12/12/2007 - AT4 wireless and Sequans collaborate to deliver testing services for Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX™
MALAGA, SPAIN and PARIS, FRANCE – December 12, 2007 - AT4 wireless, a global supplier of testing services for wired and wireless technologies, and Sequans, a leading WiMAX chip supplier, today announced that they have entered into a technology partnership to deliver industry-leading WiMAX testing services and best-in-class WiMAX technology.
The partnership calls for Sequans and AT4 wireless (through its Systems Division) to cooperate on Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 radio testing to accelerate delivery of their respective solutions. Sequans will provide AT4 wireless with early access to its newest WiMAX semiconductor solutions and reference designs, which AT4 wireless will use for the ongoing verification of its WiMAX Radio Test Platform, MINT T2110, a tester specifically designed to meet the requirements of the WiMAX MRCT test specification.
Radio conformance testing is mandatory when certifying Mobile WiMAX™ mobile stations and base stations and MINT T2110 is the system designated by the WiMAX Forum for such testing. The Sequans/AT4 wireless collaboration ensures that AT4 wireless’ platform is one of the leading WiMAX test platforms and ensures that Sequans’ products perform as required by the WiMAX specifications.
The MINT T2110 platform covers the official test cases for radio certification according to the WiMAX Mobile Radio Test Specification and supports the profiles defined by the WiMAX Forum in 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz. MINT T2110 exactly meets the needs of manufacturers, test houses and operators for conformance, pre-compliance and R&D radio testing.
“WiMAX product developers, when delivering products to market, are generally under a number of constraints, one of which is time to market,” said Adrian Garcia, WiMAX Product Manager at AT4 wireless. “We want to mitigate this constraint by partnering with our customers to give them early access to radio conformance testing services for better time-to-market. We are happy to cooperate with Sequans, a demonstrated leader in WiMAX semiconductor solutions.”
Sequans provides both base station and mobile station silicon for both fixed and Mobile WiMAX and its chips lead the industry in performance and low power consumption. Sequans chips are embedded in the world’s leading WiMAX networks and mobile devices.
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22/10/2007 - AZIMUTH SYSTEMS PARTNERS WITH AT4 WIRELESS TO BRING CHANNEL EMULATION TO MOBILE WIMAX™ TESTING
Malaga, Spain and Acton, MA, USA – October 22, 2007 — Azimuth Systems, Inc., a leading provider of wireless engineering test equipment, today announced that the company has partnered with AT4 wireless, a global supplier of testing solutions for wired and wireless technologies, to add MIMO channel emulation testing for Mobile WiMAX products to the lab’s extensive testing capabilities. WiMAX testing with channel emulation allows thousands of real-world conditions to be tested for RF performance, mobility and interoperability, using statistical modeling to provide broad testing in a lab.
Designed from the ground up as a MIMO test solution, Azimuth’s ACE™ 400WB WiMAX Channel Emulator is purpose-built for testing the key technology differentiators of Mobile WiMAX. Mobility, high throughput and extended range are dependent on the multipath environment for MIMO spatial streaming and advanced antenna techniques, and Azimuth’s bi-directional and reciprocal channel modeling provides this real-world scenario in a lab. This replaces hundreds of hours- or even days- of field testing, where each test provides only a snapshot scenario and lacks repeatability. The result is more thorough evaluation of WiMAX chipsets, clients and infrastructure devices and faster time to market, at a much lower cost.
“We are constantly evaluating new technologies to help make WiMAX testing more effective and more efficient, and we believe that channel emulation will prove to be a critical element in the testing process for both our customers and for WiMAX performance testing efforts,” said Fernando E. Hardasmal, Deputy General Director of AT4 wireless. “Partnering with Azimuth Systems was a natural fit because of the company’s unparalleled expertise in channel emulation testing.”
