ATIO, in partnership with Ixia, today, revealed how companies can enhance their converged IP network and service performance through the use of Ixia's world leading IP performance testing solutions. The Ixia testing portfolio is vast but key areas include Service Level Agreement management, MPLS and Carrier Ethernet testing, data centre testing, wireless testing, triple play testing and Quality of Experience testing and management.

The Vice President of the EMEA region and key-note speaker at Ixia Day 2009, Mark Chaplain, says, "Ixia provides IP test capability from the core to the edge throughout the product and service life cycle. A crucial component to rapid new service introduction is pre-deployment testing. Furthermore, operational assurance solutions from Ixia enable proactive management of customer experience - a key differentiator for successful business."

"It is imperative for telecoms service providers, carriers, enterprises and government to test their network platforms and services early on and regularly. This real world testing ensures quality of products, service delivery, performance and reliability to their customers in an increasingly competitive and demanding market" says Tim Courtenay, Managing Director ATIO telecoms division.

"We expect that service providers and companies who focus on quality through monitoring, measuring and management of their network performance will be the winners as their market gets more competitive and price competition reaches a point of stability. As technology continues to evolve, users become more aware of their choices and demand quality of service. The Ixia testing solution also enables service providers to measure and adhere to Service Level Agreements, provide compliance reporting and deliver a high quality customer service experience".

According to Courtenay, the Ixia testing solution provides continuous and competitive benefits for all telecommunications services providers irrespective of their type of network. The unified testing tool has the ability to measure and monitor whether the network is working at its full capacity or not using a unique real world testing technique.

Ixia has won several awards in the past including their most recent accolade recognised by Frost & Sullivan for the Global 10GE Lab test product of the year 2009 and the Best of Show award at Interop Japan 2009.

"At ATIO we are proud to be associated with Ixia, a global market leader. ATIO is a specialist ICT services provider and we believe that this innovation gives our customers the additional competitive advantage to provide quality IP services to their users. It's about improving the customer experience, be it voice, internet, corporate applications or government services" concludes Courtenay.

About ATIO & Ixia
ATIO is a specialist ICT services provider focusing in niche market areas with customers in over 27 countries worldwide. ATIO telecoms division provides services focusing on wireless network optimization and IP service assurance solutions.
Ixia is a leading supplier of test, measurement and service verification solutions to Internet equipment manufacturers, carriers, service providers, government agencies and enterprises. Ixia's multiplay test solutions are acknowledged as the market leader - addressing the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.

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Nteseng Maboe
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