PRES S RELEASE
Azimuth announces VoLTE support for industry leading Analytics and Automation
Solution
Advanced analytics ensure rapid and effective VoLTE rollouts
ACTON, MA – May 19, 2014 - Azimuth Systems, Inc., a leader in mobile performance test solutions,
today announced the addition of unique VoLTE support to their integrated analytics and automation
toolset, DNA and DAC. VoLTE is one of the most challenging milestones in the ubiquitous adoption of
LTE whereby voice and video can be sent over LTE’s packet-based network while leveraging its
substantial QoS and policy framework capabilities. VoLTE will no longer require bandwidth to be
separately allocated for circuit switched traffic; it will instead allow operators to share capacity for voice,
video and data. VoLTE is thus expected to be a key element in operators’ LTE-based plans to offer high
quality of service to consumers and monetize their investments with differentiated offerings.
Azimuth’s DAC and DNA solution for VoLTE delivers detailed per call as well as aggregated analytics
and reporting for VoLTE deployments. Seamless integration of the DAC and DNA products ensures
that Azimuth’s solution for VoLTE provides rapid and effective test and analysis of VoLTE performance.
This is essential in both deployment and post-deployment phases of VoLTE, to meet the quality
expectations users have of a 4G service.
Azimuth DAC and DNA toolset is Azimuth’s platform for advanced VoLTE support. Device
Automation & Control (DAC) enables unattended execution of user experience testing and logging for
smartphones and other mobile devices. Device-Network Analytics (DNA) provides KPIs and analytics
that enable device benchmarking and profiling, linking subscriber perceived performance to underlying
device-network interaction and root cause analysis for both voice and video performance
Azimuth DAC and DNA for VoLTE is unique in that it:
Is the ONLY solution in the industry that intelligently ties the VoLTE SIP, RTP layer
performance with the underlying LTE device-network interaction
Unlike other solutions that show events across multiple layers as individual/disjointed events, DNA
leverages advanced algorithms to synchronize events from different layers to provide a unified view
that connects user performance to the underlying device-network interaction.
Can profile and analyze performance on a per call basis and across multiple calls.
Performance is typically reported for a statistically significant number of samples, however, common
statistical analysis tools could underestimate the impact of outliers (VoLTE, unlike data, is very
unforgiving). Integration of DAC automation allows for immensely valuable control, logging and
analytics at a very granular level.
Was developed hand in hand with a leading operator and an OEM.
This has played a critical role in ensuring that the designed capabilities directly address the biggest
points of pain, and key operator/OEM use cases.
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Nandish Chalishazar, Director & Head of Engineering - Analytics Business Unit, commented, “We’re
extremely excited to bring advanced VoLTE support to our DAC and DNA solution. Joint development
with multiple ecosystem partners has ensured that DAC and DNA for VoLTE provide rapid as well as
deep insights into device and network issues that may not otherwise be easily understood. DAC and
DNA for testing, analyzing and improving VoLTE performance should be an essential tool in any VoLTE
toolbox.”
DAC and DNA for VoLTE builds upon Azimuth’s DAC and DNA foundation. That core
solution already provides:
Consolidated set of optimal KPIs needed to understand device-network performance issues
and debug them
Not only does this make it easier and faster to get to the root cause, it also makes the tool effective
for field teams that may not have the time to analyze reports in detail.
Benchmarking and Regression of Devices.
While most tools in the industry are built as stand-alone post processing tools, DNA was integrated
from the ground up with automation (DAC) that allows us not only to derive the analytics, but also
to run the tests in a synchronized fashion across devices. This powerful capability allows
synchronized execution of applications on devices with the same environmental conditions enabling
a full apples-to-apples performance comparison for both single data connections as well as for
multiple simultaneous data connections.
Focused set of test cases optimized to catch key issues.
While most solutions try to achieve greater test coverage through a comprehensive set of test cases
(100s of test cases), DAC and DNA enables the user to more effectively extract and analyze data
from a smaller set of tests, providing deeper insight with a much smaller test plan. DAC and DNA
thus provide enhanced results much faster than is possible with other current tools.
Ability to aggregate data from multiple sources
Synthesizes a holistic view of the events; provides visibility into events/behaviors that wouldn’t have
been obvious with narrow independent views of the individual data.
VoLTE will be a key element in many operators and OEMs growth plans; effective test, measurement
and analysis tools will be essential to its success. Azimuth DAC and DNA for VoLTE, designed to offer
breakthrough VoLTE performance insights, is the latest addition to Azimuth’s growing portfolio of
analytics and automation solutions and can benefit the VoLTE ecosystem of operators, OEMs, infra
vendors and chipset vendors in the development, deployment and ongoing benchmarking of VoLTE
solutions.
About Azimuth Systems Azimuth Systems, Inc. is a leader in mobile performance test solutions for network operators, device OEMs, chipset vendors and infrastructure providers. The industry is in an unprecedented period of transition, with the introduction of major new network, device and service technologies, and aggressive competition for an increasingly saturated market. Azimuth delivers systems and software to enable Azimuth Systems, Inc. │ 35 Nagog Park, Acton MA 01720, USA │ 978.263.6610 │ www.azimuthsystems.com PRES S RELEASE
measurement and correlation of user experience, device performance and network events, facilitating rapid identification and resolution of issues, maximizing quality and customer satisfaction, and minimizing time-­‐to-­‐market and network impact. The company is based in Acton, Massachusetts, USA with sales offices around the world. Contact Azimuth at +1 (978) 263-­‐6610 or at www.azimuthsystems.com. Follow Azimuth on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/azimuthsystems. Azimuth® is a registered trademark of Azimuth Systems. Device Automation & Control (DAC) and
Device-Network Analytics (DNA) are trademarks of Azimuth Systems.
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For additional information contact: Erik Org
Marketing
Azimuth Systems, Inc.
+1.978.268.9211
[email protected]
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