Europe : NetTest, a leading worldwide provider of testing, monitoring and management solutions for advanced and converged networks, today announced the introduction of InterQuest Analyser ( inset above ), the new localised network and service performance Analyser for UMTS networks.

Designed with advanced applications for service testing, network monitoring and data acquisition for next-generation networks, InterQuest Analyser allows service providers to quickly respond to the increasing market demands by enabling fast deployment of new services in UMTS networks. Moreover, InterQuest empowers mobile operators to speed trouble resolution, to help maintain high service availability throughout the service life cycle, and increase customer satisfaction.

InterQuest Analyser is designed to make technology simple through a powerful top-down test methodology that allows service providers to enhance test and workflow procedures with a customer-centric view globally in the organisation. This facilitates troubleshooting and optimisation of even the most complex networks, makes more efficient use of network experts, and increases overall productivity within the organization.

"InterQuest Analyser offers the most impressive price/performance test platform in the industry today, allowing service providers to reduce total cost of operations of their UMTS networks while at the same offering a highly reliable and scalable solution", says Jacob Krogsgaard, Vice President of the Networks business group at NetTest. Krogsgaard adds, "The scalability across multiple technologies and services allows our customers to reduce investments in a new testing platform when turning up new services, and makes it possible to grow the test solution with the network".

About InterQuest Analyser
The InterQuest Analyser is an advanced network and service performance Analyser for service providers and vendors allowing them to quickly provision, troubleshoot and optimise new and existing services across GSM/GPRS, UMTS, SS7 and IP domains. InterQuest Analyser deploys a matchless top-down test methodology that allows operators to simplify the technical complexity of 3G networks and thus, improve test and workflow procedures across the organisation. With the InterQuest Analyser, operators can speed time to market for new services, reduce cost of operations and increase customer satisfaction.

*For GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS, SS7 and IP networks
*Multi-level protocol analysis
*Real-time sequence validation
*Advanced statistical processing
*Intuitive user interface through global workflow navigation
*Local or remote operation
*Portable, lightweight solution
*Can be used for high-volume data capture for offline performance analysis by tools such as Compass, Impact or 3rd party applications
*Offers smooth migration path from localised, single box test solution to network wide monitoring system, thus protecting initial investment and know-how obtained in the organisation

Availability
InterQuest Analyser will be available mid December 2003.

NetTest Solutions for UMTS
InterQuest Analyser is part of a comprehensive suite of UMTS monitoring and testing solutions from NetTest that empowers wireless operators to make better decisions for increasing revenue and user satisfaction from UMTS networks. The UMTS portfolio includes InterQuest Analyser, Compass UMTS, a performance analysis application for deploying and optimising the access network and MasterQuest UMTS for end-to-end network and service performance monitoring.