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Research and Markets: Video Killed the Radio Star - Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study
Business Wire - Tue Oct 06, 11:19AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rntjfb/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Video Killed the Radio Star [Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study]" report to their offering.
Video Killed the Radio Star - Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:51AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4t4qc8/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Video Killed the Radio Star [Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study]" report to their offering. Leveraging test equipment from Spirent Communications and Accuver, SRG conductedvideo performance benchmark tests of seven smartphones in a commercial LTE network. The test results reveal dramatic performance differences in the video player capabilities of the smartphones that we tested. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus was the top performing smartphone by a considerable margin. We also tested models from HTC (1), LG (1), and Samsung (4). We observed the benefits of carrier aggregation, even when streaming relatively low bit rate video streams. Improvements in chipsets (baseband application processor) and device optimization over the last few years have resulted in high double-digit reductions in smartphone power consumption. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations and Conclusions 3. Video Delivery Benchmark Results 3.1 Consolidated Results by Smartphone 3.2 Sample Test Results - Detailed Analysis 4. The Impact of the Video Playback and Video Delivery on Current Consumption 4.1 Basic Performance Characteristics 5. Test Methodology 6. Final Thoughts 7. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Accuver - Spirent Communications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4t...nals_ahead
IR.94 Video Telephony Benchmark Study & Comparison with Multiple OTT Video Chat Apps
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:46AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66k6hr/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - IR.94 Video Telephony Benchmark Study" report to their offering. This industry conducted an independent analysis of IR.94 and how it compares with multiple OTT video chat applications, including FaceTime, fring, Google Hangout, imo, ooVoo, Skype, Tango, and Viber. We conducted more than 200 tests involving different combinations of voice or video applications, test procedures, and network conditions. Spirent Communications provided its Chromatic test platform for the video performance analysis and its Quantum Battery Life Measurement System to measure the current drain with the voice and video telephony/chat applications that we tested. We used the Accuver XCAL drive test tool and XCAP post-processing software to evaluate the impact these applications had on the network as well as the underlying network conditions during the tests. Unlike VoLTE, the performance benefits of IR.94 are not obvious, especially when compared with Skype and FaceTime. The results also depend a lot on how the operator has implemented IR.94 and the operator has a lot of flexibility in that regard. Based on the KPIs we analyzed in our study, we give Skype the edge over FaceTime, but ironically Skype seemed to perform the best on an iPhone 6 Plus smartphone. LTE is spectrally efficient, but IR.94 consumes a lot of bandwidth, although not nearly as much as some of the OTT video chat applications. An operator will need to balance the use of a guaranteed bit rate (GBR) and QCI=2 with the impact that these IR.94 features will have on its network. IR.94 does differentiate in other ways, for example it is included as part of the native dialer on the phone. Additionally, the voice portion of the IR.94 video call uses QCI=1, thus allowing basic voice communications to continue unscathed even if the video component suffers. There is a tradeoff, however, which we discuss. Unless things change, IR.94 will remain a niche application for the foreseeable future. Operator priorities, no foreseeable support for inter-network calls and roaming, OTT competition, and the lack of support from Apple top our list of reasons. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations and Conclusions 3. Video Delivery Performance and Underlying Network Utilization Requirements 3.1 Sample Stationary Test Results 3.2 Sample Mobility Test Results 4. Network Utilization Requirements - detailed analysis 4.1 Network Utilization Requirements - stationary tests 4.2 Network Utilization Requirements - mobility tests 4.3 Other Interesting Analyses and Correlations 5. Latency Implications with Background Applications 6. Current Drain and Estimated Battery Life Implications 7. Test Methodology 8. Final Thoughts 9. Appendix Companies Mentioned - FaceTime - Google Hangout - Skype - Tango - Viber - fring - imo - ooVoo For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66...nals_ahead
Chips and Salsa XIX: Carrier Aggregation Chipset Benchmark Study
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:45AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8p4pt5/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Chips and Salsa XIX: Carrier Aggregation Chipset Benchmark Study" report to their offering. We provide the industry's first benchmark study of LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation chipsets (Cat 4 - 10 MHz 10 MHz). The study was done in collaboration with Spirent Communications who provided its 8100 Test Platform and engineering support to conduct the tests. Although carrier aggregation has been deployed since mid-2013, very few chipset suppliers fully support the feature while device availability is further concentrated on a single supplier. Thanks to some marquee wins, the status quo is quickly changing. The results for the three vendor-supplied solutions that we tested (Intel, Qualcomm and Samsung) were largely the same for many of the test cases - perhaps an indication that the industry needs to move away from conformance-based testing with static scheduling. With more challenging conditions (lower SNR) the platform delivered measurably higher throughput but the performance advantage wasn't as great as we've observed in prior tests. Results for the commercial smartphones that we tested were in-line with the vendorsupplied solutions but additional testing is required to ensure full consistency of results with the vendor-supplied solutions. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Background 3. Detailed Results 3.1 Throughput Results by Fading Profile 3.2 Fixed Primary Carrier SNR with Varying Secondary Carrier SNR 3.3 Detailed Analysis for Select Test Cases 3.4 Sensitivity Studies for ETU300 Channel Model 3.5 Commercial versus Pre-Commercial Results 4. Test Methodology 5. Final Thoughts Companies Mentioned - Intel - Qualcomm - Samsung For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8p...nals_ahead About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
QCOM: 57.78 (+0.12)
Research and Markets: Behind the VoLTE Curtain - Independent Performance Analysis of T-Mobile's Voice Over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) Service
Business Wire - Tue Oct 06, 4:40AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kqq2q3/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Behind the VoLTE Curtain, Pt. 4" report to their offering.