AT4 wireless is the world’s premier facility for WiMAX testing. Based in Malaga, Spain and now also in Virginia, AT4 wireless has led the certification efforts of the WiMAX Forum® , as the organization’s first worldwide WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Laboratory, and has provided WiMAX conformance, interoperability and performance testing for vendors and service providers for a number of years. Mobile WiMAX and MIMO-based WiMAX introduces a new level of complexity that will challenge the WiMAX equipment market. Azimuth and AT4 wireless have partnered to address this complex progression in the technology.
The ACE 400WB combines state-of-the-art digital signal processing and complete RF control to deliver sophisticated channel modeling on a scale never before delivered, to enable repeatable and efficient testing of MIMO-based WiMAX devices. It can be used to test and debug algorithms, optimize the performance of WiMAX devices in MIMO and SISO environments, streamline QA processes and run competitive performance benchmark tests. The ACE 400WB also tests interoperability between MIMO and SISO implementations from multiple vendors and can be used to define industry-wide mobility performance test suites for future WiMAX products.
“In addition to presenting huge technological advantages, multi-antenna MIMO solutions such as IEEE 802.16e-2005 based Mobile WiMAX products create great test challenges,” said Graham Celine, senior director of marketing at Azimuth Systems. “Azimuth is committed to working with industry-leading organizations like AT4 wireless to deliver the benefits of accurate, repeatable channel emulation testing to help streamline the development of the next generation of WiMAX devices.”
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21/9/2007 - AT4 wireless provides 2G MINT RF Test Solution to TMC
Malaga, Spain, 14 September 2007 – AT4 wireless, the leading wireless test solutions provider in Málaga, Spain, has been selected by TMC, EMC/SAR/Safety/GCF/PTCRB/Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™/OTA test laboratory based in Beijing, China to be its 2G RF test platform provider. TMC is increasing its GCF/PTCRB Testing facilities in the effort to meet the increasing demand for certification and testing of mobile communication devices in China.
MINT Testers architecture optimises the amount of equipment and can be provided in a compact solution or combined with other MINT platforms saving hardware costs. In addition to that, MINT Remote Control, Automation and Sequencing provide a big step in getting the most of these complex systems and optimize the test time, a critical factor in mobile communications testing projects. The MINT RF tester is already installed and being used by the certification facilities of the Chinese company.
Rafael García, Product Manager at AT4 wireless, stated: “Since China is a leading technology market, we are excited about providing them with our services and technology. This is a major advancement that will lead to other great opportunities. A collaboration such as this will certainly increase knowledge sharing and experience for the advancement of technology in both regions”.
“Besides WiMAX, as a leading 3rd-party test house in China which can provide one-stop service for world-wide mobile phone manufacturer and leading conformance test system vendor, the cooperation between TMC and AT4 wireless in MINT 2G RF system will bring another win-win to both sides.”, stated Steven Song, GCF/PTCRB Laboratory Manager at TMC.
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3/8/2007 - AT4 wireless includes Sanjole´s WaveJudge Wireless Test Equipment to the WiMAX Forum® Lead Laboratory
Málaga, Spain – August 3, 2007. AT4 wireless, the WiMAX Forum® Lead Lab and first world-wide WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Laboratory has added Sanjole`s WaveJudge Wireless Test Equipment for in depth analysis of WiMAX™ technology specially for its Interoperability Test Laboratory.
Sanjole, a leading supplier of WiMAX test equipment that provides problem solving capabilities for both, PHY and MAC layers, installed successfully the WaveJudge test tool at the AT4 wireless laboratories in Malaga, Spain as well as in their new Test Lab in Virginia, USA.
“We are very pleased to complete our WiMAX Testing Laboratory infrastructure with the WaveJudge from Sanjole. The WaveJudge WiMAX Analyzer has proven to be a leading solution that can support our Interoperability Testing Laboratory where we conduct certification testing,” says Fernando E. Hardasmal, Deputy General Director of AT4 wireless. “The WaveJudge completes our test equipment portfolio now for IOT testing, while we include the MINT WiMAX Radio Conformance Test System for RF testing and the MINT Protocol Test System for Protocol testing, we are sure that these test systems will allow us to provide WiMAX testing services in an optimal way to remain world`s lead test house for WiMAX.”
