and highly qualified domain experts
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.,-- Aricent®, a global innovation, technology, and services company focused exclusively on communications, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading telecom testing services portfolio with "Total Testing." The first and most comprehensive service of its kind, "Total Testing" helps telecom equipment manufacturers, communications service providers (CSPs), and mobile device makers save significant resources by providing a world-class test facility along with highly qualified domain experts. As a result, companies interested in testing products for the "deployment readiness" can resolve problems before they go into a live network.
"We have been using Aricent's 'Total Testing' solution since February 2010 to test products and services deployed in our UK network. The service is truly comprehensive both in terms of the network scope and the testing offering that it encompasses," explained Phil Green, head of core networksat Vodafone UK and a key user of Aricent's "Total Testing" service. "Aricent has a highly skilled team of telecom professionals who manage and deliver all our testing requirements from recommending the optimal test strategy, to setting up the environment, to executing the test cycles."
"Total Testing" unites Aricent's leading Testing and Certification Services and Wireless Infrastructure Practice with an advanced Network Test Environment (NTE) based in Newbury, United Kingdom. The result is one of the most comprehensive mobile network testing offerings in the world, capable of testing 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G networks. With this announcement, Aricent now provides comprehensive testing services for applications, mobile devices, and telecom equipment, including:
o Interoperability Testing: Testing for the interoperability of any network equipment element with access, backhaul, core and other applications in a real 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G network
o Integration Testing: Ensuring complete integration of the equipment being tested with all 3rd party components that need to be directly connected in the core and access networks, as well as with external systems
o End-to-end Testing: Identification and evaluation of end-to-end key performance indicators (KPIs) in a live multi-vendor environment
o Device Certification: Network acceptance testing and certification, as international roaming capability testing of new mobile devices
"We are in the midst of a significant mobile network upgrade cycle globally, and ensuring products are well tested and interoperable with the existing communications ecosystem is a top priority for all players in this exciting space," said Patrick Joggerst, executive vice president and general manager at Aricent. "With 'Total Testing' we provide significant innovation in the critical area of testing and look forward to helping mobile device makers and equipment manufacturers deliver high quality and differentiated products in a cost-effective manner."
To learn more about "Total Testing," please visit http://aricent.com/total_testing
About Aricent
Aricent is a global innovation, technology, and services company focused exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in communications as a strategic supplier to the world's foremost infrastructure, application and service providers. The company's investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office, and The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com
CONTACT: Steve Manuel, AVP, Corporate Marketing of Aricent Inc., steven.manuel@aricent.com
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