Behind the VoLTE Curtain - Independent Performance Analysis of T-Mobile's Voice Over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) Service
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 4:32AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j3sh36/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Behind the VoLTE Curtain, Pt. 4" report to their offering. This industry conducted an independent performance analysis of T-Mobile's Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) service. The testing took place in late June and early July in Northern and Southern California, and included the operator's VoLTE, 3G HD voice service, and Skype Voice for comparison purposes. Consistent with all of our previous VoLTE-related studies, we collaborated with Spirent Communications and Accuver Americas. Spirent provided us with its Nomad User Experience Analytics System and engineering support to conduct the call quality tests using the industry accepted POLQA algorithm. Accuver Americas provided us with its XCAL-M data collection tool and XCAP post processing software to analyze the lower layer interactions of the smartphones with the cellular network. We look forward to working with both companies on future studies, including more test campaigns related to VoLTE and RCS. For these tests we used three different smartphones - a Galaxy S6 (Samsung chipset and VoLTE solution), a Galaxy S5 (Qualcomm chipset and VoLTE solution) and an iPhone 5 smartphone. We used the three different smartphones to see if the results varied across platforms. All of our tests involved mobile originated and mobile terminated calls. Generally, we were stationary when we conducted these tests but for purposes of testing handovers, we did interject a bit of mobility into the study (hence the peculiar reference to the little red wagon in the title of the report). We primarily used the VoLTE, 3G HD voice service, and Skype Voice tests to collect baseline results which we could use to compare with the VoWi-Fi results, although these tests also proved useful when it came to identifying potential interoperability issues. Cutting to the chase, our summary-level conclusion is that VoWi-Fi is as good or as bad as the underlying Wi-Fi network. We obtained results which suggest the typical consumer would never notice the difference when switching from VoLTE to VoWi-Fi, let along the actual handover itself. Conversely, we also documented results which weren't as favorable. In many, but not all, of these instances, we believe that other factors were involved. All this and more in this issue of Signals Ahead. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations 3. VoWi-Fi Voice Quality Analysis - Residential 4. VoWi-Fi Voice Quality Analysis - Commercial Public Wi-Fi Access Point 5. Things that make you go Hmmm 6. Test Methodology 7. Final Thoughts Companies Mentioned - Accuver Americas - Spirent Communications - T-Mobile - Samsung For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j3...nals_ahead
QCOM: 57.78 (+0.12)
Analysis of the Global HetNet Infrastructure Test Equipment Market 2015
M2 - Mon Oct 05, 4:27AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r5w2hj/analysis_of_the) has announced the addition of the "Analysis of the Global HetNet Infrastructure Test Equipment Market" report to their offering. This research service discusses the recent market as well as technological trends in heterogenous network (HetNet) environments. As a result of the unforeseen proliferation of smart devices and the Internet of Things, there has been an exponential increase of digital data which caught most end users off guard. The significant degree of virtualization, software-defined networks (SDN), and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) have created innumerable blind spots across the network. Network equipment manufacturers can no longer rely on legacy network monitoring and testing systems and need to invest in innovative solutions which will help keep a tab on the significant rise in information as well as provide visibility across heterogeneous network (HetNet) environments. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Market Overview 3. HetNets - Enabling Capacity and Coverage 4. Distribution Analysis 5. Drivers and Restraints - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 6. Forecasts and Trends - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 7. Market Share and Competitive Analysis - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 8. Lab-based Test Equipment Segment Analysis 9. Field-based Test Equipment Segment Analysis 10. Geographic Analysis 11. Product Analysis 12. The Last Word 13. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Accedian Networks - Anritsu - Ascom - Azimuth Systems - Cobham Wireless - Ixia - JDSU - Keysight Technologies - Rohde & Schwarz - Spirent Communications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r5...sis_of_the
KEYS: 32.68 (-0.44), XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04)
Italian MVNO CoopVoce Driving New Revenues with Spirent Tweakker Cloud Connectivity Platform
M2 - Wed Sep 30, 5:15AM CDT
Spirent Communications ' device intelligence business unit today announced that it has won a service contract from CoopVoce , one of the largest mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Italy to provide its Tweakker solution . This will provide over-the-air (OTA) device configuration settings to CoopVoce's growing and diverse 'bring your own device' (BYOD) fleet, for improved customer experience and increased revenues.
