Solutions for Test Labs
Azimuth Systems is a leading provider of wireless test solutions for WiMAX, Wi-Fi and emerging 4G wireless technologies like LTE, UMB and 802.16m. Azimuth’s test solutions are used by the world’s foremost wireless semiconductor, device manufacturers, infrastructure vendors and service providers to speed time-to-market and improve wireless performance. Azimuth’s test solutions simplify laboratory based performance and certification testing of mobile IP devices and networks designed to support data, voice and video applications.
Test Laboratories
Wireless service test labs success is based on two fundamentals: accuracy and efficiency. The leading and most profitable labs rapidly deliver test results that are always correct. Accuracy and efficiency are based on automation. These labs are often contracted by infrastructure, device and silicon vendors to develop and perform certification, interoperability and performance testing during the development and deployment phases of the product life cycle. The lab must deliver rapid results that are accurate to satisfy the customer. Azimuth’s test platforms, RadioProof RF enclosures, automation software and automated test suites combine to deliver accurate, automated results in hours eliminating inconsistencies and anomalies due to interference or manual interpretation of results.
Leading test labs use Azimuth’s test solutions to:
- Perform automated Wi-Fi certification and pre-sertification for 802.11a/b/g and n based access points, client devices and handsets.
- Develop and deliver customized automated interoperability and performance test plans.
- Run automated vendor specific equipment acceptance/certification programs
Azimuth Test lab customers include:
- AT4 wireless
- Cetecom
- Allion
- ADT Corp
- Wi-Fi Alliance
- AppLabs
- Network Benchmarking Labs
- and others.....
The following examples illustrate the circumstances our test lab customers have encountered in testing their products and the successful outcomes Azimuth has enabled.
These real-world examples include brief customer profiles and the testing challenges met with Azimuth solutions, while preserving the anonymity in each case.
Example #1
Customer Profile
Customer Challenge
- Automate pre-certification and performance testing
Key Questions
- Can profits and customer satisfaction be increased with an automated, controlled environment test platform?
- Can the Azimuth AzCert 802.11n Wi-Fi precertification solution provide competitive differentiation and advantage?
Azimuth's Solution
Azimuth's fully automated pre-certification solution for the Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n draft 2.0 certification program easily overlays onto the official test bed and test configuration providing full automation of the setup, run and results interpretation of the entire test plan without changing a thing.
As a result:
- Automated pre-certification tests run in hours as opposed to days allowing for more tests to be done in a week/month.
- Customer satisfaction has increased as test results are delivered sooner and the number of “false issues” found has decreased due to the automation and controlled environment.
- Significant cost savings have been realized as the learning curve for test operators is reduced