UK : Epitiro announced today that its FemtoLab™ solution has been selected by ip.access Ltd. to provide voice, data and video quality testing of its Oyster 3G femtocell solution ( left ).

FemtoLab™, part of Epitiro’s Femtocell Test Suite, provides automated, time-synchronised triple-play testing and reporting. Actual customer experience measurements such as voice quality mean opinion score (PESQ-MOS) and data quality metrics (throughput, jitter, latency and packet loss) are provided in real-time within test environments that include GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX and LTE.

“Epitiro’s FemtoLab will enable us to ensure that our end-to-end Oyster 3G femtocell system exceeds consumer quality expectations.” said Robert Trott, Head of Product Assurance at ip.access. Epitiro’s FemtoLab™ will perform the concurrent voice, video and data service delivery testing and reporting we require to keep Oyster 3G at the forefront of the femtocell market.

ip.access is the company behind the Oyster 3G™ femtocell, winner of numerous industry awards, including a Global Mobile Award and a World Communications Award. The Oyster 3G dramatically increases 3G cell capacity and coverage; improves quality of experience for the end-user; and drives down costs for the operator.

ip access is a World-leader in femtocell development, “ said JP Curley, CTO, Epitiro. "We’re delighted that ip.access will be using our FemtoLab™ technology to create products that surpass the voice, video and data demands of customers and we look forward to forging a strong relationship."