Mobilethink Solving Africa's $6 Billion Cloned Device Dilemma
M2 - Tue Sep 29, 4:52AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence business unit Mobilethink today announces that it will use AfricaCom 2015 as the springboard to show African carriers how to end the current cloned device nightmare on their networks and to either block or engage with users.
Tweakker's Fit4Market application from Spirent Communications accelerates the OEM's time to new markets, eliminates costly field testing
M2 - Wed Sep 16, 8:28AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence business unit Tweakker today announced that it has entered into a global supply agreement with mobile phone manufacturer, Sky Devices. As a part of this agreement, the Tweakker Fit4Market instant connectivity app will be embedded into every new Android smartphone to be built by Sky Devices.
Global DevOps Tool Market to Grow at a CAGR of 14.97% over the Period 2014-2019
M2 - Wed Sep 16, 4:57AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rw82r6/global_devops) has announced the addition of the "Global DevOps Tool Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. Scalability and workload automation solutions are critical to the successful launch of applications and services. These can be achieved by leveraging DevOps tools, which are the primary tools to manage mobile and cloud applications. A number of open source DevOps such as GitHub are available, and they make reusable code freely available. Many SMEs are leveraging this technology, which enables application developers to build and deploy applications faster and less expensively. The pervasiveness of technologies and digital transformation proliferate data and workloads from multiple internal and third-party systems. This boosts the potential for DevOps tools to handle dynamic workflows and business processes. According to the report, delays in application releases impact the overall business ROI and can occur due to poor collaboration between developers and system administrators and a lack of goal alignments and targets. DevOps tools facilitate close collaboration with developers and the operations team. In a DevOps environment, bugs in the code are corrected immediately and much earlier in the software development life cycle, as there is continuous deployment of software builds. This also results in cost advantages, as costs incurred for defect identification and resolution gets lower when detected during the early stages. Operating as one team whose responsibilities include both feature enhancements and stability of the software code or configuration is advantageous for enabling deployment automation, and drives the market for DevOps. Further, the report states that complex organization structure and culture pose a challenge to the growth of DevOps and the DevOps tools market. Key Topics Covered - Executive summary - Scope of the report - Market research methodology - Introduction - Market landscape - Market segmentation by end user - Geographical segmentation - Market drivers - Impact of drivers - Market challenges - Impact of drivers and challenges - Market trends - Vendor landscape - Key vendor analysis - Appendix Companies Mentioned - Ansible CFEngine - CA Technologies - Chef - Cisco - Clarive Software - CollabNet - DBmaestro - Docker - HP - IBM - Microsoft - Nolio - Puppet Labs - Rackspace - Rally - Red Hat - SaltStack - ServiceNow - Spirent Communications - Splunk - VMware - VersionOne - WMS - Wipro - XebiaLabs For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rw...bal_devops
WIT: 12.80 (+0.22), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11)
All MVNOs Should Be Tweakker-Enabled, Says President of Ready Wireless
M2 - Thu Aug 06, 8:16AM CDT
Last month Spirent Communications' (www.spirent.com) device intelligence business unit announced a groundbreaking agreement with Prepaid Wireless Wholesale (www.prepaidwirelesswholesale.com), North America's largest mobile virtual network enabler /aggregator (MVNE/MVNA). The agreement enables the device intelligence solution of Spirent Tweakker (www.tweakker.com) to service the connectivity needs of American mobile virtual network operators from New York to San Francisco. Ready Wireless (www.readywireless.com) was first to sign up for PWW's offering of Tweakker to US-based mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
Worldwide Service Assurance Systems Market Shares Report 2015
M2 - Thu Jul 23, 4:08AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jrlqbz/service_assurance) has announced the addition of the "Service Assurance Systems: Worldwide Market Shares 2014 " company profile to their offering. The introduction of VoLTE technology, SOC and CEM initiatives, and the roll-out of LTE in emerging markets contributed to the growth in the service assurance software systems market. Many vendors expanded into adjacent segments, such as RAN optimisation, and some vendors started unifying their assurance solutions to address the challenges faced by communications service providers (CSPs), such as the total cost of ownership (TCO) and operational efficiency. Tektronix Communications retained the leading position in 2014. NetScout Systems entered the top six, taking fifth place and replacing CA, which dropped out of the top six. This Market Share Report Provides: - Detailed market share data for the service assurance systems market overall and five sub-segments: - Service management - Fault and event management - Performance monitoring - Workforce automation - Probe systems - A year-on-year comparison of the market shares in 2013 and 2014 - A summary of key market developments in the market overall and each sub-segment - Detailed profiles of 24 vendors in this market and summaries of other players. Companies Mentioned - Amdocs - Anritsu - Astellia - BMC Software - CA - ClickSoftware - EMC - Empirix - Ericsson - Hewlett-Packard - Huawei Technologies - IBM - Infovista - JDS Uniphase - Monolith Software - MYCOM OSI - NetScout Systems - Nokia Networks - Oracle - Polystar - Resolve Systems - Spirent Communications - Tektronix Communications - TEOCO For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jr..._assurance
NTCT: 38.17 (+0.62), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11), CKSW: 12.60 (+0.01), JDSU: 10.87 (-0.22), HPQ: 29.30 (+0.12), NOK: 6.98 (-0.06)
Tweakker Strengthens its Senior Management Team with Appointment of Jacob Barlebo as Vice President Sales
M2 - Wed Jul 15, 12:13PM CDT
Device connectivity and business intelligence leader Tweakker, part of Spirent Communications' Device Intelligence business unit, today announces the appointment of Jacob Barlebo as vice president Sales. In this role, Barlebo will be responsible for managing Tweakker's global sales teams, new business and partner development, and marketing.
