Azimuth Supports Anite's New Turn-Key LTE Performance Test Solution

FLEET, England, November 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Cutting Edge Wireless Device Testing Technology Combines for Best-of-Breed LTE Testing Solution

Anite, a global leader in wireless device testing technology, today announced that following significant customer demand, it is now successfully delivering a complete turn-key LTE Performance Test solution to the wireless market.

The combined solution uses "best-of-breed" products; Anite SAS (Anite's industry-leading network simulator for device interoperability testing), the Anite 9000 Mobile Test Accelerator platform, and Azimuth Systems' ACE MX advanced channel emulator. The Anite LTE Performance Test solution provides customers the broadest coverage and highest utilisation of any LTE test system on the market today. It is offered as a complete turn-key system or the new performance related elements, including the Azimuth ACE MX, can be offered as an upgrade to existing Anite LTE customers.

Enabled through a new reseller agreement between Anite and Azimuth, customers can purchase the complete offering from a single source, eliminating multiple purchase requests and benefiting from a single point of contact for the sales and installation process.

The solution has equal appeal through all LTE wireless customers including mobile operators, chipset and platform developers and independent test houses, and has already been delivered to Tier-1 mobile device manufacturers. In addition to running the packaged scripts, customers also have the ability to use the Anite and Azimuth powerful user interfaces to create their own performance test scenarios to meet the growing needs of LTE performance assessment, particularly where LTE channel emulation is required.

"Anite's market leading LTE solutions have gained wide customer acceptance and I am pleased that we can now expand our offering to include Performance Testing" said Mike Bonin, Managing Director, Anite's Handset Division. "Performance Testing is a strategic addition to the Anite product portfolio; it offers our customers ultimate flexibility and test coverage."

"Azimuth is very excited to have partnered with Anite to integrate the ACE MX in their LTE Performance Test Solution" said  Jim Iuliano, President, Azimuth Systems. "This partnership is the result of many productive engagements and now offers a superior LTE test solution that combines the power of Anite's SAS network simulator and 9000 Mobile Test Accelerator with Azimuth's easy to use MIMO Channel Emulator, the ACE MX. Our mutual customers will see immediate benefit from this joint solution as well from the comprehensive support we can offer."

About Anite

Anite provides a comprehensive range of critical IT solutions to the Wireless and Travel sectors across the globe. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Anite develops and implements software as well as provides consultancy, systems integration and managed services to ensure that our customers operate effectively and securely. By using the latest technologies to deliver quality and cost-effective solutions, Anite meets customers' specific requirements and realises tangible results for its clients.

Anite Telecoms offers rigorous yet simplified device testing, accelerating new devices to market. A global market leader, Anite has over 20 years of experience providing cutting-edge technology to device manufacturers, operators and test laboratories. Anite was the first company to verify LTE conformance test cases in 2009 and has consistently remained at the forefront of the handset testing industry.  Its highly flexible and reliable software solutions make Anite a key partner to the major Telecoms manufacturers and operators. With a diverse team focused on exceeding expectations, Anite draws upon worldwide expertise and is enthusiastic about the future of LTE.

Headquartered in the UK, Anite employs around 500 staff in 14 countries across Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East. For more information, please visit http://www.anite.com.

About Azimuth

Azimuth Systems is the leading provider of comprehensive real world wireless test solutions for 2G/3G/4G, LTE-Advanced and beyond, with field-proven, solutions-focused automated wireless test equipment that makes testing more affordable and reliable by increasing the scope of testing while enabling real world performance testing across the entire product design cycle, resulting in high quality devices that perform as expected in the field. The company is based near Boston, Massachusetts, USA and may be contacted at +1 (978) 263-6610 or at http://www.azimuthsystems.com. Follow Azimuth Systems on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/azimuthsystems. Azimuth® is a registered trademark of Azimuth Systems and ACE™ is a trademark of Azimuth Systems.

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Editorial contacts:

Karolina Eklund
Anite Telecoms
Tel: +44(0)1252-775245
Email: karolina . eklund @ anite . com

Rufus Jay
Babel PR
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Email: anite@babelpr.com