Cobham Wireless To Demonstrate Network Test Capability Under Real Operating Conditions At Mobile World Congress

Real USIM Array technology allows realistic data scenarios to be tested on real networks simulating up to tens of thousands of UEs

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Stand 6H21 – Cobham Wireless, formerly Aeroflex wireless business unit, has announced that it will demonstrate its technology capability for validating user experience on installed mobile networks under realistic usage scenarios at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2 – 5 March 2015. The demonstration will take place on the Cobham Wireless stand, 6H21 in Hall 6.

Cobham Wireless will demonstrate the ability of the TM500 network tester family to verify the performance of a multi-RAT (LTE and WCDMA) network, using an array of real USIM  (User SIM) cards connected to multiple test UEs (user equipment), or mobile devices. It will also show the scalability of the technology up to tens of thousands of UEs, using real data transmission scenarios including HD video streaming. The ability to use network operators’ proprietary security algorithms, and to work with standard 3GPP defined security algorithms, as well as handover of individual UEs and their associated USIMs between LTE base stations, will also be demonstrated.

“In a network the Real USIM Array could be located remotely from both the TM500 and the network – anywhere in the world with Internet access,” said Dr. Hayk Manukyan, Head of Advanced Market Solutions Department at Cobham Wireless. “This opens up some very flexible options for validating the real-life behaviour of operators’ networks under high levels of traffic and stress.”

“Our Real USIM solutions are currently undergoing development trials with a number of Tier 1 mobile network operators”, said Evan Gray, Product and Marketing Director of Cobham Wireless. “The scalability of the USIM array to simulate tens of thousands of UEs working on a live network is crucial to ensuring user experience meets expectations under all kinds of data traffic and mobility conditions.”

For more information about the TM500 family please see http://ats.aeroflex.com/products/wireless-network-test/development-performance-capacity-test

About Cobham Wireless
Cobham Wireless is a global leader in wireless coverage solutions for both cellular and public safety applications, and in test and measurement and advanced network validation for mobile and IP networks.

The Cobham Wireless market-leading product line includes a complete range of end-to-end test systems that cover R&D, performance, service, and manufacturing test applications for LTE-A TDD and FDD network equipment and terminals, IP traffic emulation and NFV solutions, and ATE systems for electronics production. It also includes wireless coverage solutions for many environments including road and rail tunnels, metros, small and large buildings, stadiums, remote or rural environments, and transportation systems including railways and aeroplanes.

Cobham Wireless is a founding member of the 5GIC (5G Innovation Centre) technology research program led by the University of Surrey in the UK.

For more information, visit www.axellwireless.com (coverage solutions) and www.aeroflex.com/ats (test solutions).

About Cobham
Cobham protects lives and livelihoods with its differentiated technology and know-how, operating with a deep insight into customer needs and agility. The Group offers an innovative range of technologies and services to solve challenging problems in harsh environments across commercial, defence and security markets, from deep space to the depths of the ocean, specialising in meeting the growing demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth.

Employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, the Group has customers and partners in over 100 countries, with market leading positions in: wireless, audio, video and data communications, including satellite communications; defence electronics; air-to-air refuelling; aviation services; life support and mission equipment.