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SunSet MTT ACM II Chassis features a family of plug-in modules, providing a wide variety of testing capabilities for the Access Network                                                                            18 November 2008                 

The Advanced Cable Maintenance (ACM II) Chassis, part of the Sunrise Telecom SunSet Modular Test Toolkit (MTT) family of test sets, is a rugged, battery operated test solution for installation and maintenance of physical layer access network services. The new SunSet MTT ACM II is the industry’s premier handheld test system designed to qualify copper cables at VDSL2 frequencies, readying service providers for triple play deployments.

The ACM II covers an industry best frequency range from voiceband to 30 MHz – necessary for VDSL2 qualification based on FTTN or MDU architectures. Our patented ‘detaptor’ feature helps identify short bridge taps, which are especially harmful for VDSL2 transmission. In addition, ACM II offers key voice frequency features that are common to industry methods and procedures. Using the SunSet MTT ACM II enables service providers to complete installations in less time and with greater confidence in the quality of service delivered to customers.

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Procera Networks wins $ 4 Million contract with Global Tier 1 Mobile Operator for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)                     12 November 2008

Procera Networks, a developer of Evolved Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) solutions providing traffic awareness, control and protection for complex networks, announced that a global Tier-1 mobile operator has selected Procera’s award-winning PacketLogic™ PL10000 platform to optimise its network performance, reduce infrastructure costs and create new services for its mobile broadband customers.

The deal, worth more than $4 million, will include multiple PL10000 platforms that can scale up to 80 Gbps deployed throughout the mobile operator’s network. Procera won this deal against a field of other DPI vendors based on the real-time accuracy and performance of its PL10000 platform.

“We believe this customer win validates both the potential of DPI for mobile operators and the specific approach that Procera is taking toward this technology,” said James F. Brear, president and CEO of Procera Networks. “In particular, we feel the size of the deal is a bellwether for DPI and should facilitate additional moves by other mobile operators.

As mobile broadband services continue to mature and attract millions of users worldwide, we believe that DPI will become a ‘must have’ technology in order to ensure that all users receive their fair share of bandwidth while also reducing the operators’ ongoing infrastructure costs.”

Contact Neil Coomar from Maser Technology Group for more information on this solution. Mobile 0410 518 408 or email neil.coomar@maser.com.au.

Overview Spectra2 capabilities                                              11 March 2008

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Tektronix Network Diagnostics Product Overview             7 February 2008

Whether you are developing a new network element or testing your live network, you need to be able to troubleshoot any problem and correct it as quickly as possible. With the increasing data rates and amount of information exchanged through the network, the chances for error are greater than ever as are the consequences for your business of a poor service delivery.

Tektronix provides you with a full line of protocol analysers and field testers that can help your engineers and technicians quickly identify, isolate and resolve any problems that may arise. Test, measure, monitor and manage every aspect of your network with intelligent network diagnostic tools from Tektronix.

Find, Capture and Understand Network Problems
Today, telecommunications usage is at an all-time high. Therefore, network analysis and fault detection are more crucial than ever. Tektronix provides a suite of mobile and fixed protocol test tools to find, capture and solve problems within all layers of today’s communication network and for those in the next generation.

Protocol Analyser range includes:

Spectra - Performs Sophisticated SS7-based Signal Integration

Spectra2 - Monitor, Test and Generate Your VoIP Technology

K15 Classic - Powerful 2.5 and 3G Protocol Monitoring Tool Wireless Field Testers

Need help analysing the quality of your radio signal? Can’t locate the interference sources? Tektronix Wireless Field Test products can give you higher reliability and success rate with your customers. The choice is clear. 

Wireless Field Tester range includes:

RF Scout - RF Scout is a handheld field tool to Explore, Discover, Analyse and Document sources of RF interference & coverage issues both indoors and outdoors for the purpose of Network Planning & Optimisation.

Spectra2 XL extends Tektronix' leadership with increased load capacity, speed, productivity                                                            20 December 2007

Tektronix provides unmatched capacity for testing VoIP, IMS Protocols with enhancements to Spectra2 platform.

