Agilent Technologies Launches UMTS Initiative to Help Wireless Service Providers Manage QoS across Entire Service Life Cycle.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2004 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 First Phase of Products Maximizes Service Quality, Availability to Subscribers Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced an initiative to provide the industry's broadest range of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies. Currently, the most common form uses W-CDMA as the underlying air interface, is standardized by the 3GPP, and is the European answer to the ITU ) service assurance solutions to help wireless service providers effectively manage quality of service (QoS) across the entire service life cycle. As part of this initiative, Agilent has introduced three innovative operations support system (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) and engineering test solutions. These products enable wireless service providers to reduce the cost of detecting and repairing network faults, and to maximize quality and availability of services to subscribers by collecting and analyzing 3G network and service data. Agilent's broad range of OSS and communications test solutions provide visibility of UMTS network and service problems across the entire service lifecycle -- from network planning, rollout and optimization to ongoing service troubleshooting and quality management. These products speed diagnostics to improve mean time to repair (MTTR (Mean Time To Repair, Mean Time To Restore) The average time it takes to repair a failed component. See reliability. MTTR - Mean Time To Recovery ) and provide unique tools to manage services from a customer's perspective. The solutions announced today augment the Agilent OSS Wireless Service Manager, introduced in October 2003, which provides a complete view of current service quality, including end-to-end views of UMTS networks Beginning in 2003 under the name 3, Hutchison Whampoa, a large port operator, has gradually launched their startup UMTS networks worldwide including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. and services. Wireless Service Manager can rapidly identify service-affecting problems, helping to prioritize problem resolution based on customer and business impact. The new OSS and communications test solutions solve critical operational and business challenges, such as identifying problems in real time; locating and assessing network and service outages; understanding subscribers' experiences with new 3G services; and monitoring the availability and performance of those services. These solutions enable service providers to leverage data from multiple sources to deliver end-to-end network and service assurance. The three solutions announced today are the Agilent OSS Wireless QoS Manager for UMTS, Signaling Advisor Realtime, and Data Service Assurance. Agilent OSS Wireless QoS Manager for UMTS Building on years of experience assuring high-quality services in 2G and 2.5G deployments, Wireless QoS Manager enables wireless carriers to quickly identify and isolate 2G, 2.5G and now 3G service problems across multinational networks, minimizing downtime, ensuring high quality of performance at service launch, and providing faster time to market for new value-added services. Wireless QoS Manager allows unattended, remote testing from geographically distributed locations of voice services, low-level protocols and advanced services using centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. SIM (subscriber identity module (telecommunications, wireless communications) Subscriber Identity Module - (SIM or "SIM card") A component, usually in the form of a miniature smart-card, that is theoretically tamper-proof and is used to associate a mobile subscriber with a mobile network subscription. ) multiplexing. Signaling Advisor Realtime This new signaling analyzer helps speed UMTS rollout. Unique real-time capabilities such as graphical call trace and statistical and multilayer analysis combine to give engineers a powerful testing tool that rapidly performs root-cause analysis on complex protocol issues. Engineers can now quickly identify and solve issues that delay deployment and reduce QoS. Also, when combined with Agilent's Network Analyzer A specialized hardware device or software in a desktop or laptop computer that captures packets transmitted in a network for routine inspection and problem detection. Also called a "sniffer," "packet sniffer," "packet analyzer," "traffic analyzer" and "protocol analyzer," the network platform, the signaling analyzer enables analysis from the physical layer to application layer in a single, distributable platform that covers all major UMTS interfaces. Wireless Application Measurement Software Wireless Application Measurement Software is the first phase of Agilent's Data Service Assurance program. It enables RF engineering teams to build data application test sequences, monitor the results in near real-time and analyze results offline. The powerful measurement set empowers RF engineers to quantify user experience, speed resolution of implementation issues In the Business world, companies frequently set-up a connection between which they transfer data. When the connection is being set-up, it is referred to as implementation. When issues occur during this phase, they are known as implementation issues. , find root-cause of problems, and reduce costs of wireless data network rollout. Additional information about Agilent at 3GSM World Congress is available in an online media kit at www.agilent.com/comms/3GSMpresskit. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications life cycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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