CARDIFF, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- FemtoLab(TM) Will Provide Customer Experience Testing of Voice, Video and Data Quality

Epitiro, the global broadband communications authority, announced today that its FemtoLab(TM) solution has been selected by ip.access Ltd. to provide voice, data and video quality testing of its Oyster 3G(TM) femtocell solution.

FemtoLab(TM), part of Epitiro's Femtocell Test Suite, provides automated, time-synchronised triple-play testing and reporting. Actual customer experience measurements such as voice quality mean opinion score (PESQ-MOS) and data quality metrics (throughput, jitter, latency and packet loss) are provided in real-time within test environments that include GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX and LTE.

"Epitiro's FemtoLab will enable us to ensure that our end-to-end Oyster 3G femtocell system exceeds consumer quality expectations," said Robert Trott, Head of Product Assurance, ip.access. "Epitiro's FemtoLab(TM) will perform the concurrent voice, video and data service delivery testing and reporting we require to keep Oyster 3G at the forefront of the femtocell market."

ip.access is the company behind the Oyster 3G(TM) femtocell, winner of numerous industry awards, including a Global Mobile Award and a World Communications Award. The Oyster 3G dramatically increases 3G cell capacity and coverage, improves quality of experience for the end-user and drives down costs for the operator.

"ip.access is a recognized pioneer in femtocell development, " said JP Curley, CTO, Epitiro. "We're delighted that ip.access will be using FemtoLab(TM) to create products that meet the voice, video and data demands of customers and we look forward to forging a strong relationship."

Learn more about the Femtocell Test Suite by visiting: http://www.epitiro.com

About Epitiro

Epitiro is the global leader in comparative broadband benchmarking providing customer experience insight to ISPs, cellular and fixed line operators, media providers, multi-national corporations and government regulators.

Clients such as BT, Vodafone, Orange, Virgin, Telecom New Zealand, Ofcom, Tiscali, KPN and many others benefit from Epitiro's coverage of fixed, femtocell and wireless broadband performance.

Founded in 2000, Epitiro is based in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

About ip.access

Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd (http://www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of cost-effective picocell and femtocell infrastructure solutions for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G. These solutions bring IP and cellular technologies together and solve in-building access problems for mobile operators, opening up new revenue streams while defending existing business.

ip.access is the company behind the Oyster 3G(TM) femtocell solution, winner of numerous industry awards, including a Global Mobile Award and a World Communications Award. The Oyster 3G dramatically increases 3G cell capacity and coverage; improves quality of experience for the end-user; and drives down costs for the operator. The ip.access nanoGSM(R) is the world's most deployed picocell solution for cellular networks.

ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Rothschild Gestion, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, ADC, Cisco, Qualcomm and Motorola Ventures among its shareholders.

For further editorial information or to arrange an interview please contact Iain Wood at Epitiro iwood@epitiro.com, +44(0)870-850-6563.

For further editorial information or to arrange an interview please contact Iain Wood at Epitiro iwood@epitiro.com, +44(0)870-850-6563