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Product Quality Assessment for wireless devices

Wireless communications devices such as mobile terminals, PDA’s, headsets, USB modems, GPS systems and many more have to correspond to regulatory requirements (type approval requirements) for radio products and - depending on their functionalities - to certification programs from private industry groups (such as GCF, PTCRB, Bluetooth SIG etc.).

But on their way to market, the most crucial requirements are
▬ quality expectations of your customers
▬ purchase requirements from retailers and network operators.

Whether your wireless product fulfills these requirements
can be tested via product assessments from 7 layers!

Difficulties of quality assessments for wireless communications devices

For certification and regulatory (type approval) testing, the rules are fixed which manufacturers have to fulfill. For quality assessments there are no fixed rules and requirements vary considerably from case to case.

7 layers has year of experience with all sorts of wireless communications devices and all product quality levels. Based on this experience we can help you develop test plans that ideally fit your needs. Our expertise and insight can be a valuable asset if you want to

▬ Prepare for network operator assessments
    (to maximize your market chances)
▬ Measure benchmarks
    (comparing your product with those of the competition)
▬ Measure KPIs
    (key performance indicators)

Quality and purchase criteria you should consider are for example

▬ Antenna performance
▬ Acoustics
▬ Usability
▬ Health issues
▬ Robustness in real-live environments

Benefit from market acceptance testing at 7 layers

▬ Consultancy services regarding product requirements of network
    operators and retailers are based on our cooperation with large network
    operators and retailers.
▬ Test strategies covering network operator requirements, benchmarking or
    KPI’s are based on our insight into wireless communications products
    and technologies.
▬ Testing is based on years of experience combined with excellent testing tools
    for fast, reproducible and reliable results, whether you need
                      ▬ Interoperability testing (product versus product),
                      ▬ Field testing (product against real live networks) or
                      ▬ Conformance testing (product against network simulators)
▬ Test results are documented in detail on test level (not just test case level)
    thus easing analysis and error tracking. 7 layers Test reports are accepted
    by network operators and retailers.