Leading Operator Employs Azimuth Equipment for Fixed-Mobile Performance Testing
ACTON, MA - March 12, 2007 -Azimuth Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi engineering test equipment, today announced that British Telecom (BT), one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions, is employing Azimuth’s Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) Performance Test Solution. The solution automates repeatable performance tests across a broad range of real-world environment dynamics and streamlines testing of BT’s dual-mode Fusion handsets to ensure that they meet the company’s high performance standards.
“BT Fusion and BT Wireless Cities provide mobile freedom with all the services that users expect,” said Dave Hughes, Director of BT Wireless Broadband. “In addition to accelerating our test execution through repeatable automation, Azimuth’s thorough test coverage helps to ensure that our customers receive a high level of satisfaction from BT’s mobile phones and services.”
The Azimuth FMC Performance Test Solution measures Wi-Fi performance in three areas that get the most attention from end-users: dropped calls, battery life and call quality. This allows operators such as BT to prove that their handsets deliver the carrier-grade Wi-Fi quality of service required by end-users to drive rapid adoption of converged voice and data services. The basic software suite runs on Azimuth’s award-winning W-Series test platform and enables performance testing using the Test Engine methodology originally developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance for certification testing of Wi-Fi devices.
“We are pleased that BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions, has partnered with Azimuth to validate the performance of their Fusion dual-mode handsets,” said Jeff Abramowitz, vice president of marketing at Azimuth Systems. “As the industry shifts to converged fixed-mobile solutions, the handsets and services to support the integration of Wi-Fi are changing rapidly. Azimuth’s leadership in Wi-Fi testing makes us well-suited to meet the needs of innovative technology leaders such as BT in their deployment of exciting new products and services.”
The Azimuth Approach
Azimuth’s patented testing approach provides unmatched repeatability, flexibility and automation for wireless data communications testing. The six key elements of the Azimuth Approach include: DIRECTOR™ test executive to provide an easy-to-use console for test and device management; STUDIO™ database management software for automated report generation and correlation of test results; a Real2Real™ architecture that enables interoperability testing between real-world devices; TestMAC® technology to emulate clients and APs and to perform protocol behavior tests; SmartMotion™ technology to precisely control virtual motion between devices in the network and RadioProof® enclosures that isolate the RF environment.
About Azimuth Systems
Azimuth Systems is a leading provider of wireless data communications test solutions. Azimuth’s products are used by the world’s foremost wireless semiconductor, system vendors and service providers to speed time-to-market and improve wireless product quality. Azimuth’s standardized test solutions enable research, development, QA and marketing engineers to test the performance, conformance and certification of wireless devices and networks supporting data, voice and video applications. The company is based in Acton, Massachusetts and is backed by prestigious investors including Kodiak Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. Azimuth may be contacted at (978) 263-6610 or at www.azimuthsystems.com.
Azimuth®, TestMAC® and RadioProof® are registered trademarks of Azimuth Systems and DIRECTOR™, STUDIO™, Real2Real™ and SmartMotion™ are trademarks of Azimuth Systems. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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