“Sanjole is committed to providing the WiMAX industry with high quality test solutions that facilitate rapid problem solving of complex issues spanning multiple layers,” commented Joe Fala, President of Sanjole. “This partnership with AT4 continues our mission to accelerate the development and deployment of WiMAX infrastructure equipment.”
About Sanjole
Sanjole is one of the leaders in WiMAX testing with expertise in this innovative wireless technology and a global supplier of WiMAX test systems that provide problem-solving capabilities from inside the WiMAX network. Sanjole`s WaveJudge WiMAX Analyzer combines views of both the RF channel conditions and the associated effect on upper layers, from an R1 over the air interface.
The result of Sanjole`s advanced WiMAX expertise is to move WiMAX equipment and networks to a faster deployment rate through quick identification of complex issues spanning multiple layers. The WaveJudge has quickly become an essential WiMAX test solution found globally in chipset, equipment manufacturer, service provider and certification labs.
The team of Sanjole has participated in IOT testing from the very first 802.16_2004 and 802.16_2005 WiMAX plugfests and has exceptional problem-solving abilities due to this invaluable experience. Sanjole offers WiMAX test solutions that combine RF expertise, MAC and IP decoding and software applications that draw from this history of problem-solving capabilities.
For more information, visit www.sanjole.com
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31/7/2007 - MINT T1152: Ready for HSUPA RF Testing
Malaga, Spain, 31 July 2007 — AT4 wireless, a global supplier of Testing Solutions for wired and wireless technologies, continues their development and provision of complete RF test solutions for GCF and PTCRB. The newest platform for conformance testing, MINT T1152-HSPA, a technological evolution of the well-known MINT family of test systems, is now ready for HSUPA testing and has been upgraded with a lot of features that will make easier the testing activities and the project management.
MINT T1152 is a HSPA radio frequency test system based on the MINT advanced hardware and test techniques, and the Aeroflex signalling unit 6401. MINT Testers architecture optimises the amount of equipment and the HSPA RF tester can be provided in a compact solution or combined with other MINT platforms saving hardware costs.
AT4 wireless and Aeroflex engineers participate actively in GCF/PTCRB and RAN5 committees and working groups for the development, implementation and validation of HSUPA Test Cases. RF Test Cases of Work Item 25 (HSUPA) are available in MINT tester now.
Rafael García, Product Manager at AT4 wireless commented “Our MINT RF Testers have reached the leading position in terms of test cases coverage, but it is very important to remark the level of flexibility and engineering capabilities, which are the big value added to just conformance testing. Remote control and test cases sequencing and automation provides a big step in getting the most of these complex systems and optimize the test time, critical factor in mobile communications testing projects”.
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27/7/2007 - AT4 wireless RIDER RFID Test System Arrives to Korea
Malaga, July 27, 2007 — Korean Songdo u-IT Cluster Center, an RFID Test Facility set up by the National Information Society Agency (NIA) has recently purchased the RIDER (Radiofrequency IDentification testER) RFID Test System from AT4 wireless. The Spanish company, global supplier in Testing Solutions, installed successfully the RIDER Test System at the Songdo u-IT Cluster Center located in Incheon, Korea.
Since the RIDER (Radiofrequency Identification testER) system was released 2005 as the official Conformance Tester for the EPCglobal Generation-2 Accreditation Program, AT4 wireless has continuously been working in new upgrades and improvements for this leading test platform. Among the new capabilities supported the most remarkable and promising one is the Mobile RFID standard recently developed by the Korean Mobile RFID Forum. The Korean Mobile RFID Forum is a committee formed by the most important Korean mobile phone carriers and electronics makers like Samsung, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, KTF, ETRI, etc, which have combined efforts to develop radio-frequency identification technologies for mobile phones.
With the support of MYOUNG Corporation, AT4 wireless official distributor in Korea, the RIDER test system has recently won a tender bid in this country to become the Conformance Test platform used to certify the new Mobile RFID devices.
