EXFO partners with Artiza Networks to offer wrap-around testing of LTE eNodeBs
A market leader in LTE radio access network (RAN) testing, Artiza Networks has developed highly advanced eNodeB testing capabilities which, combined with EXFO’s existing QualityAssurer test platforms for IMS, LTE and EPC core, creates a complete solution for end-to-end load testing. The DuoSIM LTE test platforms, which deliver wrap-around testing of the LTE eNodeB, enable high-capacity simulation of up to six sectors and 1000 user equipment units (UEs) per sector, for a total of 6000 UEs, towards the eNodeB. This leading LTE RAN testing solution is also ready for the LTE Advanced standard.
Thanks to this partnership, EXFO now offers an LTE eNodeB wrap-around testing solution that provides the industry’s highest C-plane burst generation capacity with up to 500 calls and 300 pages per second, enabling first-class stress testing and leading to a more robust live network. In addition, the solution’s unique ability to select the RF range using software means that no additional hardware is required for a different RF range. EXFO therefore becomes a one-stop shop for true end-to-end LTE network simulation, thanks to a wider, more comprehensive solution portfolio.
"Combined with our entire line of high-capacity EPC, VoIP, IMS and 3G core simulators, Artiza’s products vastly expand the scope of our solutions for leading wireless network equipment manufacturers and mobile operator labs," commented Germain Lamonde, President and CEO of EXFO.
"This agreement with EXFO opens the global market for Artiza and builds upon the tremendous success we have enjoyed so far in the Japanese market in massive 3G and LTE UE simulation," said Takashi Tokonami, President and CEO of Artiza Networks.