Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing launches certified partner program to address network challenges end-to-end
Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing (MNT) is introducing a certified partner program to address with a more holistic approach the complexity that mobile network operators face when testing a network. By strengthening collaboration with selected business partners in the field of testing service providers and service companies, the leading global supplier of mobile network testing solutions ensures consistent mutual knowledge transfer. As a result, Rohde & Schwarz MNT and/or its certified partners can offer network operators better targeted end-to-end services and mobile network testing expertise.
Munich, October 18, 2017 — In line with an increasingly diverse and sophisticated RF environment, the testing and benchmarking of mobile networks has reached an unprecedented level of complexity. This is due, on the one hand, to the rapid technological advancements in telecommunications, including the Internet of Things, which connects billions of devices and floods networks with massive amounts of data. On the other hand, there are the fast-paced introduction of smartphones with ever more capabilities, new apps and subscribers demanding amazing customer experiences. This is compounded by the pressure put on mobile operators to reduce CAPEX and OPEX.
Rohde & Schwarz MNT, a key player in the field of mobile network testing, is addressing these drastic challenges faced by operators by strengthening collaboration with selected business partners through a certified partner program.
Hanspeter Bobst, Vice President of Rohde & Schwarz MNT, says: “Partnering with selected service companies is a win-win for all parties involved. The knowledge accumulated through close collaboration with certified partners, also in terms of R&D, enables us and our certified partners to offer operators more specialized and better targeted solutions to tackle complex network testing questions. It also lets us anticipate answers that might not appear obvious at first. Continuous knowledge transfer ensures consolidated expertise and consequently lets operators reach more comprehensive conclusions about their network in less time and with fewer costs.”
Certified partners of Rohde & Schwarz MNT are actively involved in the development process and have early access to new products and features. These exclusive insights, combined with the mutual knowledge transfer, reduce the overall time to market for new solutions. This gives certified partners a crucial competitive edge and mobile operators the advantage of being able to adopt new technologies first.
Negotiations with several partner candidates are currently underway. Initial results will soon be published at the dedicated Rohde & Schwarz MNT website: https://www.mobile-network-testing.com/en/about/certified-partners/.
For more information about Rohde & Schwarz MNT solutions for mobile network operators, infrastructure vendors, testing service providers and regulators, visit https://www.mobile-network-testing.com and https://blog.mobile-network-testing.com.
About Rohde & Schwarz
The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group offers innovative solutions in all fields of wireless communications as well as in IT security. Founded more than 80 years ago, the independent company has an extensive sales and service network with subsidiaries and representatives in more than 70 countries. On June 30, 2016, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 10,000 employees. The group achieved a net revenue of approximately EUR 1.92 billion in the 2015/2016 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and also has strong regional hubs in Asia and the USA.
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Mobile network testing in brief
Rohde & Schwarz is a leading global supplier of mobile network testing solutions. The company’s extensive and diverse product portfolio provides sophisticated, cost-effective test solutions for mobile operators, infrastructure vendors, testing service providers, installation companies and government regulators. The products address every test scenario in the network lifecycle – from base station installation to network acceptance and network benchmarking; from optimization and troubleshooting to interference hunting and spectrum analysis; from IP application awareness to QoS and QoE of voice, data, video, and app-based services.
Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing solutions provide all the hardware, software and resources that the mobile networking industry needs to efficiently deliver better services with higher quality for customers while enabling suppliers to increase the value of their networks and products.
