World's Leading Mobile Broadband Equipment Manufacturer Uses Azimuth’s ACE™ 400WB for Real-Time Performance Testing of WiMAX Product Line
ACTON, MA – April 23, 2007 – Azimuth Systems, Inc., a leading provider of wireless engineering test equipment, today announced that Samsung Electronics has selected the ACE™ 400WB for comprehensive performance testing of its Mobile WiMAX product line. The ACE 400WB is the industry’s first next-generation WiMAX channel emulator – a purpose-built, single box solution that provides sophisticated channel modeling capabilities in a complete test automation platform – that enables real-time testing of MIMO devices to help speed the development of WiMAX chipsets, clients and infrastructure.
Samsung’s Mobile WiMAX products offer an end-to-end total solution-oriented technology that provides operators and consumers with the high speed capabilities to connect them to the ever expanding range of wireless multimedia. Samsung secures various lineups that cover from macro dense urban to in-building cases, and provides products within all frequency bands (2.3/2.5/3.5GHz) included in the Mobile WiMAX profile.
The ACE 400WB accurately emulates multipath characteristics with channel correlation to determine the effect of multi-channel RF interactions to predict the performance of MIMO-based products in a real-world environment. The advanced signal processing technology is integrated in a platform that automates device control, traffic capture and results display to deliver accurate, repeatable and fast results. The ACE 400WB can be used to test and debug MIMO algorithms, optimize the performance of WiMAX devices in MIMO and SISO environments, streamline QA processes and run competitive performance benchmark tests. The ACE 400WB also tests interoperability between MIMO and SISO implementations from multiple vendors and can be used to define industry-wide mobility performance test suites for future WiMAX products.
“MIMO technology is the foundation for the next generation of mobile WiMAX products,” said Daryl Schoolar, senior analyst, networking at In-Stat. “Channel emulator-based testing of these products will be crucial as the market ramps up to support the new 802.16e products.”
The new ACE 400WB also incorporates key elements of Azimuth’s patented testing approach that provides unmatched repeatability, flexibility and automation for wireless IP device testing. The DIRECTOR™ test executive provides an easy-to-use console for test and device management and STUDIO™ test data management software automates report generation and helps correlate test results. Azimuth’s Real2Real™ architecture enables interoperability testing between real-world devices. SmartMotion™ technology precisely controls virtual motion between devices in the network and RadioProof® enclosures isolate the RF environment.
“Samsung is leading the mobile broadband technology evolution and we’re pleased that they have partnered with Azimuth to automate their WiMAX testing,” said Jeff Abramowitz, vice president of marketing at Azimuth Systems. “By delivering the real-world environment in a lab setting, the ACE 400WB enables efficient and repeatable results, while replacing time consuming wireless field tests.”
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in over 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
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® and RadioProof® are registered trademarks of Azimuth Systems and ACE™, DIRECTOR™, STUDIO™, Real2Real™ and SmartMotion™ are trademarks of Azimuth Systems. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Graham Celine
Azimuth Systems, Inc.
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Jill Colna
SVM Public Relations
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