Tektronix released the Spectra2 XL, its enhanced Spectra2 VoIP and IMS test platform. Spectra2 XL offers customers a new platform with up to an 800 percent increase in load generation capacity for SIP testing, as well as increased capacity for the testing of other VoIP and IMS protocols.

Spectra2 XL builds on the scalable, easy-to-use and multi-user Spectra2 platform, adding capabilities to address the test challenges of maturing VoIP networks while accommodating the needs of the emerging IMS market. Spectra2 XL leverages the same Spectra2 footprint, software and interfaces with the added ability to generate more test call traffic under real-life scenario conditions with speed and accuracy.

"Spectra 2 has been the test platform of choice for VoIP, IMS and converged networks functional and load test. We continue to evolve Spectra2 with customers in mind, creating test environments to meet their changing test needs and goals for introducing new technologies, " said Richard Kenedi, General Manager, Network Diagnostics, Tektronix. "With Spectra2 XL, Tektronix raises the bar by providing customers increased performance and productivity with improved processing and faster response times to accommodate testing of next generation VoIP and IMS networks."

In addition, Tektronix announces its continued commitment to IMS, VoIP and converged test with its Spectra2 6.1 software release. The release provides new protocols and the introduction of additional multi-rate codec support in its tester, generator and media Quality of Service applications.

 Sunrise Telecom cable modem system analyser CM1000    7 March 2007

The Sunrise Telecom CM1000 Cable Modem System Analyzer is a sophisticated troubleshooting tool, geared to resolving tough problems from the CMTS, through the headend, fibre backbone and RF distribution network.

The CM1000 is an analog and digital SLM with an integrated cable modem that provides comprehensive troubleshooting of modern cable TV and DOCSIS 1.0/1.1 cable modem networks and VoIP services. Emulating a cable modem, it characterises a network’s digital performance in both directions. Use the VoIP+ option to measure network call quality, providing Mean Opinion Scores (MOS), packet loss, latency and jitter. The CM platform offers rugged portability for the field and modularity for future upgrades.

The latest firmware version 5.31 adds enhancement to the CM1000 VoIP+ option, allowing both static and dynamic service flow operation. 5.31 requires a simultaneous upgrade of realMOS v1.31 server software to take advantage of the new features and an upgrade to your PC-IP software to 5.1.

The new 5.31 firmware also includes a bar graph to show the progress of MOS and IP QoS tests.  5.31 includes a Setup screen to verify the installation of digital certificates. VoIP+ test results may now be saved for upload or later review.

Simulate your production network environment            28 February 2007

Shunra VE simulates any production network environment, so you can easily test the performance of your applications and infrastructure under a wide variety of network impairments - exactly as if they were running in the real production environment - before rollout.

Shunra is the pioneer and market leader in predicting how business applications and network services will perform for remote end-users - before deployment. It is the only company to provide both hardware and software network simulation products that address the needs of all IT groups throughout the application development lifecycle.

It’s not easy to ensure the performance of applications and services in today’s complex enterprise environments. That’s why they created the Shunra Virtual Enterprise (Shunra VE) solution.

Shunra VE lets you predict – with precision –how applications will perform once they’re deployed in any production network environment. By understanding network-application issues in advance you can determine which modifications to applications, services, network or infrastructure are needed to improve performance, robustness and scalability, eliminating the need for lengthy field trials and fix-as-you-go rollouts.

Shunra VE is a highly robust, comprehensive network simulation solution that creates a virtual network environment in your pre-deployment lab. It delivers a powerful, flexible and easy way to test the performance of your applications and network equipment under a wide variety of network impairments – exactly as if they were running in a real production environment – throughout the development lifecycle. Using Shunra VE you will understand the impact that the network and applications have on each other’s performance and on remote end-users’ experiences, and uncover and resolve production related problems – before rollout.

In addition to the empirical experience, Shunra VE provides a wide range of graphically rich reports and drill-down analysis capabilities. These help you isolate and resolve the root causes of network and application problems early and determine whether any modifications to the application, network or infrastructure are needed. Shunra VE gives you the information you need to make informed decisions and ensure service levels to remote end-users.

