10th Oct 2006 09:00
Spirent Communications (NYSE: SPM) (LSE: SPT), a worldwideprovider of integrated performance analysis and service assurancesystems for next-generation network technologies, today announced thatTiscali Netherlands has selected Spirent TestCenter to ensureinteroperability of its multi-vendor equipment in its core and accessnetworks. Spirent TestCenter will enable Tiscali Netherlands to testcurrent and future equipment as it upgrades its network to meet futurecustomer demand and to cater for bandwidth-hungry services such asIPTV. £ "Delivering high quality services to our customers is top priorityfor Tiscali," stated Ben Lammers, senior network development architectat Tiscali. "With the flexible Spirent TestCenter platform we are ableto ensure our QoS is thoroughly qualified before any new customerservices are launched." £ Spirent TestCenter is a market leading platform, offeringunmatched performance and scalability for the analysis ofnext-generation communication services and devices. Spirent TestCentersimultaneously emulates thousands of clients requesting an IP addressusing DHCP, thousands of clients requesting multicast video using IGMPand thousands of clients receiving unicast internet traffic completingthe Triple Play picture. This capability, combined with MPLS networkemulation, provides benchmarks for network performance all from asingle testing platform. £ "Tiscali Netherlands has a long standing relationship with SpirentCommunications," stated David Hill, vice president of EMEA sales,Spirent Communications. "Spirent TestCenter builds upon Spirent'sexpertise in the data communications market and offers unmatchedcapability for testing IPTV services." £ Spirent TestCenter enables network equipment manufacturers andservice providers to accurately measure the performance andscalability of routers and switches. It can be used to createlarge-scale tests that exceed the capacity of devices under test. Suchtests can evaluate key performance parameters under typical andextreme subscriber traffic load conditions, and they can determinewhether connection rates can support expanding subscriber bases atvarious bandwidth levels. £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications www.spirentcom.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 Tiscali Netherlands £ Tiscali Netherlands is part of Tiscali S.p.A., headquartered inCagliari, Italy. With one of the largest and most interconnected IPnetworks in the world, Tiscali is able to supply its customers,residential and business, with a full range of services: Internetaccess, both dial-up and ADSL, voice, VoIP, media, value addedservices (VAS), and other technologically advanced products. As of the31st December 2005, Tiscali had 4.5 million active users in Italy,Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the Czech Republic. More than 1.9million were ADSL customers, of which more than 435,000 receivedunbundled services. £ 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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