Global Ethernet Test Equipment Market 2015-2019 - Market to Grow at a CAGR of 39.46%
M2 - Mon Jun 29, 8:13AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t78sft/global_ethernet) has announced the addition of the "Global Ethernet Test Equipment Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. The Global Ethernet Test Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 39.46% over the period 2014-2019. Ethernet test equipment provides high network performance and is increasingly used to test and solve network connectivity problems. Ethernet can be used for both LAN and WAN connectivity, providing an all Ethernet infrastructure and simplifying network management. Key features of an Ethernet test equipment include verifying signal and link integrity at 10/100/1GbE over copper or fiber. The introduction of cost-effective Ethernet test equipment devices is one major trend emerging in the market. The Global Ethernet Test Equipment market is highly price-sensitive, and the rising cost of Ethernet test equipment devices is one of the main reasons for end-users changing vendors. As a result, many vendors have reduced their prices to remain competitive in the market. According to the report, the need to reduce capital and operational expenses is one key factor driving this market. Ethernet test equipment is used to test and resolve network connectivity issues while connecting LANs to MANs and WANs. This helps service providers reduce their capital and operating expenses by providing continued and uninterrupted service. Further, the report states that one of the main challenges in the market is the issue of compatibility of Ethernet test equipment with existing IT infrastructure. Ethernet network equipment does not have across-the-board standards. This leads to compatibility issues and increases the burden on the network administrator to test and solve network management issues. For ascertaining the market size and vendor share, the report considers revenue generated from the sales of Ethernet test equipment and from services. Key Vendors - EXFO - Ixia - JDSU - Spirent Communications Other Prominent Vendors - MergeOptics - PicoLight - Tektronix - Teledyne-LeCroy Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Product - Market Segmentation by Geography - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t7...l_ethernet
XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04)
Spirent Tweakker Wins Ground Breaking US Connectivity Deal
M2 - Thu Jun 04, 5:45AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence solution Tweakker has been selected by Prepaid Wireless Wholesale (PWW), North America's largest mobile virtual network enabler /aggregator (MVNE/MVNA). The MVNE/MVNA is offering Tweakker's device intelligence cloud service to many US-based mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), with Ready Wireless being the first to sign up.
Ethernet Alliance Members Call for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standard to Support 2.5G/5G BASE-T
Business Wire - Thu May 14, 9:00AM CDT
The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced, as part of its upcoming "Ethernet 104: Introduction to 2.5G/5G BASE-T Ethernet" webinar, the growing support from its membership for the standardization activity within the IEEE 802.3(TM) Ethernet Working Group to develop a standard addressing 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5G) and 5 Gigabit Ethernet (5G) operation over today's Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling infrastructure. The webinar will explore the challenges, problems, and potential solutions in addressing this application space on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 10am PDT.
BRCM: 50.49 (-0.11), MSCC: 35.27 (-0.80), CDNS: 21.75 (+0.38), XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04), INTC: 32.14 (-0.38), HPQ: 29.30 (+0.12), BRCD: 10.79 (-0.03), JNPR: 29.40 (-0.40), APH: 51.93 (-0.18), MRVL: 9.41 (-0.02), COMM: 30.71 (-0.02), XLNX: 44.90 (-0.24), TEL: 61.80 (-0.10), QLGC: 11.34 (-0.07), CSCO: 27.91 (unch), AVGO: 116.91 (+0.22)
Spirent Communications' (SPMYY) CEO Eric Hutchinson on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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SGS Selects Spirent to Expand Operator Acceptance Testing Capabilities for LTE Networks
Business Wire - Tue Apr 14, 9:00AM CDT
Spirent Communications, the leader in networks, services and devices testing, today announced that SGS, a leading accredited laboratory for wireless testing and certification, has enhanced the testing capabilities it offers its customers by using the Spirent 8100 LTE solution with support for hVoLTE, Voice over IP (VoIP), Video Telephony, and Carrier Aggregation. These critical test areas assess the audio, video, signaling, and data throughput performance of mobile devices to ensure they meet the complex carrier requirements of next-generation LTE networks.
Research and Markets: Video Killed the Radio Star - Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study
Business Wire - Tue Oct 06, 11:19AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rntjfb/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Video Killed the Radio Star [Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study]" report to their offering.
