18th Jan 2007 12:58
Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global provider ofperformance analysis and service management solutions, today announcedthat it has signed a major contract with TELUS, a leading provider ofdata, IP and wireless solutions in Canada, to provide triple playservice assurance solutions. The contract provides TELUS with criticaltools to ensure the quality of experience (QoE) of its triple playservice customers. £ "We chose Spirent Communications to give us insight into the QoEof our IPTV customers," said Fauzia Lalani, vice president of NationalServices Fulfillment for TELUS. "To cost-effectively deliver tripleplay services, and maximize the increased revenue potential, we need apartner like Spirent who can help TELUS support the scalability oftriple play services across our network." £ Spirent's SmartSight solution, including SmartSight CentralOperational System and IPMax probes, will be deployed throughoutTELUS' network. These systems will provide critical visibility intocustomers' QoE. SmartSight will enable TELUS to emulate the servicequality on the customer's line prior to installation, thereby reducingoverall installation time. TELUS' adoption of Spirent's nextgeneration service assurance technologies will also contribute toworld class operational excellence, cost savings and revenueassurance. This is achieved by Spirent's ability to automaticallytroubleshoot and rapidly diagnose complex service problems. £ "We are pleased to be working with TELUS for this large-scaledeployment of triple play service assurance solutions and applaudtheir choice to put customers' quality of experience first andforemost," said William Burns, president of Service Assurance forSpirent Communications. "Spirent's service assurance solutions allowservice providers to deliver triple play services and still have thenecessary service quality visibility to meet the high expectations ofIPTV subscribers." £ As the demand for triple play services accelerates, serviceproviders are challenged with launching service offerings quicklywithout sacrificing quality. Spirent continues to meet the challengesof this dynamic market by providing solutions that enable ourcustomers to deploy next-generation services and ensure the quality ofsubscribers' experience. Spirent's IPMax and SmartSight Centralprovide state-of-the-art IP service measurement, expert engines, andautomated diagnosis of IP service issues. These solutions enhanceoperators' ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex IP troublesquickly, cost effectively and accurately. £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications, www.spirent.com, is a global provider ofintegrated 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 TELUS £ TELUS (TSX:T) (TSX:T.A) (NYSE:TU) is a leading nationaltelecommunications company in Canada, with $8.5 billion of annualrevenue and 10.5 million customer connections including 4.9 millionwireless subscribers, 4.6 million wireline network access lines and1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range ofcommunications products and services including data, Internet protocol(IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada'spremier corporate citizen, over the last five years TELUS hascontributed more than $62 million to charitable and non-profitorganizations, and has established seven TELUS Community Boards acrossCanada to lead its local philanthropic initiatives. For moreinformation about TELUS, please visit telus.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. 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