RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascom Network Testing announced today that is has been recognized by this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, a unique operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom, and FierceCable. Ascom Network Testing received top honors in the Network Test & Measurement category.
Jason Nelson, Publisher of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom, and FierceCable, says, “The Fierce Innovation Awards celebrate the companies who are on the cutting edge of innovation in the wireless, wireline and advanced TV and network sectors of our industry. We were once again overwhelmed by the number and the quality of the applications we received.”
Winners were selected by an exclusive carrier-only panel of executives from AT&T, Cablevision System Corporation, Comcast, Cox Communications, MetroPCS, Rogers Communications, TeliaSonera International Carrier, and Verizon. Full profiles of the judges can be found at https://www.fierceinnovationawards.com/telecom/2013/judges.
Judges evaluated submissions based on the following criteria: technology innovation, financial impact, market validation and end-user customer experience.
Ascom Network Testing is being recognized for its innovative, industry-leading product, Blixt™.
"We are delighted the panelists brought together by Fierce selected Blixt for the innovation award,” said Rikard Lundqvist, Ascom Network Testing’s President and CEO. He added, “We believe the method we have devised to test available bandwidth measurement for 4G technologies – with significantly higher data rates and complex configuration options – will help operators to test the networks with the smallest possible impact on paying subscribers. We are happy the panel sees the potential benefits to both operators and customers with this solution.”
Ascom Network Testing is a market leader in testing and optimization solutions for mobile networks. The company serves over 500 customers including the top 20 mobile operators worldwide, as well as additional operators, infrastructure vendors, service providers, and government regulators. Blixt™ is a new tool for accurate and non-intrusive monitoring of the available bandwidth in a wireless network. It is a distinct improvement on existing methods, and it is indispensable for modern-day technologies such as 4G.
To learn more about Ascom Network Testing, visit http://www.ascom.com/nt/en/index-nt/.
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About Ascom Network Testing
Ascom Network Testing offers the TEMS Portfolio, the world’s most widely used network testing, monitoring and optimization platform. Ascom Network Testing is a division of Ascom, an international solution provider with comprehensive technological know-how in Mission-Critical Communication. The company focuses on the areas of Wireless Solutions (high-value, customer-specific on-site communications solutions) and Network Testing (a global market leader in optimization solutions for mobile networks). The company is headquartered in Switzerland, has subsidiaries in 17 countries and a workforce of some 1,900 employees worldwide. Ascom registered shares (symbol ASCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (Switzerland).
