12th Feb 2007 06:30
Spirent Communications plc (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global providerof performance analysis and service assurance solutions, hasintroduced the industry's first lab-based mobile video analysissolution. The APEX Wireless Multimedia Analyzer (WMA) allows operatorsand manufacturers to evaluate the quality of video being displayed ona mobile device prior to deployment of the device and/or the service. £ Rapid adoption and widespread use of new mobile video applicationsare closely linked to quality of experience (QoE). Unlike subjectivetesting of the past, APEX WMA employs proven, industry-leading videoand voice analysis algorithms to enable accurate and repeatablecontent-based video quality assessment. APEX WMA's analysis allowslack of a video source and display deficiencies to be captured, issuesthat can result in misleading high mean opinion score (MOS) when usingother methodologies. This tightly controlled, objective approach tovideo quality evaluation enables maximum subscriber QoE. £ "Spirent's acquisition of SwissQual in 2006 gave Spirentindustry-leading video analysis expertise," commented HeshamElHamahmy, senior director of business development, SpirentCommunications. "We have leveraged this knowledge, including uniquevideo quality algorithms developed through years of field testing,into the industry's first lab-based solution to objectively measurethe video quality delivered by mobile devices. The wireless industryis investing heavily in mobile TV, which makes the availability ofAPEX WMA quite timely." £ Among its unique capabilities, APEX WMA is the first and onlymobile applications test tool to offer voice and video time alignment(lip-sync) measurement. APEX WMA's innovative wireless multimediafixture solves the challenge of quickly and accurately setting upmobile devices with varying shapes, sizes and form factors. Using ahigh resolution camera, APEX WMA provides the market's firstnon-intrusive video capture tool that accurately emulates the actualuser experience, with no impact on device performance. £ Suitable for use with mobile devices which employ any airinterface technology, APEX WMA is built on Spirent's newmarket-leading APEX test system architecture, featuring greatlyenhanced modularity and flexibility over previous generations of testsolutions. £ 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 £ 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 2007Related Shares:
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