Europe : 3G/GSM test and software specialist Aspects today launches the industry's first system for deep level testing of 3G phone, USIM and network interoperability that can be deployed and used productively in less than half a day, even by unskilled personnel without training.

Aspects' new TTS 3G test system is the latest in a family of solutions for testing to all international mobile industry standards. It follows the company's TTS GSM system launched late last year and precedes a version for CDMA planned for release next.

TTS 3G lets manufacturers and operators run a complete series of pre-conformance tests, validate any phone/USIM/network combination, and verify compliance with latest standards. It costs significantly less than rival systems yet is much easier to use, requiring no complex pre-configuration. Users are guided through every stage of testing, from confirming a single proactive command to verifying all of a phone's capabilities.

Running such tests in house means official testing body certifications can be sought with more confidence and achieved more quickly, cutting testing fees and getting new phones and network services into the hands of paying subscribers faster.

TTS 3G tests mobile functionality against all of the 300 speci?c tests defined in 3GPP TS 11.10-4 Mobile Station SIM Application Toolkit conformance speci?cation Release 1999. It comes with a full set of Java-based test scripts for every eventuality, and includes example scripts that can be adapted for future requirements by anyone with Java or C programming experience.

The launch of TTS 3G follows Aspects' signing of its 350th test systems customer, many of that number having bought multiple platforms. TTS 3G can also work in tandem with other Aspects test tools to generate more detailed fault-finding information which can be shared with other users and manufacturers.