Spirent Communications announce that leading test lab SGS is using the Spirent 8100 LTE test solution to provide data throughput performance test capability to 3GPP’s TR 37.901 specification. In response to the needs of a large European mobile operator, Spirent partnered with SGS to become the first test solution provider to deliver TR 37.901 testing capability to a GCF accredited lab and to enable device manufacturers to complete the testi...

Spirent Communications announce the launch of its next-generation high speed Ethernet test solutions. New high density test modules along with a high performance chassis enable doubling of port densities while lowering power consumption and total cost of ownership. Highlights of the new hardware include:

The UK’s proposed network of 4G-connected smart meters without line links amounts to a whole new, highly critical infrastructure; needing equally critical test procedures. Marc Meulensteen, Business Development Manager with Sprirent Communications, expands in this article from ES Design magazine.

Spirent Communications today announced that NSS Labs used Spirent’s security solutions to test the SSL capabilities of Next Generation Firewalls. The NSS test evaluated nine leading NGFW products on the market for security effectiveness, performance, enterprise management capabilities and total cost of ownership.

Spirent Communications has today revealed the addition of Spirent Studio functionality on the Spirent HyperMetrics mX module. Test coverage now includes capabilities such as testing DPI, next-gen firewalls and traffic policies. The combination of capabilities allows test engineers to extract the maximum value out of the hardware they already own.

Spirent Communications today announced the launch of Spirent Axon, an easy-to-use network and application testing platform that enables IT professionals and network engineers to validate the performance of applications, network devices and IT services. With Axon, enterprises can deploy new applications and services faster while avoiding costly downtime.

Spirent Communications today announced the availability of test systems with support for China’s BeiDou-2 (also known as Compass) Navigation Satellite System in addition to GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. Spirent has been shipping BeiDou-2-ready test systems to customers since 2012. The solution will now be upgraded to full BeiDou-2 capability using the information from the recently-released first full issue of the BeiDou-2 Signal-In-Space Interf...

Spirent Communications today announced that it has joined forces with Indiana University’s Software Defined Networking (SDN)/OpenFlow research organization, InCNTRE to develop the conformance test suites within OFTest, an open source based test solution for OpenFlow networks.

Spirent Communications today announced the availability of its Spirent Landslide Wi-Fi Offload Gateway Testing solution for Multi-System Operators. Spirent Landslide is the industry’s first solution to test the performance of Wi-Fi Offload Gateways.

Spirent today announced immediate availability of the first commercialized test solution for LTE assisted GPS Over-The Air Testing. This solution was co-developed by Spirent and ETS-Lindgren, two industry leaders in location testing.

Spirent today has agreed to sell the assets and liabilities of its Systems Division, which trades as PG Drives Technology to Curtiss-Wright Corporation for a total cash consideration of $64 million on a cash free and debt free basis, subject to certain customary adjustments and closing conditions. The transaction is expected to complete during October.

Spirent has revealed that the Spirent 8100 Location Technology solution was used by Signals Research Group in the industry’s first independent benchmark study of the performance of location technologies in chipset platforms and leading smartphone models. The SRG report reveals significant performance differences in the Assisted GPS receive sensitivity of leading smartphones.

Spirent has revealed the launch of a new LTE Call Reliability test solution on its 8100 Test System. The solution has been validated by a leading North American wireless operator for immediate use in its acceptance testing of pre-launch devices.

Spirent has today announced the launch of its new Hybrid Location Technology Solution. Spirent HLTS is the first test solution of its kind, combining Wi-Fi, Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems sensor and cellular positioning technologies.

Spirent announces that it now offers enterprise IT managers and network system developers the ability to validate at scale the performance and security of their advanced network virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure deployments.

Spirent and Napatech have today revealed their plans to provide a live 40 GbE demonstration at the upcoming 2012 GFirst conference. The demonstration will feature the Spirent TestCenter with HyperMetrics mX 40G/100G module for full 40 Gbps traffic generation and the Napatech NT40E2-1 intelligent network adapter for 40 Gbps packet capture.

Spirent Communications plc today introduced Spirent TestCenter C100, a next-generation test appliance platform that enables carriers, enterprises and equipment manufacturers to validate that their terabit, application-aware networks deliver the required performance, availability and security at scale.

Spirent Communications today announced that CETECOM will use Spirent’s LTE and CDMA test solutions to expand its operator acceptance testing services. As a respected industry-leading laboratory for LTE device certification, Spirent’s mobility, data, RF, and location test solutions now enable CETECOM to offer comprehensive acceptance testing for Verizon Wireless.

Spirent Communications today announced that it has integrated the functionality of Spirent Studio, developed by recently-acquired Mu Dynamics, with Spirent Landslide. The result is the industry’s most comprehensive platform for testing application-aware networks and mobile security.

Spirent Communications today announced the availability of TD-LTE conformance testing on the Spirent 8100 Mobile Device Test System. Recognizing the global significance of the technology, Spirent has extended its test capabilities to include TD-LTE conformance testing for all 3GPP RF, protocol and RRM requirements.