Manufacturers must ensure that devices take full advantage of an increasing number of methodologies including new satellite deployments, sensor-based positioning and WiFi.
Until ubiquitous LTE coverage alleviates the public’s increasing demand for wireless data, legacy technologies such as UMTS will be relied on to deliver data and location-based services. Mobile operators, device manufacturers and network equipment manufacturers require the proper tools to ensure that the performance of devices will meet customer expectations.
What to Test
- Operator acceptance and performance testing—thorough wireless device testing, both in the operator’s lab and the design verification lab, requires automation. Exhaustive testing of data throughput and voice call capabilities must take place under a wide variety of multiple-RAT network conditions and RF scenarios.
- Location-based services—the industry has developed intricate protocols (e.g. SUPL) to meet the public’s escalating dependence on location-based applications. Manufacturers must ensure that devices take full advantage of an increasing number of methodologies including new satellite deployments, sensor-based positioning and Wi-Fi.
- Service interaction—the growing number of services on the mobile device all vie for the device’s resources at the same time. It’s not enough to test that each service type works … operators and UE manufacturers need to ensure that running multiple simultaneous applications won’t cause failures.
Spirent Solutions
Spirent’s automated 8100 is the industry standard for testing the cellular and location-based capabilities of a mobile device. Spirent’s leadership in several key areas make the 8100 an indispensable tool for both the network operator and the mobile device manufacturer.
