Bangalore, India – June 15, 2021 – Alethea Communication Technologies, a renowned Wi-Fi Test equipment and broadband experience company, has proudly introduced a test suite on its market-leading WiCheck 6 platform. This suite is designed to validate the performance of home Wi-Fi Access Points against the TR-398 Issue 2 test standard established by the Broadband Forum.
The incorporation of TR-398 Issue 2 enhances the evaluation of Access Points’ capabilities and empowers the Wi-Fi ecosystem to validate the home Wi-Fi User Experience.
Chimbu K Aravind, CEO of Alethea Communications Technologies, commented on the extension of support for TR-398 Issue 2, stating, “Today, TR-398 has emerged as the need of the hour for all the telecom operators who are looking for a widely accepted test solution to evaluate the performance of Wi-Fi routers before launch. With TR-398 Issue 2, performance test cases have been added for Wi-Fi 6 and for mesh networks. At Alethea, our test system supports all the 17 test cases defined by TR-398 Issue 2 across the seven major dimensions: receiver sensitivity, throughput, coverage, multiuser support, anti-interference, stability, and mesh networks.”
Alethea’s WiCheck test platform employs a distributed device architecture to generate 10s to 1000s of clients, validating the performance, stability, functionality, and security of Access Points and End-to-End networks. It provides 100% coverage for the TR-398 Issue 2 test plan, addressing testing for new IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) technology in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands.
Rajesh Putiya Kunnan, Director of Sales at Alethea Communications Technologies, expressed excitement about the support for TR-398 Issue 2, emphasizing its significant benefit to telecom operator customers and their OEM/ODM partners. He highlighted the standardized, repeatable, and widely accepted test cases, addressing key performance parameters of home Wi-Fi Access Points.
As a 100% Indian company, Alethea is committed to addressing locally relevant issues faced by Indian OEMs and Operators. The company anticipates collaborating with customers and partners in India to solve challenges. WiCheck is utilized globally by OEMs, Operators, and Wi-Fi chip manufacturers in labs to replicate real-world scenarios and identify issues in meeting end-user expectations.
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