“We are very pleased to have a RIDER system operative in Korea, and especially at the Songdo u-IT Cluster Center says Angel Romero, Systems Product Manager at AT4 wireless. “By adding the Mobile RFID technology to our RIDER tester, and taking advantage of our position as a worldwide reference in mobile and wireless technologies, AT4 wireless will unquestionably become the leader in the test systems development market for this promising combination of Cellular and RFID technologies”.
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24/7/2007 - AT4 wireless obtained Qualification to do testing for the new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 program.
Málaga, Spain – July 24 2007. Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain obtained Qualification for testing the new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 program of the Wi-Fi Alliance®.
AT4 wireless, an Authorized Test Laboratory (ATL) of the Wi-Fi Alliance® has become the only laboratory in Europe to be qualified for testing the new certification program Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 program. This qualification process allows a reduced group of laboratories selected by the Wi-Fi Alliance to offer certification services for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 starting from 25th of June.
“This new certification program complements AT4 wireless’ services portfolio for wireless devices vendors. AT4 wireless´ offer includes not only all Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability services, Bluetooth® certification and WiMAX Forum® but also Regulatory testing and International Type Approval (ITA) services,” said Fernando Hardasmal, Deputy General Manager at AT4 wireless.
“We are pleased to have AT4 wireless among the first labs to become qualified to conduct product testing for the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 test program,” said Wi-Fi Alliance managing director Frank Hanzlik. “AT4 wireless’ demonstrated commitment to on-time readiness has helped us achieve this important industry milestone on time, with enough testing capacity to support all of our member companies worldwide.”
Metalink’s 802.11n-compliant WLANPlus chipset, tested in the AT4 wireless Wi-Fi certification laboratory, is the first Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 product in Europe. “We are proud to be the first company whose product is Wi-Fi certified in Europe,” said Barry Volinskey, Vice President of Marketing at Metalink. “AT4 wireless conducted the testing according to the demanding requirements specificied by the Wi-Fi Alliance, and our WLANPlus achieved excellent results, in compliance with these requirements.”
With the use of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ 802.11n draft 2.0 technology transfer speeds between 4 and 8 times higher than current 802.11 a/b/g devices speeds will be achieved, while maintaining compatibility with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g devices.
About the Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification program in March 2000, more than 3,500 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets. Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, Conexant, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Sony, and Texas Instruments serve as Sponsor members of the Alliance.
Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, WMM®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo, and the Wi-Fi ZONE logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)™, Wi-Fi Multimedia™, and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
For more information, visit http://www.wi-fi.org
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20/7/2007 - AT4 wireless offers testing services against the pre-adopted Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR test specifications
Málaga, Spain – July 20, 2007. Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain is already prepared to be officially accredited for the new draft of Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR specifications once these test specifications are formally released.
AT4 wireless, continuing with its innovation, is offering testing services against the new draft of Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR test specifications. AT4 wireless´ laboratory is already prepared for being officially accredited once these new test specifications are formally released.
“These testing services will allow all customers of AT4 wireless to start debugging their products and provide a high confidence level to be ready to pass the official testing as soon as the test specifications are released.”, says Jose de la Plaza, Wireless Laboratory Manager.
Bluetooth Core Specification v2.1 + EDR incorporate these major improvements:
Improved Pairing - Makes the initial connection of Bluetooth devices easier for all users by reducing the number of steps in the pairing process.
Lower Power Consumption - Further reduces the already extremely low power consumption in many scenarios to increase the battery life of devices like mice and keyboards by up to five times, optimizing Bluetooth technology for consumer devices where ultra low power is an important consideration.
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11/7/2007 - WiMAX Forum® and AT4 wireless Announce Availability of New Features on the Spectrum & Regulatory Database
Portland, OR (July 11, 2007) - The WiMAX Forum® and AT4 wireless announced today the implementation of additional features on the WiMAX Forum Spectrum and Regulatory Database, a database developed in collaboration with AT4 wireless, providing WiMAX Forum member companies worldwide spectrum licensing and regulatory requirements.