Video Killed the Radio Star - Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:51AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4t4qc8/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Video Killed the Radio Star [Video over LTE Performance Benchmark Study]" report to their offering. Leveraging test equipment from Spirent Communications and Accuver, SRG conductedvideo performance benchmark tests of seven smartphones in a commercial LTE network. The test results reveal dramatic performance differences in the video player capabilities of the smartphones that we tested. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus was the top performing smartphone by a considerable margin. We also tested models from HTC (1), LG (1), and Samsung (4). We observed the benefits of carrier aggregation, even when streaming relatively low bit rate video streams. Improvements in chipsets (baseband application processor) and device optimization over the last few years have resulted in high double-digit reductions in smartphone power consumption. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations and Conclusions 3. Video Delivery Benchmark Results 3.1 Consolidated Results by Smartphone 3.2 Sample Test Results - Detailed Analysis 4. The Impact of the Video Playback and Video Delivery on Current Consumption 4.1 Basic Performance Characteristics 5. Test Methodology 6. Final Thoughts 7. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Accuver - Spirent Communications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4t...nals_ahead
IR.94 Video Telephony Benchmark Study & Comparison with Multiple OTT Video Chat Apps
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:46AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66k6hr/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - IR.94 Video Telephony Benchmark Study" report to their offering. This industry conducted an independent analysis of IR.94 and how it compares with multiple OTT video chat applications, including FaceTime, fring, Google Hangout, imo, ooVoo, Skype, Tango, and Viber. We conducted more than 200 tests involving different combinations of voice or video applications, test procedures, and network conditions. Spirent Communications provided its Chromatic test platform for the video performance analysis and its Quantum Battery Life Measurement System to measure the current drain with the voice and video telephony/chat applications that we tested. We used the Accuver XCAL drive test tool and XCAP post-processing software to evaluate the impact these applications had on the network as well as the underlying network conditions during the tests. Unlike VoLTE, the performance benefits of IR.94 are not obvious, especially when compared with Skype and FaceTime. The results also depend a lot on how the operator has implemented IR.94 and the operator has a lot of flexibility in that regard. Based on the KPIs we analyzed in our study, we give Skype the edge over FaceTime, but ironically Skype seemed to perform the best on an iPhone 6 Plus smartphone. LTE is spectrally efficient, but IR.94 consumes a lot of bandwidth, although not nearly as much as some of the OTT video chat applications. An operator will need to balance the use of a guaranteed bit rate (GBR) and QCI=2 with the impact that these IR.94 features will have on its network. IR.94 does differentiate in other ways, for example it is included as part of the native dialer on the phone. Additionally, the voice portion of the IR.94 video call uses QCI=1, thus allowing basic voice communications to continue unscathed even if the video component suffers. There is a tradeoff, however, which we discuss. Unless things change, IR.94 will remain a niche application for the foreseeable future. Operator priorities, no foreseeable support for inter-network calls and roaming, OTT competition, and the lack of support from Apple top our list of reasons. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations and Conclusions 3. Video Delivery Performance and Underlying Network Utilization Requirements 3.1 Sample Stationary Test Results 3.2 Sample Mobility Test Results 4. Network Utilization Requirements - detailed analysis 4.1 Network Utilization Requirements - stationary tests 4.2 Network Utilization Requirements - mobility tests 4.3 Other Interesting Analyses and Correlations 5. Latency Implications with Background Applications 6. Current Drain and Estimated Battery Life Implications 7. Test Methodology 8. Final Thoughts 9. Appendix Companies Mentioned - FaceTime - Google Hangout - Skype - Tango - Viber - fring - imo - ooVoo For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66...nals_ahead
Chips and Salsa XIX: Carrier Aggregation Chipset Benchmark Study
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 9:45AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8p4pt5/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Chips and Salsa XIX: Carrier Aggregation Chipset Benchmark Study" report to their offering. We provide the industry's first benchmark study of LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation chipsets (Cat 4 - 10 MHz 10 MHz). The study was done in collaboration with Spirent Communications who provided its 8100 Test Platform and engineering support to conduct the tests. Although carrier aggregation has been deployed since mid-2013, very few chipset suppliers fully support the feature while device availability is further concentrated on a single supplier. Thanks to some marquee wins, the status quo is quickly changing. The results for the three vendor-supplied solutions that we tested (Intel, Qualcomm and Samsung) were largely the same for many of the test cases - perhaps an indication that the industry needs to move away from conformance-based testing with static scheduling. With more challenging conditions (lower SNR) the platform delivered measurably higher throughput but the performance advantage wasn't as great as we've observed in prior tests. Results for the commercial smartphones that we tested were in-line with the vendorsupplied solutions but additional testing is required to ensure full consistency of results with the vendor-supplied solutions. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Background 3. Detailed Results 3.1 Throughput Results by Fading Profile 3.2 Fixed Primary Carrier SNR with Varying Secondary Carrier SNR 3.3 Detailed Analysis for Select Test Cases 3.4 Sensitivity Studies for ETU300 Channel Model 3.5 Commercial versus Pre-Commercial Results 4. Test Methodology 5. Final Thoughts Companies Mentioned - Intel - Qualcomm - Samsung For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8p...nals_ahead About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
QCOM: 57.78 (+0.12)
Research and Markets: Behind the VoLTE Curtain - Independent Performance Analysis of T-Mobile's Voice Over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) Service
Business Wire - Tue Oct 06, 4:40AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kqq2q3/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Behind the VoLTE Curtain, Pt. 4" report to their offering.
