today announced that the Spirent 8100 Location Technology solution was used by Signals Research Group (SRG) in the industry’s first independent benchmark study of the performance of location technologies in chipset platforms and leading smartphone models. The SRG report reveals significant performance differences in the Assisted GPS (A-GPS) receive sensitivity of leading smartphones. The report also highlights the incremental benefits of a multi-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) approach, using signals from the Russian GLONASS satellite system in conjunction with A-GPS, when obtaining a location fix.

Spirent today announced the launch of a new LTE Call Reliability test solution on its 8100 Test System. The new LTE Call Reliability Test Solution enables leading operators to manage costs and build customer loyalty. The solution has been validated by a leading North American wireless operator for immediate use in its acceptance testing of pre-launch devices.

Spirent Communications announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metrico Wireless, Inc. (“Metrico”), privately held by Dimitrios Topaltzas and others, for a cash consideration of $52.0 million. Based in Frederick, Maryland, Metrico is a leading provider of services and tools that enable carriers, device vendors and technology providers to analyse the performance and subscriber quality of experience (“QoE”) of mobile devices in the field.

Spirent Communications, the leading provider of navigation, positioning and wireless test solutions, today announced the launch of its new Hybrid Location Technology Solution (HLTS). Spirent HLTS is the first test solution of its kind, combining Wi-Fi, Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS), Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensor and cellular positioning technologies.

Spirent Communications now offers enterprise IT managers and network system developers the ability to validate at scale the performance and security of their advanced network virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments.