10th Nov 2006 07:01
Spirent Communications PLC10 November 2006 IMMEDIATE RELEASE CO-OPERATION WITH ALCATEL EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE IPTV DEPLOYMENT LONDON. UK. - Nov. 10, 2006 - Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" "theCompany" or "the Group") (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), a leading communicationstechnology company, today announces its participation in Alcatel's IP VideoService Assurance Proof of Concept Lab. This trial lab is hosted by Alcatel toaccelerate end-to-end test and measurement solutions for triple play serviceofferings. Spirent's SmartSight, IPMax, video performance management and Tech-X solutionsare proven service assurance tools for IPTV and triple play. To date, Spirentoffers the only solutions available that emulate the subscriber experiencethrough the transport core, access and in the home. Spirent's solutions are usedby the NOC and operations service center to quickly and easily diagnose complexIP service impairments. Spirent's Video Test Solution (VTS) will give the Alcatel lab the capability todo in-depth analysis of video quality via a lab-based test bed. This innovativeplatform provides IP impairment emulation and video quality assessment forthorough evaluation of device and network performance. Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive, commented: "This new service assurance lab is expected to help accelerate IPTV deployment.By verifying service quality and the subscriber experience prior to launch,operators gain an understanding of what it takes to deliver IPTV right the firsttime." - ends - The full text of this and other recent Spirent press releases is available atwww.spirent.com Enquiries Spirent Communications plc +44 (0)1293 767676Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive Eric Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer Smithfield +44 (0)20 7360 4900Reg Hoare/Libby Young Photography is available from UPPA (Universal Pictorial Press & Agency) - www.uppa.co.uk or tel: +44 (0)20 7421 6000 About Spirent Communications plc Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology companyfocused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis and serviceassurance solutions that enable the development and deployment ofnext-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internettelephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. The Systemsgroup develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in themobility and industrial markets. Further information about SpirentCommunications plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London StockExchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number:84856M209) in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS"), represented byAmerican Depositary Receipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares. Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpirentCommunications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentionedherein are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are based oncurrent expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. Bytheir nature, forward-looking statements are inherently predictive, speculativeand involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend oncircumstances that will occur in the future. You should not place undue relianceon these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of futureperformance and are subject to factors that could cause our actual results todiffer materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Theserisks include the risks described from time to time in Spirent Communicationsplc's Securities and Exchange Commission periodic reports and filings. TheCompany undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statementscontained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, futureevents or otherwise This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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