Aeroflex and 7 layers today announced a partnership on 3G mobile handset conformance testing. The 7 layers test and service facility in the UK will use Aeroflex's 6401 AIME/CT conformance test system complete with inter-system handover capability (ISHO) for its 3G handset testing requirements. The partnership is the result of the long-standing working relationship between the two companies that goes back to the inception of 7 layers in the UK in 2001.

Installed and commissioned at the company's test laboratory on Melbourn Science Park (near Cambridge) in the UK, the 6401 AIME/CT with ISHO conformance test system is already being extensively used to enable its customers to easily satisfy all the requirements of the influential GCF and PTCRB certification programs as well as to gain regulatory approval. "Aeroflex is an ideal 3G test partner for us for two main reasons," said Laurence Richardson, managing director of 7 layers in the UK. "Over the years, Aeroflex has demonstrated a clear-cut ability to be at the leading edge of test case development, which is absolutely vital for us as new 3G capabilities such as HSDPA and HSUPA start to come on stream. Furthermore, from an engineering perspective, the 6401 is a highly accessible test platform and could be easily integrated into the InterLab system. InterLab is being used by the 7 layers group in order to automate a large amount of processes, connect the test centers with one another and provide clients with real-time web-access to their test projects."

"We have worked with 7 layers in the UK since its formation in 2001, during which time the company has established a pre-eminent position in the mobile handset testing market," said Steve Smith, Business Unit manager, Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division. "We are extremely pleased that the company has decided to maintain our relationship and has chosen us as its 3G mobile handset testing partner."

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