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China Telecom Picks Spirent as Exclusive Vendor for VoLTE Voice Quality Testing

China Telecom Picks Spirent as Exclusive Vendor for VoLTE Voice Quality Testing Image Credit: Inmarsat

China Telecom has selected Spirent as the exclusive supplier of the VoLTE audio quality test solution.

Spirent’s Umetrix audio solution is being used to measure the performance of every new smartphone design, and China Telecom has set stringent quality requirements to be met.

VoLTE allows China Telecom to operate a single 4G IP packet network that carries both voice and data. Simplifying network operations makes higher quality and lower cost service possible.

To ensure that smartphone handsets deliver the best possible voice quality, China Telecom tests how well each one carries voice, and how successful they are at establishing and maintaining calls. These tests are performed while simulating realistic network conditions, such as when handsets are moving between cells, when they are in low signal areas, when networks are congested, and while the handset is simultaneously sending and receiving data.

Spirent said its Umetrix solution takes key performance indicators (KPI) measurements in a completely automated lab test environment, and in live network field tests to stress handset designs and point out areas for improvement.

Chang-Seok Seo, EVP and Head of Network Strategy Unit, KT
As China Telecom steps up the pace of their VoLTE rollout it is keeping the customer’s quality of experience as the highest priority,” said Simon Wang, Director, Business Development at Spirent. “We are pleased that Spirent 

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