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Independent testing and validation support for mobile networks, applications, devices and customer reporting.
AV have been active members of the Global Certification Forum since 2012, leading initiatives for industry wide improvements in Certification testing quality and methods. AV are also a GCF Field Trials Recognised Test Organisation, our GCF scope of accreditation is:
As a GCF Assessment Capable Entity, AV helps equipment manufacturers and OEMs understand which tests are required for device certification, then reviews the results to confirm the product satisfies GCF certification criteria.
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Many OEMs and MNO compare like for like devices before the decision to range or sell, as part of their consumer product offering. Often this is against an industry benchmark or a range of competitor devices, covering areas such as voice quality and data performance, call stability, and battery life in both static lab and live mobile environments.
We have an experienced and fully scalable Field Trials Team that means that we can take on the hard work and effort testing requires, and help you focus on other critical project responsibilities and tasks. Our attention to detail and commitment to quality means you can have the confidence we will deliver your results exactly when you need them, whether it's a 5G SA or NSA, ORAN or IoT testing project.
We have local test resources in five major European countries, as well as associates in North and South America, China, and India. This gives us the ability to offer a fast and cost effective solution with local language support. We manage the planning and logistics to remove the strain, giving you complete peace of mind that it's all being taken care of professionally.
At the heart of many OEMs' product development lifecycle is the execution of user focused trials in business critical markets and regions globally. We can manage this to ensure confidence in the design and help fix issues before commercial release. We have in-house capability and strategic partners to provide fully automated testing to add extra capacity alongside our team of talented resources.
During a product's lifecycle we can expect multiple software updates to be released with new features or functionality. At AV we know the importance of thorough Regression Testing. Our objective is to perform focused testing to ensure device quality before rolling out to your customers and end users. Their satisfaction is key to your success.
Our Engineers will always report errors as early as possible during a test cycle, so that any fixes can potentially be verified during the same test assignment. Where this is not possible, we strive to retest as soon as possible, assisted by our local teams to reduce costs.
We can also manage any Error Database to ensure that error verification is included in any testing round for maximum efficiency.
Our Engineers know that issues can arise outside the scope of a test case. The look and feel, the performance and how intuitively it all comes together are key ingredients for customer satisfaction. Our experienced teams have found many additional errors related to the flow of the User Interface and how it affects user experience, from application performance and icons to signal bar accuracy, language and localisation errors.
GCF ACE support
ACE support gives manufacturers a clear route through GCF certification by turning certification requirements, test evidence and result assessment into a managed process.