Behind the VoLTE Curtain - Independent Performance Analysis of T-Mobile's Voice Over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) Service
M2 - Tue Oct 06, 4:32AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j3sh36/signals_ahead) has announced the addition of the "Signals Ahead - Behind the VoLTE Curtain, Pt. 4" report to their offering. This industry conducted an independent performance analysis of T-Mobile's Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) service. The testing took place in late June and early July in Northern and Southern California, and included the operator's VoLTE, 3G HD voice service, and Skype Voice for comparison purposes. Consistent with all of our previous VoLTE-related studies, we collaborated with Spirent Communications and Accuver Americas. Spirent provided us with its Nomad User Experience Analytics System and engineering support to conduct the call quality tests using the industry accepted POLQA algorithm. Accuver Americas provided us with its XCAL-M data collection tool and XCAP post processing software to analyze the lower layer interactions of the smartphones with the cellular network. We look forward to working with both companies on future studies, including more test campaigns related to VoLTE and RCS. For these tests we used three different smartphones - a Galaxy S6 (Samsung chipset and VoLTE solution), a Galaxy S5 (Qualcomm chipset and VoLTE solution) and an iPhone 5 smartphone. We used the three different smartphones to see if the results varied across platforms. All of our tests involved mobile originated and mobile terminated calls. Generally, we were stationary when we conducted these tests but for purposes of testing handovers, we did interject a bit of mobility into the study (hence the peculiar reference to the little red wagon in the title of the report). We primarily used the VoLTE, 3G HD voice service, and Skype Voice tests to collect baseline results which we could use to compare with the VoWi-Fi results, although these tests also proved useful when it came to identifying potential interoperability issues. Cutting to the chase, our summary-level conclusion is that VoWi-Fi is as good or as bad as the underlying Wi-Fi network. We obtained results which suggest the typical consumer would never notice the difference when switching from VoLTE to VoWi-Fi, let along the actual handover itself. Conversely, we also documented results which weren't as favorable. In many, but not all, of these instances, we believe that other factors were involved. All this and more in this issue of Signals Ahead. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Key Observations 3. VoWi-Fi Voice Quality Analysis - Residential 4. VoWi-Fi Voice Quality Analysis - Commercial Public Wi-Fi Access Point 5. Things that make you go Hmmm 6. Test Methodology 7. Final Thoughts Companies Mentioned - Accuver Americas - Spirent Communications - T-Mobile - Samsung For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j3...nals_ahead
QCOM: 57.78 (+0.12)
Analysis of the Global HetNet Infrastructure Test Equipment Market 2015
M2 - Mon Oct 05, 4:27AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r5w2hj/analysis_of_the) has announced the addition of the "Analysis of the Global HetNet Infrastructure Test Equipment Market" report to their offering. This research service discusses the recent market as well as technological trends in heterogenous network (HetNet) environments. As a result of the unforeseen proliferation of smart devices and the Internet of Things, there has been an exponential increase of digital data which caught most end users off guard. The significant degree of virtualization, software-defined networks (SDN), and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) have created innumerable blind spots across the network. Network equipment manufacturers can no longer rely on legacy network monitoring and testing systems and need to invest in innovative solutions which will help keep a tab on the significant rise in information as well as provide visibility across heterogeneous network (HetNet) environments. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Market Overview 3. HetNets - Enabling Capacity and Coverage 4. Distribution Analysis 5. Drivers and Restraints - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 6. Forecasts and Trends - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 7. Market Share and Competitive Analysis - Total HetNet Test Equipment Market 8. Lab-based Test Equipment Segment Analysis 9. Field-based Test Equipment Segment Analysis 10. Geographic Analysis 11. Product Analysis 12. The Last Word 13. Appendix Companies Mentioned - Accedian Networks - Anritsu - Ascom - Azimuth Systems - Cobham Wireless - Ixia - JDSU - Keysight Technologies - Rohde & Schwarz - Spirent Communications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r5...sis_of_the
KEYS: 32.68 (-0.44), XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04)
Italian MVNO CoopVoce Driving New Revenues with Spirent Tweakker Cloud Connectivity Platform
M2 - Wed Sep 30, 5:15AM CDT
Spirent Communications ' device intelligence business unit today announced that it has won a service contract from CoopVoce , one of the largest mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Italy to provide its Tweakker solution . This will provide over-the-air (OTA) device configuration settings to CoopVoce's growing and diverse 'bring your own device' (BYOD) fleet, for improved customer experience and increased revenues.
