09.04.2013 - Ascom Network Testing (www.ascom.com/nt) has secured two major orders, the first from one of the world’s largest service providers and the second from a Tier One mobile operator in the US, to provide an entire range of LTE network testing solutions. The orders have a combined contract value of USD 2.4 million. With these orders, Ascom achieved another important milestone to become the mobile industry’s independent authority for validating network performance.

Ascom Network Testing has been selected as a vendor of choice by one of the world’s largest communications technology and services corporations and by a Tier One wireless operator in the United States. The contracts encompass hundreds of TEMS Investigation units, upgrades and services with a combined value of USD 2.4 million. These contracts provide further validation of TEMS Investigation as the technology of choice for major LTE network rollout projects in the United States.

TEMS Investigation is the world’s most widely deployed drive testing solution and the market leader for LTE network tuning and validation. Its LTE features include support for the industry’s broadest range of LTE modems and scanners. TEMS Investigation is part of the TEMS Portfolio, a suite of advanced mobile network testing technologies that enable mobile operators to cost effectively grow network capacity, boost operational efficiency and ensure a premium customer experience.

Rikard Lundqvist, General Manager Ascom Network Testing, says: “The new contracts further strengthen Ascom Network Testing’s leadership position in becoming the mobile industry’s independent authority for validating network performance. Thus the two customers, a long-standing partner and one of our top US operators, affirm that Ascom is their vendor of choice and show their continued confidence that our TEMS Portfolio is the best solution for Mission-Critical LTE rollouts. Our field-proven reliability ensures that network rollouts will be achieved with optimal efficiency and at the lowest possible operational cost.”