SwissQual, the independent Swiss network quality measurement company, has launched a unified and 'evolutionary' network quality measurement system. SwissQual Evolution offers a wide choice of measurement devices, network probes and presentation and analysis software. These 'elements' can be combined in a variety of ways to provide solutions for a wide range of network quality measurement tasks including benchmarking, optimisation and service monitoring.
Says Salvatore Piazzolla, SwissQual's Head of Product Management: "We have made these developments to give our customers a much more flexible solution. You may well initially buy a network quality measurement system in order to address one specific problem. With SwissQual Evolution you can, of course, still do this. However you will also be able to easily re-task the various elements that you have acquired in a variety of future projects as well. This simple fact means that the SwissQual Evolution system delivers excellent long term value for an operator. It is a strategic choice."
The system also brings economies of scope and scale through other ways. Because the file and data base formats have been unified, data can also be re-used. For example, information captured during a benchmarking campaign can be re-used for a network wide optimisation exercise. The system can even re-use data captured by certain third party network quality measurement systems through data import wizards.
Says John May, SwissQual's CEO: "Over the long term, the SwissQual Evolution system delivers superior value for money. It also delivers a much greater flexibility and a much more rapid response to the emergence of new needs. For operators who take a longer term view when acquiring network quality measurement systems, it is the obvious choice."