Mobilethink Solving Africa's $6 Billion Cloned Device Dilemma
M2 - Tue Sep 29, 4:52AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence business unit Mobilethink today announces that it will use AfricaCom 2015 as the springboard to show African carriers how to end the current cloned device nightmare on their networks and to either block or engage with users.
Tweakker's Fit4Market application from Spirent Communications accelerates the OEM's time to new markets, eliminates costly field testing
M2 - Wed Sep 16, 8:28AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence business unit Tweakker today announced that it has entered into a global supply agreement with mobile phone manufacturer, Sky Devices. As a part of this agreement, the Tweakker Fit4Market instant connectivity app will be embedded into every new Android smartphone to be built by Sky Devices.
Global DevOps Tool Market to Grow at a CAGR of 14.97% over the Period 2014-2019
M2 - Wed Sep 16, 4:57AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rw82r6/global_devops) has announced the addition of the "Global DevOps Tool Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. Scalability and workload automation solutions are critical to the successful launch of applications and services. These can be achieved by leveraging DevOps tools, which are the primary tools to manage mobile and cloud applications. A number of open source DevOps such as GitHub are available, and they make reusable code freely available. Many SMEs are leveraging this technology, which enables application developers to build and deploy applications faster and less expensively. The pervasiveness of technologies and digital transformation proliferate data and workloads from multiple internal and third-party systems. This boosts the potential for DevOps tools to handle dynamic workflows and business processes. According to the report, delays in application releases impact the overall business ROI and can occur due to poor collaboration between developers and system administrators and a lack of goal alignments and targets. DevOps tools facilitate close collaboration with developers and the operations team. In a DevOps environment, bugs in the code are corrected immediately and much earlier in the software development life cycle, as there is continuous deployment of software builds. This also results in cost advantages, as costs incurred for defect identification and resolution gets lower when detected during the early stages. Operating as one team whose responsibilities include both feature enhancements and stability of the software code or configuration is advantageous for enabling deployment automation, and drives the market for DevOps. Further, the report states that complex organization structure and culture pose a challenge to the growth of DevOps and the DevOps tools market. Key Topics Covered - Executive summary - Scope of the report - Market research methodology - Introduction - Market landscape - Market segmentation by end user - Geographical segmentation - Market drivers - Impact of drivers - Market challenges - Impact of drivers and challenges - Market trends - Vendor landscape - Key vendor analysis - Appendix Companies Mentioned - Ansible CFEngine - CA Technologies - Chef - Cisco - Clarive Software - CollabNet - DBmaestro - Docker - HP - IBM - Microsoft - Nolio - Puppet Labs - Rackspace - Rally - Red Hat - SaltStack - ServiceNow - Spirent Communications - Splunk - VMware - VersionOne - WMS - Wipro - XebiaLabs For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rw...bal_devops
WIT: 12.80 (+0.22), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11)
All MVNOs Should Be Tweakker-Enabled, Says President of Ready Wireless
M2 - Thu Aug 06, 8:16AM CDT
Last month Spirent Communications' (www.spirent.com) device intelligence business unit announced a groundbreaking agreement with Prepaid Wireless Wholesale (www.prepaidwirelesswholesale.com), North America's largest mobile virtual network enabler /aggregator (MVNE/MVNA). The agreement enables the device intelligence solution of Spirent Tweakker (www.tweakker.com) to service the connectivity needs of American mobile virtual network operators from New York to San Francisco. Ready Wireless (www.readywireless.com) was first to sign up for PWW's offering of Tweakker to US-based mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
Worldwide Service Assurance Systems Market Shares Report 2015
M2 - Thu Jul 23, 4:08AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jrlqbz/service_assurance) has announced the addition of the "Service Assurance Systems: Worldwide Market Shares 2014 " company profile to their offering. The introduction of VoLTE technology, SOC and CEM initiatives, and the roll-out of LTE in emerging markets contributed to the growth in the service assurance software systems market. Many vendors expanded into adjacent segments, such as RAN optimisation, and some vendors started unifying their assurance solutions to address the challenges faced by communications service providers (CSPs), such as the total cost of ownership (TCO) and operational efficiency. Tektronix Communications retained the leading position in 2014. NetScout Systems entered the top six, taking fifth place and replacing CA, which dropped out of the top six. This Market Share Report Provides: - Detailed market share data for the service assurance systems market overall and five sub-segments: - Service management - Fault and event management - Performance monitoring - Workforce automation - Probe systems - A year-on-year comparison of the market shares in 2013 and 2014 - A summary of key market developments in the market overall and each sub-segment - Detailed profiles of 24 vendors in this market and summaries of other players. Companies Mentioned - Amdocs - Anritsu - Astellia - BMC Software - CA - ClickSoftware - EMC - Empirix - Ericsson - Hewlett-Packard - Huawei Technologies - IBM - Infovista - JDS Uniphase - Monolith Software - MYCOM OSI - NetScout Systems - Nokia Networks - Oracle - Polystar - Resolve Systems - Spirent Communications - Tektronix Communications - TEOCO For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jr..._assurance
NTCT: 38.17 (+0.62), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11), CKSW: 12.60 (+0.01), JDSU: 10.87 (-0.22), HPQ: 29.30 (+0.12), NOK: 6.98 (-0.06)
Tweakker Strengthens its Senior Management Team with Appointment of Jacob Barlebo as Vice President Sales
M2 - Wed Jul 15, 12:13PM CDT
Device connectivity and business intelligence leader Tweakker, part of Spirent Communications' Device Intelligence business unit, today announces the appointment of Jacob Barlebo as vice president Sales. In this role, Barlebo will be responsible for managing Tweakker's global sales teams, new business and partner development, and marketing.
