Two Join Up for 3G Testing in Japan

Cetecom and Telec have announced a strategic collaboration to provide the Japanese mobile communications industry with conformance testing resources on location for accessing global markets. The first phase of this cooperation will make W-CDMA conformance testing including radio, protocol and RRM test cases available in Japan. For the moment, the GSM/GPRS conformance scope of dual mode devices will be tested in cooperation with other Cetecom testing laboratories outside Japan. Also, as part of this cooperation, Cetecom will implement testing services in Germany required for launching 3G devices on the Japanese market.

"This partnership benefits Japanese, European, and American companies trying to sell their devices globally - a significant step forward towards global coverage," said Dr. Harald Ansorge, Managing Director of Cetecom. "Cetecom continues developing its strategy in Asia, now cooperating with Telec for local 3G testing in Japan. We understood from the beginning that a strong Japanese partner would add greatly to our technical offer.

Mr. Ryoichi Miyauchi, Executive Managing Director of Telec, explained: "By offering W-CDMA conformance testing in Japan, with the support of Cetecom, Telec aims to satisfy the need of the Japanese industry and confirms Telec's strategy to continue among the most advanced testing organisations in the world. Our focus is to provide tools to Japanese companies to succeed globally.

Telec and Cetecom will continue to work independently in other areas not covered by this agreement, but both companies have created a new basis for cooperation that will benefit the whole industry."

To make this cooperation as fruitful as possible, test engineers and project managers from both companies will jointly conduct testing services at Telec's building in Tokyo. The start of the W-CDMA conformance testing services in Japan is scheduled for November 2005. These 3G testing services are already available within the Cetecom network, both for GCF and PTCRB certifications."

Posted to the site on 5th October 2005