US : Spirent Communications announced the availability of the EV-DO ATS Automatic Test System ( inset left ). EV-DO ATS addresses a key industry need by providing an integrated test platform for cutting edge CDMA mobile devices that support 1xEV-DO high-speed packet data technology.

“EV-DO ATS represents Spirent’s commitment to stay at the forefront of wireless testing,” states Rob VanBrunt, vice president of wireless product marketing for Spirent Communications. “This system automates testing of new-to-market wireless high-speed data devices. With EV-DO ATS, the parametric performance of these devices will be thoroughly tested and in customers’ hands sooner and with increased performance.”

With the introduction of higher-order transmission schemes, such as those used in EV-DO, it is critical to verify the receiver and transmitter performance of the high-speed devices used on these networks. The EV-DO ATS system carries out this verification using a platform that is more fully integrated and significantly easier to use than any available alternative. EV-DO ATS leverages Spirent’s industry-leading CDMA2000 Automatic Test System (C2K-ATS) and is comprised of proven Spirent instruments, as well as Spirent’s TestDrive EV-DO test executive software.

TestDrive automates test execution to enable a large number of test cases to be run in a relatively short time, thus reducing the required level of valuable engineering resource dedicated to test strategy execution and accelerating time to market for new mobile devices. The TestDrive software includes pre-defined suites to automate testing to key industry standards such as TIA-866 (AT-MPS) requirements. Its powerful integrated data collection and results reporting simplify sharing of test data within and between organizations.

Spirent Communications’ wireless test solutions aid in all phases of mobile handset development and deployment for the world's leading chipset, handset and infrastructure manufacturers and mobile service providers. Spirent is considered by the industry the "one-stop-shop" for CDMA handset performance and certification testing. Among its accomplishments, Spirent has introduced the first and only integrated solution available to test location-capable CDMA phones, a critical element of assisting manufacturers in meeting the U.S. FCC E911 requirements. Spirent has leveraged its success in mobile performance and certification testing in the CDMA market to also bring comprehensive performance analysis to the GSM and WCDMA market.