Global Ethernet Test Equipment Market 2015-2019 - Market to Grow at a CAGR of 39.46%
M2 - Mon Jun 29, 8:13AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t78sft/global_ethernet) has announced the addition of the "Global Ethernet Test Equipment Market 2015-2019" report to their offering. The Global Ethernet Test Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 39.46% over the period 2014-2019. Ethernet test equipment provides high network performance and is increasingly used to test and solve network connectivity problems. Ethernet can be used for both LAN and WAN connectivity, providing an all Ethernet infrastructure and simplifying network management. Key features of an Ethernet test equipment include verifying signal and link integrity at 10/100/1GbE over copper or fiber. The introduction of cost-effective Ethernet test equipment devices is one major trend emerging in the market. The Global Ethernet Test Equipment market is highly price-sensitive, and the rising cost of Ethernet test equipment devices is one of the main reasons for end-users changing vendors. As a result, many vendors have reduced their prices to remain competitive in the market. According to the report, the need to reduce capital and operational expenses is one key factor driving this market. Ethernet test equipment is used to test and resolve network connectivity issues while connecting LANs to MANs and WANs. This helps service providers reduce their capital and operating expenses by providing continued and uninterrupted service. Further, the report states that one of the main challenges in the market is the issue of compatibility of Ethernet test equipment with existing IT infrastructure. Ethernet network equipment does not have across-the-board standards. This leads to compatibility issues and increases the burden on the network administrator to test and solve network management issues. For ascertaining the market size and vendor share, the report considers revenue generated from the sales of Ethernet test equipment and from services. Key Vendors - EXFO - Ixia - JDSU - Spirent Communications Other Prominent Vendors - MergeOptics - PicoLight - Tektronix - Teledyne-LeCroy Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Product - Market Segmentation by Geography - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t7...l_ethernet
XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04)
Spirent Tweakker Wins Ground Breaking US Connectivity Deal
M2 - Thu Jun 04, 5:45AM CDT
Spirent Communications' device intelligence solution Tweakker has been selected by Prepaid Wireless Wholesale (PWW), North America's largest mobile virtual network enabler /aggregator (MVNE/MVNA). The MVNE/MVNA is offering Tweakker's device intelligence cloud service to many US-based mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), with Ready Wireless being the first to sign up.
Ethernet Alliance Members Call for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standard to Support 2.5G/5G BASE-T
Business Wire - Thu May 14, 9:00AM CDT
The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced, as part of its upcoming "Ethernet 104: Introduction to 2.5G/5G BASE-T Ethernet" webinar, the growing support from its membership for the standardization activity within the IEEE 802.3(TM) Ethernet Working Group to develop a standard addressing 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5G) and 5 Gigabit Ethernet (5G) operation over today's Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling infrastructure. The webinar will explore the challenges, problems, and potential solutions in addressing this application space on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 10am PDT.
BRCM: 50.49 (-0.11), MSCC: 35.27 (-0.80), CDNS: 21.75 (+0.38), XXIA: 14.89 (+0.04), INTC: 32.14 (-0.38), HPQ: 29.30 (+0.12), BRCD: 10.79 (-0.03), JNPR: 29.40 (-0.40), APH: 51.93 (-0.18), MRVL: 9.41 (-0.02), COMM: 30.71 (-0.02), XLNX: 44.90 (-0.24), TEL: 61.80 (-0.10), QLGC: 11.34 (-0.07), CSCO: 27.91 (unch), AVGO: 116.91 (+0.22)
Spirent Communications' (SPMYY) CEO Eric Hutchinson on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Sun May 10, 7:33AM CDT
SGS Selects Spirent to Expand Operator Acceptance Testing Capabilities for LTE Networks
Business Wire - Tue Apr 14, 9:00AM CDT
Spirent Communications, the leader in networks, services and devices testing, today announced that SGS, a leading accredited laboratory for wireless testing and certification, has enhanced the testing capabilities it offers its customers by using the Spirent 8100 LTE solution with support for hVoLTE, Voice over IP (VoIP), Video Telephony, and Carrier Aggregation. These critical test areas assess the audio, video, signaling, and data throughput performance of mobile devices to ensure they meet the complex carrier requirements of next-generation LTE networks.