With Shunra's network simulation solutions you will know exactly how new or updated applications or network services will perform for remote end-users – throughout the development lifecycle. You will also avoid production related network or application problems and ensure an optimal remote end-user experience.

Maser Sponsors "Kids in Sport"                                           2 February 2007

Maser Technology has awarded a sports sponsorship to Nikki Ghisoni for the Junior 2007 State and National championships of “Observed Motor Trials” (MotoTrials).  This sports discipline is a highly skilled alternative to other motorcycle sports. A rider is always standing up on their bike and must stay balanced over a course of obstacles. Even when stationary and without putting a foot down.

At just 12 years old, after completing her 2nd year in MotoTrials and with a 5 year background in competitive gymnastics, Nikki is a hot favourite in her MotoTrials class this year. Nikki’s is also aiming to be selected for the women’s European tour, “Trials Des Nations” Australian Team in 2010.

Maser’s General Manager, Brad Woods, was impelled to ask “Where’s the seat” when he saw Nikki on her new MotoTrials bike. “I’m better off without it”…Nikki replied.

Brad stated that Maser have shown their support, in this highly skilled discipline, as it holds synergies with the highly skilled nature of Maser business and its people. Brad added that Maser will be considering other “Kids in Sport” opportunities in the coming year. Maser wishes Nikki the very best of luck in her race to the top.

Please make all enquires regarding MotoTrials to Moto Central www.sherco.com.au

Industry's First Mobile WiMAX Functionality Protocol Monitoring Tool Launched by Tektronix.                                                         30 October 2006

Tektronix announced the availability of the K1297-G35 WiMAX solution, the telecommunications industry's first protocol monitoring platform for functional testing of Mobile WiMAX radio access products that are based on the IEEE 802.16e standard. All indications from the network equipment development labs confirm that the Tektronix K1297-G35 WiMAX protocol monitoring solution will significantly decrease time-to-market as manufacturers of Mobile WiMAX access networks seek to dominate the burgeoning space.

"As network equipment manufacturers and operators consider Mobile WiMAX for reliable high-bandwidth wireless data networks, Tektronix is well- positioned to enable them to deliver mobile multimedia applications and services to subscribers on a mass scale," said Arif Kareem, Vice President, Network Diagnostics, Tektronix. "We lead the market in mobile protocol testing with our dependable network diagnostics products, which assure the highest levels of service quality for WiMAX and other broadband network technologies as they near deployment."

With the increasing momentum of Mobile WiMAX over the last year, network operators have begun charting their plans for deploying mobile broadband networks. Tektronix' WiMAX protocol monitoring solution is the only one of its kind and has already proven its value in equipment manufacturer labs. To ensure compliance with industry standards and further demonstrate its market leadership, Tektronix has become a member of the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led organization dedicated to certifying the compatibility and interoperability of fixed and Mobile WiMAX products.

"Tektronix' WiMAX protocol monitoring solution is a significant milestone because it is the first of its kind to enable equipment manufacturers to bring Mobile WiMAX radio access equipment out of the labs and into live networks," said Jeff Orr, Director of Marketing for the WiMAX Forum. "We are encouraged to see a leading 3G test and measurement company such as Tektronix focusing its efforts on Mobile WiMAX. It's just one more indicator that this technology is on an accelerated path for widespread deployment."

Tektronix' flexible testing platform can be configured to operate with any wireless protocol to help network equipment manufacturers and operators achieve true "any-to-any" device or network connectivity. Over the years, Tektronix' mobile testing and monitoring products have enabled the transition from 2G to 3G with the consistent introduction of first-to-market applications for GPRS, EDGE and UMTS networks. The company is doing the same for next- generation wireless networks by introducing first-to-market Mobile WiMAX protocol monitoring solutions to enable evolution of broadband wireless technology beyond 3G.

For more information on WiMAX testing on the K1297-G35 platform, click here

Shenick addresses IPTV & Triple Play Performance Issues.    4 Sept. 2006

Shenick Network Systems, an award winning provider of high performance IP communications test systems, announced that it has added significant IPTV and triple play enhancements to the release of its diversifEyeT Version 3.0 software.

