PCTEST Engineering Lab Selects Anite to Expand LTE Device Testing Service

FLEET, England, December 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Anite, a global leader in wireless device testing technology, today announced that PCTEST Engineering Laboratory (PCTEST Lab), a leading independent test house for wireless device manufacturers and carriers, has chosen to enhance their services through the addition of Anite's industry-leading device test solutions.

PCTEST Lab is now able to offer its customers test services based on Anite's signaling Conformance Toolset and interoperability test solution, SAS. Additionally, Anite's solutions enable PCTEST to offer its customers stress testing, which entails subjecting the mobile phone to random and excessive signaling tests. In response to strong customer demand for a one-stop test solution, PCTEST Lab will now be providing a comprehensive range of GCF and PTCRB tests as well as carrier-specific LTE validated tests. PCTEST Lab sees Anite's leadership in LTE signaling conformance as evidence of Anite's broader expertise in wireless device testing.

"Anite's solutions will allow us to increase capacity, run multiple projects, and reduce time-to-market for our customers," says Randy Ortanez, President of PCTEST Lab. "We wanted to expand our test coverage and chose Anite because of their leadership within LTE signaling conformance and carrier acceptance tests.  Our investment in Anite's complete set of LTE test suites including SAS, stress testing and carrier acceptance script packages enhances PCTEST's leadership in LTE conformance testing."

Mike Bonin, Managing Director of Anite's Handset Testing Business, adds: "PCTEST Lab has maintained a long standing position as a CCF Authorized Testing Facility, which mirrors Anite's leadership in GCF test case availability and expertise. Anite offers an unrivalled level of technological leadership expertise, having verified 85% of all LTE GCF test cases. This is a result of long standing collaborations with chipset and device manufacturers as well as mobile operators. We look forward to a close working relationship with PCTEST Lab and to further enable the commercialization of LTE devices."

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 realizes 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 PCTEST Engineering Laboratory (Columbia, Maryland USA)

PCTEST Lab is a leading independent test house for wireless device manufacturers and carriers.  PCTEST Lab offers one-stop conformance, performance, and regulatory testing of devices in accordance with industry and 3GPP/3GPP2 technical requirements, including RF, Protocol, RRM, and carrier-specific test plans.  PCTEST Lab is an LTE/CDMA Safe-For-Network (SFN) Lab, an Open Development Lab, an OTA Antenna Performance Lab, as well as an A-GPS test facility for major U.S. carriers.  In addition, PCTEST Lab is an approvedVerizon Wireless and Sprint LTE 3rd party laboratory in LTE and CDMA, and a Global Certification Forum (GCF) and PTCRB test house for 3GPP E-UTRA (LTE).  Furthermore,  PCTEST Lab is also a leader in testing and certification of mobile devices for FCC compliance including, SAR, HAC, EMC/EMI testing, a lithium battery test facility for IEEE 1725 / 1625 CTIA Certification, and an ISO/IEC Guide 65 accredited Certification Body (TCB).  PCTEST Lab is a CATL, a CCF Authorized Test Facility (ATF), and is an ISO/IEC-17025 accredited laboratory by both U.S. NIST/NVLAP and A2LA.

For more information regarding PCTEST Lab's test services, visit http://www.pctestlab.com

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