ASIA : Actix, the global provider of wireless network performance engineering software, today announced at the 3G Mobile World Forum 2004 in Japan, that the majority of the wireless operators across the world that have launched pre-commercial or commercial 3G networks have deployed Actix 3G solutions to assist in troubleshooting, optimization and rollout of their new networks.

In his keynote speech at the event, Actix' CEO Rob Dobson will talk about the significance of performance engineering and how it fits into the workflow of 3G wireless operators. Dobson is one of a select number of keynote speakers who include: Kyong Yu, Chairman of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, Dr Keiji Tachikawa, President and CEO of NNT DoCoMo, and Neil Montefiore, CEO of MobileOne Ltd.

Actix wireless performance engineering solutions are entirely vendor independent and enable operators to analyze raw wireless network data from a mix of network technologies, systems and data collection solutions in fine detail. This gives an end-to-end picture of vital wireless functions and the quality of service delivery from the subscriber's perspective; it also enables engineers to 'drill down' to the root cause of any deficiencies.

Some of the operators using Actix' 3G solutions include: Nokia Taiwan, Nokia Japan, SKT Korea, FET Taiwan, Orange France, 02 Germany, 3GIS, Hutchison 3G, Swisscom, Mobilkom, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Ireland, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless, Bell Mobility, Sprint PCS, and Qwest Wireless.

Rob Dobson, CEO, Actix said, "Performance engineering is a key part of operator workflow, where operators are seeking to maximize the return on existing investment, rapidly deploy new services, maximize the use of available spectrum, increase wireless complexity, and bridge the customer experience gap.

Performance engineering is complementary to OSS, but where performance management hides engineering detail through aggregation, limiting the ability of engineers to 'drill down' and fix specific problems, performance engineering solutions facilitate analysis and decision making to improve the customer experience of 3G services, and proactively making changes based on detailed understanding of the network and services. Customer-centric data is a key driver for performance engineering, where per user, signaling and application performance information comes from both the RAN and IP networks."