Aeroflex and Beijing StarPoint to Cooperate on the Development of the First, Full TD-SCDMA Protocol Conformance Test System
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Burnham, UK-June 18, 2007-Aeroflex and the Beijing StarPoint Telecommunication Software Company have announced an agreement to jointly develop the first full TD-SCDMA protocol conformance test system. TD-SCDMA is the 3G technology standard being developed by the Chinese Academy of Telecommunication Technology (CATT) that is expected to be the primary 3G technology in use during the forthcoming Beijing Olympics.
With TD-SCDMA mobile terminal and base station technology now reaching maturity, the protocol conformance test system to be jointly developed by Aeroflex and Beijing StarPoint will support its commercial rollout, both speeding up and decreasing the cost of deployment by reducing the requirement for extensive field and interoperability trials.
To expedite the development of the TD-SCDMA protocol conformance test system, both Aeroflex and Beijing StarPoint will make available technology for the project from its existing products. Already a global leader in protocol conformance test with extensive experience in developing GSM, CDMA and W-CDMA test systems that have been widely adopted by the wireless communications industry, Aeroflex has been tracking the development of the TD-SCDMA standard since 2001. Additionally, Beijing StarPoint has developed and is already shipping a TD-SCDMA mobile tester-the SP6010-that also utilizes Aeroflex's PXI modules.
"Apart from Beijing StarPoint's SP6010 mobile terminal tester, only relatively simple test equipment, such as signal generators and spectrum analyzers, has been available to date for TD-SCDMA," said Stephen Hire, Aeroflex Asia's director of marketing. "Our agreement with Beijing StarPoint marks a significant milestone in the development of the sophisticated protocol conformance test systems needed to support the rapid rollout of TD-SCDMA."
"With around 500 million mobile phone subscribers, China is the world's largest single market and the opportunity for TD-SCDMA is enormous," said Dr. Xu Guo Xin, CEO of Beijing StarPoint Telecommunication Software Company. "Our agreement with Aeroflex will ensure the rapid development of a full TD-SCDMA protocol conformance test system and reinforce our ability to meet early market demand for comprehensive TD-SCDMA test solutions."
About Aeroflex
Aeroflex Incorporated is a global provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, cellular and broadband communications markets. The company's diverse technologies allow it to design, develop, manufacture and market a broad range of test, measurement and microelectronic products. The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol ARXX and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. Additional information concerning Aeroflex Incorporated can be found on the company's website: www.aeroflex.com.
About Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division
Aeroflex Wireless offers a full range of protocol, physical layer and parametric test solutions for the cellular communications industry. Its products address infrastructure and mobile handset testing and support all stages of mobile phone and radio access network equipment development and deployment. Applications include R&D, conformance, production, installation and commissioning, field service, and network optimization. Aeroflex's wireless products test all key 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless technologies including UMTS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WiMAX worldwide.
