16th Apr 2007 13:00
Spirent Communications, the leading global provider of navigationand positioning test systems, announces today that it will supplyGlobal Positioning System (GPS) test equipment to u-blox, the leadingSwiss provider of GPS receiver technology. As part of this agreement,Spirent will provide GSS6100 single channel production test systems tou-blox to be used in RF development and production testing. Spirentsystems will also be used by u-blox field application engineers toenhance customer support. £ "Controlled testing is important in any serious GPS receiverdevelopment," said Daniel Ammann, head of GNSS Software at u-blox. "Atu-blox we take a very structured approach to testing at each stage,from initial research and development through to production. Webelieve our high product quality is strongly supported by our thoroughtest approach." £ Spirent's GSS6100 is an RF GPS signal generator that simulates asatellite signal in a variety of configurations. The GSS6100 istypically deployed in a production environment where a quick andcontrolled test of the GPS is needed to ensure performance is withinexpected parameters. Single channel GPS signal generators are alsowidely used in RF development environments. For GPS enginedevelopment, multi-channel RF constellation simulators are used tocharacterise and optimise performance. u-blox also uses Spirent RFconstellation simulators. £ "Production testing is a critical element in product qualityassurance," said John Pottle, marketing director at Spirent's Wireless& Positioning division. "An efficient and reliable test is thepriority for all of our customers, and the GSS6100 is designedspecifically for this purpose. GSS6100 customers also benefit fromSpirent's industry-leading signal quality and reliability." £ 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. Spirent Communications has 1,900 employees worldwide. £ Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on theLondon Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange(ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the form of AmericanDepositary 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 u-blox £ u-blox is an international company headquartered in Switzerland,with sales organizations in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Founded in1997, u-blox develops leading positioning technology, products andservices based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS),including GPS and Galileo, for the automotive and mobilecommunications markets. For more information, please visitwww.u-blox.com. £ Spirent, Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent plc. All othertrademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by theirrespective 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 plc's Securities and Exchange Commission periodic reportsand filings. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-lookingstatements contained in this press release, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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