Most new features will be implemented by AT4 wireless on July 31, 2007. The official announcement among the WiMAX Forum members was made June 19 in Madrid, Spain, at the WiMAX Forum Member Conference. The WiMAX Forum also confirmed the renewal of the AT4 wireless contract for the maintenance of the current database information at the conference.
Spectrum & Regulatory Database Additional Features:
• Add a personal user profile feature which will allow WiMAX Forum members to subscribe/unsubscribe in order to receive specific messages (alerts) and/or newsletters via email.
• Alerts: subscribers will receive a notification via e-mail stating that there has been an update in the country.
• E-newsletter: subscribers will receive a monthly newsletter stating the latest news concerning WiMAX™ technology in the worldwide market (public consultations, licensing auctions, new regulations, etc...).
• Information on regional organizations (CEPT, CITEL, APT, CRASA, ECTEL and ASMG) will be included in the database.
Since the official launch of the WiMAX Spectrum & Regulatory Database on November 17, 2006, a total of 165 countries have been included in the database.
“The Database continues to be a useful and popular tool,” said WiMAX Forum Regulatory Working Group Chair Tim Hewitt. “I am confident that these additional features will further enhance its value to WiMAX Forum Members and will also prove useful to the growing number of regulator observers involved with our activities.”
“We have received endorsement from a number of WiMAX Forum members, stating the high quality of the database and the accuracy of the information. The renewal of the contract for the maintenance of the database information will increase the usefulness of the database and it will help us to track any future changes in relation to WiMAX technology”, said Fernando E. Hardasmal, AT4 wireless Deputy General Director. “The new features also will provide added value by allowing users to have access in real-time to any important change updated in the database, as well as been able to react to public consultations, licensing auctions and other important events.”
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6/7/2007 - AT4 wireless is now 3G approved for PTCRB
Málaga, Spain – June 28, 2007. Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain has been qualified to offer UTRAN testing services according PTCRB requirements.
With effective date of May 24th AT4 wireless has been approved as UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) qualified laboratory by PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), again AT4 wireless has enhanced its portfolio adding new platforms to complete its already extensive range of testing services.
AT4 wireless can offer now GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA, HSxPA, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi®, WIMAX™, RFID, and other certification services to its clients. This is another milestone of AT4 wireless´ strategy to consolidate its position as a leading testing laboratory for wireless and mobile communication technologies and to offer a “one-stop shopping service” for the wireless and mobile communications industry.
This qualification enables AT4 wireless to provide 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 3.5G protocol, SIM and RF conformance testing to manufacturers with products having 1900/850 and/or FDD bands II and V and intending to sell their devices in the North American market. It completes AT4 wireless’ Portfolio as our customers willing to sell their devices in the European market can already use our services for 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 3.5G for conformance testing (Radio frequency, protocols, Audio and SIM) according to the Global Certification Forum (GCF).
“It is our commitment with PTCRB to be continuously investing in our laboratory to provide a first line and complete support to our clients, who see us not only as an innovative laboratory but also as a company with strong commitment to the most demanded certification schemes in the world.,” said Oscar Castañeda, Mobile Communication Lab Manager at AT4 wireless. “PTRCB is critical for us and many of our customers and we are more than glad to offer this new testing service.”
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20/6/2007 - WiMAX Forum® Designates First North American Based Certification Lab
AT4 wireless, Inc. Set To Open Lab In October 2007
PORTLAND, OR – June 19, 2007 – The WiMAX Forum® announced the first, North America-based certification test lab today during the opening address at the WiMAX Forum Member Conference in Madrid. Established and operated by the WiMAX Forum’s lead certification testing partner, AT4 wireless, Inc., the lab will be located in Virginia and is due to open this October. The North America-based lab becomes one of five test labs for WiMAX Forum Certified™ products worldwide.
"Establishing a WiMAX Forum designated test facility in North America is very important strategically because the WiMAX Forum and key Telecommunications Industry Forums are located in the U.S.," said Luis Fernando Martinez, General Director of AT4 wireless. “We plan to quickly open a lab in the United States to support global certification testing for both Fixed and Mobile WiMAX devices.”
