2nd Oct 2006 13:45
Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT) announced today thatO(2) Germany, a leading provider of mobile services, has chosenSwissQual's new high-end Diversity platform to meet their GSM/UMTS &HSDPA wireless benchmarking needs. The contract marks a significantstep in Spirent's growth in the wireless market and signals O(2)Germany's commitment to providing best-in-class customer experiencethroughout all four of its service regions. The Diversity contractenables O(2) to standardize on SwissQual equipment as part of aharmonization project to streamline the number of different vendorsfor this type of equipment £ Diversity is a powerful platform that allows network operators tocontinuously test the quality of service, as well as benchmark theirnetwork's performance against those of their competitors. Unlike otherplatforms, Diversity provides simultaneous, end-to-end testing forvoice, data and video, a unique feature that makes drive testingeasier and more cost effective for network operators £ Diversity offers a highly scalable drive test solution that meetsthe demands for network benchmarking today - and in the future.Diversity enables flexible test configurations and scheduling and usessophisticated data analysis and reporting tools to provide criticalinformation about problems within a network before customersexperience them. £ "Benchmarking our network is critical to ensuring customersatisfaction," said Karl-Wilhelm Rohrsen, Managing Director, O(2)Germany. "We selected Diversity as a result of our extensive trialsand our past experience with SwissQual. Diversity meets ourbenchmarking demands today, and provides a platform for futuregrowth." £ "We appreciate the opportunity to build upon our relationship withO(2) and to provide quality benchmarking systems," said TomasAhnebrink, Vice President of SwissQual, which was acquired by SpirentCommunications in January of 2006. "This announcement demonstrates ourbelief that benchmarking has a direct impact on the quality ofexperience for wireless customers. We are pleased to support O(2) intheir commitment to delivering the highest quality voice, data andvideo services." £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications (www.spirentcom.com) is a global providerof integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems thatenable the development and deployment of next-generation networkingtechnology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3Gwireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network securityequipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largestequipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises andgovernments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,800employees worldwide. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares aretraded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New YorkStock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the form ofAmerican Depositary Shares ("ADS"), represented by American DepositaryReceipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares. SpirentCommunications' sales to the United States government are made throughSpirent Federal Systems Inc. (www.spirentfederal.com). £ About O(2) £ O(2) (Germany) GmbH & Co. OHG, a subsidiary of the O(2) Group,offers its post-paid and pre-paid subscribers almost blanket GSMprovision in Germany with its own mobile communications network andvia a roaming agreement with T-Mobile. In addition to this, thecompany provides innovative mobile data services on the basis of GPRSand UMTS technology. The O(2) Group has more than 37 millionsubscribers in the UK, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Germany.(www.de.o2.com) £ Spirent, Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. Allother trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held bytheir respective companies. All rights reserved. £ This press release may contain forward-looking statements that arebased on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions aboutfuture events. By their nature, forward-looking statements areinherently predictive, speculative and involve risk and uncertaintybecause they relate to events and depend on circumstances that willoccur in the future. You should not place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of futureperformance and are subject to factors that could cause our actualresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by thesestatements. These risks include the risks described from time to timein Spirent Communications plc's Securities and Exchange Commissionperiodic reports and filings. We undertake no obligation to update anyforward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether asa result of new information, future events or otherwise. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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