Azimuth Announces Fully Integrated Wi-Fi Performance Test Suite
June 7, 2012. Azimuth Systems Inc.has announced its new Wi-Fi Performance Test Suite, the first component in the Azimuth Data Offload and Connectivity Solution Family. The Wi-Fi Performance Test Suite, designed specifically for service providers and mobile device vendors, provides a fully automated test plan for Wi-Fi performance and connectivity testing that exceeds the basics of Wi-Fi Alliance certification testing. The test suite has been designed for ease-of-use and provides a cost effective solution for benchmarking Wi-Fi device sensitivity, range, and throughput in a variety of real world environments.
Developed with the assistance of a leading US service provider and designed to meet its requirements for an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement Wi-Fi performance device acceptance test plan, Azimuth’s Wi-Fi Performance Test Suite is based on proven technologies and platforms, including Azimuth’s ACE 400WB Wi-Fi MIMO Channel Emulator and DIRECTOR II Test Executive. Together, these integrated components allow a fully automated and repeatable test-bed for Wi-Fi throughput, RX sensitivity (rate vs. range and radio sensitivity), quality of service and connection reliability.
Azimuth’s ACE 400WB MIMO Channel Emulator—the hardware foundation for Wi-Fi Data Offload and Connectivity Solutions—is a purpose built, Wi-Fi channel emulator that vendors can configure in a range of topologies, including as a 4×4 bidirectional channel emulator.
“The mobile world is growing increasingly complex, making testing more challenging. As Wi-Fi clients in smart devices have become more ubiquitous, service providers and device vendors have been challenged with ensuring superior Wi-Fi performance and delivering a comparable experience to subscribers irrespective of whether the connection is delivered over the cellular WAN or a Wi-Fi LAN,” said Jim Iuliano, president and CEO of Azimuth Systems. “Azimuth’s Wi-Fi Performance Test Suite is the first of several Azimuth Wi-Fi Data Offload and Connectivity Solutions aimed at simplifying execution of a wide range of test cases.”