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1st February 2005 - Aeroflex launched a new development
and conformance test system that can test applications
running on all major cellular phones including GSM/EGPRS
and W-CDMA. The Aeroflex Air Interface Monitor Emulator/Applications
Test (AIME/AT) conformance test system can be used for
all major phone types. In addition, it is the first
test system of any kind that can test applications on
GSM/W-CDMA and CDMA handsets on a single platform. The
AIME/AT test system can be used for live network testing
or in conjunction with any of Aeroflex's GSM, W-CDMA
and CDMA protocol test systems for deterministic lab
testing.
“Application developers can no longer think of
themselves as being part of either the CDMA or GSM world.
Instead it is now essential to be able to market their
applications globally. Our new multi-standard applications
test platform will give them and their customers the
ability to ensure that their products will work around
the world without interoperability problems,” said
Peter Connell, general manager, Aeroflex Burnham.
Aeroflex has taken a “protocol agnostic”
approach to applications testing that is air interface
independent. The AIME/AT platform will meet the current
and future applications testing needs of handset manufacturers.
Aeroflex’s test capability includes applications
testing such as MMS (Multi-media Messaging Services);
running these test cases was made mandatory by the GSM
Certification Forum on December 1, 2004.
The AIME/AT test system can be used to verify that
a cellular handset can pass all applicable minimum and
application-enabled conformance tests, along with all
operator-specific test plans. It can also be used to
ensure data performance/throughput, application performance
and recovery from network failure conditions.
Handset manufacturers are under pressure from network
operators to deliver a plethora of applications during
2005 and early 2006. Although the protocol standards
bodies are still working on the exact timeframes, the
sheer volume of test cases to be delivered and tested
will be challenging.
After MMS, the next two applications that will need
certification are Video Telephony (two way images in
real-time) and Digital Rights Management (to prevent
data forwarding). Following those will be Video Streaming
(downloading images), Instant Messaging, Push-To-Talk
over Cellular, and Browsing. As test cases are defined,
they can be downloaded and run on the Aeroflex AIME/AT
test system.
With the new AIME/AT test system at the forefront of
its development plans, Aeroflex has ensured that its
applications test capability is available across all
the company’s protocol test hardware including
the 6103 AIME/CT for GSM and (E)GPRS, the CDMA-AIME
system for CDMA2000, and the 6401 AIME/CT system for
W-CDMA.
Leadership in Wireless Test
The Aeroflex Wireless division is part of Aeroflex
Test Solutions, which operates eight divisions in the
United States and the United Kingdom. This division
offers a full range of protocol and parametric test
solutions for the cellular communications industry.
Its products address infrastructure and mobile handset
testing and support all stages of mobile phone development
and deployment. Applications include R&D, conformance,
production, installation and commissioning, field service,
and network optimization. Aeroflex’s wireless products
test all key 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless technologies including
UMTS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GSM, GPRS, and EDGE
worldwide.
About Aeroflex
Aeroflex Incorporated is a global provider of high technology
solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communication
markets. The Company’s diverse technologies allow
it to design, develop, manufacture and market a broad
range of test, measurement and microelectronic products.
The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq
National Market System under the symbol ARXX and is
included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index.
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