The lab will initially be staffed by up to 25 - 30 employees and will conduct WiMAX Forum certification testing and radiated performance testing (RPT). AT4 wireless has the responsibility to develop and replicate the certification test beds to match other test beds globally so that interoperability for all WiMAX Forum Certified devices is assured. WiMAX Forum members in the Americas may submit devices for certification at the Virginia facility in October.
“A U.S.-based lab is important to help meet the needs of member companies as the demand for mobile certification testing increases in the U.S. market,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. “We have great confidence in AT4 wireless and know they will deliver the essential task of ensuring WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and ready for commercial deployment.”
In the future, the North America lab may provide capabilities to support the convergence of emerging wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi with WiMAX™ and Bluetooth with WiMAX.
The WiMAX Forum plans to have five certification test labs located in the U.S., Europe, China, Korea and Taiwan by end of 2007.
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29/5/2007 - Open-Plug and AT4 wireless cooperate to deliver best-in-class Conformance Testing Services to Handset Makers
Sophia-Antipolis, France and Malaga, Spain – May 29th, 2007 - Open-Plug, a leading supplier of mass market software platforms for the handset industry, and AT4 wireless, a global supplier of Testing Services and Solutions for wired and wireless technologies, today announced that they have established a cooperation agreement to offer best-in-class conformance testing services to handset makers using Open-Plug ELIPS Framework software platform worldwide.
As part of its partnership with Open-Plug, AT4 wireless will develop skills on the Open-Plug ELIPS software platform. This will enable AT4 wireless to provide conformance testing services in an optimal way to Handset Makers using ELIPS in order to help them to reduce time and costs.
Open-Plug and AT4 wireless will also cooperate to pre-certify ELIPS on selected wireless chipsets by performing conformance testing on reference chipset platforms. This will ensure an optimal integration of the software on the reference platform to ease handset development thus accelerating the final handset conformance testing.
Through this agreement, Open-Plug and AT4 wireless offer their customers a faster way to launch their products by securing this critical conformance testing phase.
“We were already able to offer ‘one-stop-shop’ licensing for a complete handset software solution including applications from leading software vendors,” said Eric Baissus, CEO of Open-Plug. “We wanted to go one step further by offering our customers the capability to have access to conformance testing services for a better time-to-market. We are happy to cooperate with AT4 wireless, the well recognized lab in this field of expertise”.
AT4 wireless, through its Division of laboratories, is specialized in conformance and interoperability testing services for the handset makers worldwide. AT4 wireless is specifically offering consulting, conformance, field testing and regulatory testing for devices based on 2G and 3G standards. Furthermore, AT4 wireless offers conformance and interoperability testing services for a wide variety of technologies that are being integrated increasingly in mobile handsets at this moment, as Bluetooth, RFID, WiFi, WiMAX, etc., “this represents a significant advantage for any customer who can have all testing services required in one single location” – quoted Mr Juan Carlos Mora, Technical Director at AT4 wireless laboratories. “We are proud to be part of the Open-Plug Ecosystem for the benefits of handset makers.”
Based on Open-Plug’s unique and patented Flexibleware™ technology, the ELIPS platform enables the rapid development of mass market phones -from low-end to high-end- which represent more than 90% of the market. With its technology, Open-Plug has successfully adapted the component-based approach to the embedded software industry, delivering the flexibility of a true modular architecture on mass-market terminals, with neither resource nor power consumption penalty. ELIPS is available on the most popular Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
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9/5/2007 - Taiyo Yuden purchases AT4 wireless BITE Testers with EDR functionality
Taiyo Yuden Co., LTD, one of the most important BQTFs in the world, has recently purchased the BITE RF Tester V2.0+EDR (T1111) and the BITE Protocol Tester V1.2/V2.0+EDR (T1212).
Taiyo Yuden has expanded its Bluetooth testing capabilities now supporting the EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) RF and Protocol test cases according to the official TCRL.
