Radcom Adds UMTS RAN to Test Platform

Radcom has unveiled a new Omni-Q probe for UMTS radio access network (UTRAN) monitoring and troubleshooting. The new Omni-Q R70 enables UMTS service providers to monitor and analyze traffic, track calls and sessions, and detect and report abnormal network conditions at the Iu and Iub interfaces. It generates call detail records (CDRs) for every call or session, and creates complete call-tracing files for detailed analyses.

The UTRAN is not only the costliest part of the service provider's network, it is also the most sensitive to environmental and usage changes. Because of this, optimizing the UTRAN has been a significant challenge to service providers. The new Omni-Q R70 probe changes that, giving UMTS service providers complete visibility into the UTRAN, along with easy remote management and super high performance. The new probe is capable of handling ten times the traffic volume of standard probes, transforming comprehensive UTRAN monitoring - until now, problematic - into a cost-effective way for service providers to troubleshoot service delivery and radio management in real time.

"As more and more subscribers upgrade to 3G handsets, data services become ever more important to the service provider's bottom line," says Ohad Lendner, Radcom's Director of Cellular Product Management. "Increasing traffic, coupled with rapid deployment of High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) networks, adds even more complexity to radio resource management and proper service delivery. Clearly, new tools were needed to monitor network service quality and ensure customer satisfaction. Radcom's Omni-Q for UMTS is designed to fit the bill.""

Posted to the site on 22nd May 2007