Acterna Announces Industry's First Centrally Managed Service Assurance System For GPRS.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Call verification system accommodates the test requirements of revenue assurance and network operations groups alike Acterna (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACTR ACTR American Council of Teachers of Russian ACTR Actuator ACTR Association for Canadian Theatre Research ACTR A Christmas To Remember ACTR Assistant Contract Technical Representative (NMCI liaison) ) today announced the release of the Acterna AirAudit Call Verification System for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , the industry's first centrally managed, distributed solution for service verification in GPRS networks. Network operators deploying GPRS can now use the centrally managed solution to ensure their network functionality and billing integrity through automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. , end-to-end testing. The new capability will be introduced by Acterna today at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . Acterna's GPRS option for AirAudit builds on the product line's core capabilities, utilizing the same platform and remote test devices and providing both voice and data testing in one system. The AirAudit solution gives wireless operators the power to maintain their networks through end-to-end verification of network functionality addressed from the "subscribers'" perspective by testing services from the air interface. "As wireless carriers migrate to next-generation platforms, they rely increasingly on automated test and management solutions like the AirAudit Call Verification System for GPRS to ensure operational efficiency and revenue streams," said Don Duff, vice president, Acterna Wireless Air Interface Group. "With our new GPRS capability Acterna has made it easy and affordable for our customers to simultaneously support emerging technologies and market-driven requirements." The AirAudit Call Verification System for GPRS performs fully automated, centrally managed test calls. Without ever leaving the office, AirAudit users can verify the switching, routing, enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; and billing integrity of the network. Using AirAudit, network and billing errors can be proactively identified and corrected before they impact customers. Valuable time can be spent on correcting rather than detecting problems. This proactive approach enables wireless service providers to provide better customer care while actually reducing overhead costs overhead costs see fixed costs. and increasing revenue retention. The AirAudit system combines a central workstation networked over the wireless service provider's corporate intranet with multiple remote call processors (RCPs) to achieve a centrally-managed, distributed solution for service verification. The central workstation, in conjunction with AirAudit software, provides full control over the RCPs and gives users the ability to verify all types of subscriber call scenarios across the entire wireless network from one central location. Using the AirAudit system, wireless service providers optimize optimize - optimisation the entire service assurance process, increasing operating efficiencies, reducing costs associated with testing, and ensuring the total network economy. About Acterna Wireless Solutions Acterna offers a wide range of solutions to meet the testing requirements of wireless carriers, including testing of handsets and devices, RF testing and network testing. Acterna is the world leader in mobile handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. test equipment used by service providers to determine specific problems with mobile phones and validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data the need for repair. Acterna's R&D labs are actively developing testing solutions for all of emerging wireless services and networks. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of test and management solutions for optical transport, access and cable networks and the second largest communications test company overall. Focused entirely on providing equipment, software, systems and services, Acterna helps customers develop, install, manufacture and maintain their optical transport, access, cable, data/IP, and wireless networks. The company serves customers in more than 80 countries. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTR). |
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