AT4 wireless installed successfully the BITE Test Systems at the Taiyo Yuden EMC Center located in Gunma (Japan) and supplied the appropriate training to manage both testers.
AT4 wireless and Taiyo Yuden are collaborating in several areas such as International Type Approval, Bluetooth Qualification, Testing Activities, etc.
“We are very pleased with this recently signed partnership with Taiyo Yuden. Taiyo Yuden has a very good reputation in the Bluetooth testing field and its technical staff has demonstrated to be highly qualified. I am fully convinced that the co-operation between both companies will result in a strong synergy that will cover, not only Bluetooth but also other Technologies“said Juan Manuel Hidalgo, Short Range Wireless B.U. Manager in AT4 wireless.
“We have evaluated and fully implemented the EDR tester which can be used for both Bluetooth development and qualification work. It is very important for us to verify the entire functions of the tester from a BQTF and ISO17025 accredited test house point of view. We have successfully achieved this exercise due to the excellent technical support from AT4 Wireless. We are very happy to provide fully extensive Bluetooth qualification test services to our customers. Also we are looking forward to expanding our mutual co-operation with AT4 Wireless for radio equipment testing technology, not only Bluetooth, but other current and future radio standards”, Kenzo Furuta, BQTF Manager.
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28/3/2007 - AT4 wireless reaches 1xx countries in Worldwide Type Approvals
Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain is offering its services for Worldwide Type Approvals to the whole mobile industry, from mobile phone manufacturers to private certification organizations.
AT4 wireless International Type Approval Team (ITA) is now offering complete compliance services to the whole wireless industry to achieve the regulatory and industry certifications for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WiFi, WCDMA, HSDPA Bluetooth, Short Range devices and WiMAX) in more than 100 countries.
The ITA team developed its databases for the regulatory and industry certifications of these technologies for all main geographical areas., which our customers can benefit from when certifying their products: AT4 wireless is providing them with training and advice on the approval strategies to easily market products worldwide, . AT4 wireless is not only providing its knowledge to its customers but also to private certification organizations by creating and maintaining their databases.
“The ITA team started to build its expertise close to 15 years ago, keeping close contacts with local bodies in many countries and gradually acquiring experience in new countries with emerging needs for wireless devices, This know-how is updated very regularly for all the technologies covered at AT4 wireless. We are working hand in hand with our customers, whether they are a mobile manufacturer, a semiconductor vendor or a private certification body, from the development of their products to their sales, making sure we can minimize this last step in their value chain”, says David Hien, International Sales Manager at AT4 wireless.
AT4 wireless is looking forward to meeting you at its booth 2E12 in the Hall 2, where we will be glad to introduce you to our services.
22/2/2007 - BITE first BluetoothTM Conformance Test Systems including V2.1+EDR
Secure Simple Pairing, Extended Inquiry Response or Erroneous Data Reporting are among others the new features enhancements available in this new Core Specification, and now they are available in the AT4 wireless BITE test systems.
During the last months, several AT4 customers, some of the most important BQTF Laboratories among them, have acquired the BluetoothTM Core Specification Version 2.0 + EDR update on their BITE systems, confirming BITE as the only Conformance test system worldwide supporting both RF and Protocol testing capabilities for the latest BluetoothTM Core Specifications.
'We are putting all our efforts to validate as soon as possible the AT4 BITE systems with this new enhancement in order to provide our existing customers, and new ones that might come as well, with the latest testing capabilities on their BluetoothTM labs. This upgrade will unquestionably ratify BITE testers as the leading BluetoothTM test system worldwide' said Juanma Hidalgo, Wireless Systems Manager at AT4 Wireless.
13/2/2007 - WiMAX Forum® Second Public Mobile PlugFest Showcases Interoperability Among Mobile WiMAX Products
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12/2/2007 - Bluetooth PRD2.0 made simple with AT4 wireless
New Bluetooth certification program PRD2.0 has now been enforced, and AT4 wireless is ready to help its customers to adapt their testing and qualification strategies.
