Spirent(R) Communications and SGS Wireless Part...

SUNNYVALE, California, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Spirent ULTS Supports Full Range of RF and Signalling Conformance Test
Cases on a Single Platform



    Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of performance
analysis solutions and service management solutions and SGS Wireless (SWX:
SGSN), the world's leading inspection, verification, testing, and
certification company have signed an agreement to provide validation and
testing services on the Spirent UMTS Location Test System (ULTS) at the SGS
Wireless laboratory in Cambridge, UK.



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    Under this agreement SGS will provide Spirent with validation services to
ensure that the Spirent ULTS stays at the cutting edge of Assisted-GPS
(A-GPS) testing capability. This will ensure that the Spirent ULTS test case
coverage continues to expand and address the industry's future testing needs.
In addition, SGS will use the world-leading Spirent ULTS to provide A-GPS
testing services to the cellular handset industry.



    SGS will provide on-going validation services for existing PCS Type
Certification Review Board (PTCRB) and Global Certification Forum (GCF)
certified test cases, as well as for new test cases for the forthcoming OMA
Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Version 2.0 Enabler Test Specification.
PTCRB certification is required for A-GPS-enabled products sold into the
North American market. GCF certification is needed before many network
operators outside North America will consider a product for deployment on
their networks.



    SGS will use the Spirent ULTS to provide A-GPS certification and other
testing for its many cellular handset and network operator customers. The
Spirent test system allows the full range of RF and signalling conformance
test cases required by the GCF and the PTCRB to be run using a single
platform.



    "SGS are very pleased to be providing these services to Spirent
Communications and the cellular industry", said John Midwood, Engineering
Manager of SGS Wireless Europe. "It enables Spirent to take advantage of the
specific expertise SGS has in testing GPS enabled devices, while advancing
the wireless industry's deployment of the new SUPL V2.0 standard. SGS
Wireless Europe has a strong reputation for quality, being accredited by the
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ISO 17025 standards".



    "We are delighted to be working with a leader like SGS. In addition to
the validation work that SGS will be providing to us, this will also enable
them to provide Certification services to their customers using ULTS", said
Richard Catmur, Location Product Segment Manager at Spirent Communications.
"The Spirent ULTS is recognised as the leading test platform for A-GPS and 
is
used by every major handset manufacturer, network operators and independent
certification labs worldwide".



    Spirent had been the leading provider of A-GPS test systems since the
beginning of this decade for GSM, WCDMA and CDMA handsets. Spirent A-GPS test
systems are used by all the world's leading A-GPS chipset developers, handset
manufacturers, network operators and certification labs to test the
conformance and performance of mobile A-GPS technology.



For more information visit www.spirent.com/go/ults

About SGS Group

    The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection,
verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is
recognised as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than
50,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and
laboratories around the world.



About SGS Wireless

    The Wireless group of SGS (www.sgs.com\wireless) operates a number of
dedicated laboratories at strategic locations around the globe. These
laboratories are ISO 17025/GCF/PTCRB accredited.



About Spirent Communications plc

    Spirent Communications (www.spirentcom.com) is a global provider of
integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the
development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as
Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation
satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications'
solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including
the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises
and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,500
employees worldwide.



    Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock
Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary
Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent
Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter
("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209.
Spirent Communications' sales to the United States government are made
through Spirent Federal Systems Inc. www.spirentfederal.com



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    Contact      Sailaja Tennati
                 Spirent Communications
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    Contact      Stewart Cripps
                 Business Development Manager, SGS Wireless Europe
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                 Zonic Corporation Ltd
                 for Spirent Communications
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