With diversifEye 3.0, Shenick is the only IP communications test vendor to provide the degree of granularity required to test overall performance and quality of service (QoS), coupled with the ability to drill down to each IPTV, VoIP and internet user for true quality of experience (QoE) assessment. All functionality is packaged into a single box test system.

Shenick is one of the first companies to anticipate and address the many new real-world deployment issues that the emergence of triple play brought to IP communications. With the new features of enhanced IPTV test, video quality analysis, the addition of VoIP, DHCP and PPPoE protocols, Shenick customers can now test critical IPTV, triple play, broadband services performance and quality issues within a single system. Shenick's diversifEye handles the complete cycle of broadband customer access scenarios from obtaining an IP address via DHCP to establishing PPP tunnels through emulation of real user application traffic flows of multiple IPTV, VoIP, VoD and data applications such as Web, P2P and email.

Shenick will also support real-time (or passive) IPTV video quality analysis on a per IPTV channel basis coupled with active video analysis against a known reference video stream. This enables IPTV service providers to assess video quality on an aggregate or per viewer basis by employing industry standard perceptual quality scoring based on the ITU J.144 standard with IP based video extensions such as V-Factor and PEVQ (perceptual evaluation of video quality).

The addition of real VoIP call generation supporting the dominant SIP standard protocol means that customers can now more realistically assess how each application will behave under live operational conditions in a truly converged triple play environment. In addition to IPTV/Triple Play application test capability, diversifEye's security attack module provides the added realism of DDoS (Denial of Service), Virus, Worm and Spam attacks and the emerging wave of VoIP (SIP) and IPTV (IGMP) attacks.

“Anyone responsible for deploying high quality IPTV and triple play services of voice, data and video needs to be concerned with overall converged IP network performance and the individual customer quality of experience,” said Robert Winters, chief marketing officer, Shenick Network Systems. “Today network resources are being stretched to cope with shared standard and high definition IPTV, video on demand services along with a mix of high speed internet data application and of course, VoIP. Companies rolling out new IP services need to understand their limitations and Shenick's diversifEye provides all the necessary tools to increase confidence levels.”

For more information, please contact us or visit their website: www.shenick.com

SIGOS GlobalRoamer Service.                                       11 September 2005

Maser Technology launched a new outbound roaming test service for mobile network operators. The SIGOS GlobalRoamer service will be hosted by Maser Technology in both New Zealand & Australia, and is part of an international network which will be operational in 33 countries and over 80 networks currently.  Expansion is planned to exceed 60 countries worldwide. 

Requiring no capital expenditure or equipment, network operators test & verify that voice, voice quality, SMS, MMS, WAP, GPRS, UMTS & data services are available to customers roaming internationally using their own SIM cards. Testing is automatic providing scalable and flexible surveillance via an Internet connection downloaded to an SQL database. 

Gareth Jones, Maser’s Managing Director says “Customers expect their services to work everywhere in the world. So, the continuous availability of all services outside the home network is becoming increasingly important in the battle for customers. Just as important, it forms an essential part of a network operator´s revenue.

Roaming service tests normally take place after a problem has been reported and depends upon manual effort and the co-operation of roaming partners. A proactive solution is required to detect roaming problems before there is a problem.

SIGOS allows mobile network operators to verify that all services are available for their roaming customers in remote countries.”

Testing for new 3G services such as Video telephony, handset simulation & push-to-talk services are also part of the Maser Technology's test solution.

Maser the official distributor for Nemo Technologies.                2 July 2005

Maser signed a distributorship agreement with Nemo Technologies.

Nemo Technologies is a front-runner in providing products and services for the measurement and analysis of the wireless network air interface.

They offer solutions for different network troubleshooting and optimisation purposes for all major wireless technologies. Their products include measurement and analysis options for both indoor and outdoor purposes. Nemo Technologies' strength lies in developing air interface tools with reliable and accurate measurements, fast data analysis and user-friendly interfaces.

For more information, please contact us or visit their website: www.nemotechnologies.com

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