Following the implementation of EDR, whose certification has been offered to AT4 wireless' customers since 2004, with more than 30 devices tested, AT4 wireless has now fine-tuned its services based on the new Bluetooth certification program PRD2.0. AT4 wireless is ready to help their customers go smoothly through PRD 2.0 qualification.
This new qualification program delivered by the Bluetooth SIG modifies the current process such as the products can be now qualified directly by the manufacturers then audited by the Bluetooth SIG. It is still possible to ask for the assessment of a Bluetooth Qualification Expert (BQE) for this qualification, exempting the product from this random audit.
"AT4 wireless started working on the Bluetooth technology in year 2000 and have been since then sharing its expertise to its customers, through testing, qualification, maintenance of TTCN (Tree and Tabular Combined Notation) test specifications and development of test systems, covering all the Bluetooth versions. PRD2.0 will trigger a new approach for the testing and qualification where AT4 wireless' expertise and experience will still play an important role for its customers", said Mrs. Natividad Caro, Bluetooth Qualification Expert.
AT4 wireless is looking forward to meeting you at its booth 2E12 in the Hall 2, where we will be glad to introduce you to our services.
11/2/2007 - AT4 wireless expanding its testing capacity
Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain has added this year 4 shielded rooms to its test laboratory, making available to its customers a total of 15 shielded rooms.
AT4 wireless has just finished the installation of 4 additional shielded rooms at its test laboratory of Málaga, Spain, making it a total of 15.
These chambers will be reserved for customers testing their devices based on the technologies GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, Bluetooth, WiMAX, WiFi, RFID, and are complementing the other testing rooms available (EMC chambers, environmental lab, electrical safety lab...). This extra capacity will offer independency, confidentiality and reliability on the obtained results to AT4 Wireless' customers. In parallel, AT4 Wireless has grown its manpower to 60 experienced engineers, coming from recognized leaders from the mobile industry.
"The extension of our testing capacities, in terms of human resources and equipment, will help us to address faster our customers' requests and allow s them more flexibility for their projects. Overall, it will allow us to address more complex projects, with multiple technologies involved - the era of convergence started - while improving the quality of our services. This expansion is a good sign for our strategy of offering to our customers a one stop shop services for 2G/3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, RFID testing and regulatory compliance", says David Hien, International Sales Manager at AT4 wireless.
AT4 wireless is looking forward to meeting you at its booth 2E12 in the Hall 2, where we will be glad to introduce you to our services.
1/2/2007 - Optimising project management: parallel testing with MiNT
Málaga, SPAIN (February, 2007) - Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 Wireless), in Spain, goes beyond the development and provision of complete RF test solutions for GCF and PTCRB. AT4 is presenting the MINT Modular Systems in the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
RF Testing is the most time-consuming process in the certification testing of a mobile communications device and Project Managers in Test Houses and Manufacturer's Laboratories are continuously having a bottleneck due to the RF measurements.
AT4 Wireless has developed a set of MINT Modular Systems capable of running test projects in parallel using smart architectures.
MINT Modular Systems are cost-saving MINT Test System configuration which are extremely useful for long test cases and parallel testing.
- The MINT Blocking and Spurious Tester performs long TX tests which are usually performed overnight or without operator.
- With the MINT Receiver Tester, investment is maximized because most of the project test time is related to RX Test Cases.
- The MINT Dual Receiver Tester optimises test time and investment, because it performs RX testing of two EUTs in parallel.
- The MINT TX/RX Parallel Tester is a smart test system that runs a test project in a third of the standard test time.
All these systems are validated reference test platforms for GCF and PTCRB.
Rafael García, Product Manager at CETECOM Spain commented "A bottleneck in certification project management is the RF, where test cases have to be repeated for all supported bands, not like in protocol, audio or SIM. For example, for a standard quad-band 2G project, 480 RF testing hours are required, and 70% of those test cases are receiver tests. AT4 Combines the best of test systems development and laboratory experience and has now provided a solution to optimise project execution: with the MINT Modular Systems we are now able to provide the most complete, advanced and flexible solutions to satisfy all sectors of the mobile communications industry".
