Tektronix Communications Awarded Contract with Pelephone for Extension of OptiMon System

PLANO, Texas, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Israeli Telecommunications Provider Confirms Commitment to High Quality of Service for Mobile Subscribers with Tektronix Communications' OptiMon Solutions

Tektronix Communications, a leading worldwide provider of communications test and Network Intelligence solutions, announced that it has been selected by Pelephone, an Israeli-based telecom service operator, to extend its already installed OptiMon solution to additional sites to monitor and optimize the performance of their 3G Radio Access Network.

"Our success in the market is based on providing our customers with highest standards in quality mobile experience," said Eitan Hacham, Radio Access Manager, Pelephone. "The initial installation of OptiMon at one of our Radio Network Controllers has helped us to identify and address network issues quickly and proactively, achieve the critical insight and real-time information needed to manage our networks, and provide the high network quality that our customers have come to expect."

Pelephone will integrate Tektronix Communications' OptiMon as a critical element of their overall approach to ensuring the highest levels of network quality for their customer base. Tektronix Communications' OptiMon solution allows Pelephone to identify the root cause of quality of service issues in real-time through its advanced suite of applications specifically designed to improve 3G radio network performance and optimize troubleshooting operations to achieve increased efficiency productivity.

"We are proud of the collaborative relationship we have with Pelephone and the significant benefits it provides for both companies," said Richard Kenedi, Vice President, Test and Optimization, Tektronix Communications. "By deploying our OptiMon solution, Pelephone is enabled to improve the performance of their network and fully meet customer satisfaction objectives."

About OptiMon

OptiMon is an integrated suite of products that gather performance data from all the equipment on RAN interfaces (Iub, Iu, Iur). Captured data is analyzed to provide KPIs and long term trending analysis. Beyond detecting performance issues, users can also drill down into protocol detail level to determine root cause analysis. OptiMon's unique feature set makes Radio Network Optimization and troubleshooting of mobile networks more efficient. At the same time, it provides measurements and analysis results that are not provided by other test tools. More information can be found at: http://www.tektronixcommunications.com/optimon.

About Tektronix Communications

Tektronix Communications provides service providers and equipment manufacturers around the world an unparalleled suite of network diagnostics and service assurance solutions for fixed, mobile, IP and converged multi-service networks. This comprehensive set of solutions support a range of architectures and applications such as LTE, fixed mobile convergence, IMS, broadband wireless access, WiMAX, VoIP and triple play. Tektronix Communications is headquartered in Plano, Texas. Learn more about the company's test, measurement and service assurance solutions by visiting http://www.tektronixcommunications.com

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