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Techday NZ
26-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Spirent launches Landslide E20 OTA for real handset lab testing
Spirent has introduced the Landslide E20 Over-the-Air (OTA) solution, a platform for automated end-to-end testing of real handsets in controlled lab environments. The new platform aims to assist mobile network operators, handset manufacturers, and lab automation teams with the validation of application, service, device, and operating system (OS) performance across 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi networks. It also offers support for complex network scenarios including mobility and roaming. The telecommunications sector is under increasing pressure to ensure that handset performance, service quality, and OS updates are validated thoroughly before their widespread deployment. Traditional lab testing methods, which often rely on network emulations, have been unable to fully replicate the subscriber experience as delivered by real devices in operational settings. The Landslide E20 OTA solution seeks to address this challenge by offering integrated software, customisable scripting capabilities, and support for dual SIM handset testing. The platform is also described as having carrier-grade automation features, with the ability to provide detailed visibility into the behaviour of real devices. Its architecture is designed to be scalable, accommodating simultaneous testing on hundreds of handsets. "Ongoing evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi offload strategies, and new handset and OS releases demand an automated, repeatable approach to testing in realistic conditions," said Anil Kollipara, Vice President of Product Management, Spirent. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss, with scalable testing across devices, OS updates, and mobility scenarios." The Landslide E20 OTA solution features several key capabilities, including end-to-end validation that covers the entire subscriber journey from the handset through the radio access network (RAN) and into the core network. It provides automation for real device testing via API and software development kit (SDK) integration. This method, which operates independently of user interface (UI) changes, is intended to ensure long-term reliability and reduce maintenance requirements. The platform can simulate multiple use cases concurrently, reflecting how subscribers often run different applications such as video streaming and voice calls at the same time. It also supports the creation of custom test scripts with remote UI control, allowing distributed teams at communications service providers (CSPs) to create, automate, and manage app-specific tests without the need for physical access to laboratory facilities. The rackmount-ready solution is designed for carrier-grade environments and aims to facilitate scalability within test laboratories. In practice, the Landslide E20 OTA solution is built to underpin processes such as mobile core and RAN validation, device and OS certification, application performance testing, network slice analysis, and the evaluation of 5G/Wi-Fi offload techniques. The system also provides a way to test roaming scenarios in a controlled environment before any live rollout. This testing approach is part of Spirent's broader strategy to provide assurance across the full lifecycle of service deployment, bridging the gap between lab conditions and live operational networks. By integrating OTA lab testing with its VisionWorks platform for live mobile network management, Spirent is offering customers the ability to perform continuous validation from service development through to deployment on commercial networks. "The Landslide E20 OTA solution further reinforces our leadership in scalable, end-to-end service assurance and represents a critical advancement in lab-based OTA testing for the telecommunications industry," said Kollipara.
Business Wire
25-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Spirent Launches Scalable Over-the-Air Solution to Enable True End-to-End Network Testing with Real Handsets
FREDERICK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced the launch of the Landslide E20 Over-the-Air (OTA) solution, an innovative, scalable test platform that introduces true end-to-end testing by automating interactions with real handsets in lab environments. The solution enables the validation of app, service, device, and OS performance across 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi networks, including support for complex scenarios such as mobility and roaming. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss." The telecommunications industry is facing growing pressure to validate handset performance, service quality, and operating system updates before rolling them out on a large scale. Traditional lab setups that emulate portions of the network cannot capture the complete subscriber experience that real devices deliver in the field. Spirent's Landslide E20 OTA solution addresses this critical gap by delivering a solution with integrated software, customizable scripting, and support for dual SIM scenarios. It is the only platform to provide carrier-grade automation and visibility into real handset behavior and is scalable to support hundreds of devices simultaneously. "Ongoing evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi offload strategies, and new handset and OS releases demand an automated, repeatable approach to testing in realistic conditions," said Anil Kollipara, Vice President of Product Management, Spirent. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss, with scalable testing across devices, OS updates, and mobility scenarios." Key capabilities of the Landslide E20 OTA solution include: End-to-end validation: Complete subscriber experience testing from handset through RAN to core network Real device automation: API/SDK-based automation that is immune to UI changes to ensure long-term reliability and lower maintenance overhead Concurrent use-case simulation: Reflects realistic multi-app usage like video streaming and voice calls running simultaneously Custom test scripting with remote UI control: Allows distributed CSP teams to create, automate, and manage tests for apps unique to their networks without physical lab access Scalable architecture: Purpose-built rackmount platform designed for carrier-grade lab environments Landslide E20 OTA is built for mobile network operators, handset manufacturers, and lab automation teams and addresses critical applications including mobile core and RAN validation, device and OS certification, app performance assurance, network slice behavior, 5G/Wi-Fi offload, and roaming scenario testing. It is part of Spirent's lab-to-live assurance strategy, enabling CSPs to validate services in the lab under real conditions before launching and aligning with live network monitoring. By combining OTA lab testing from Landslide with VisionWorks for live mobile network management, Spirent enables continuous validation from development through deployment, uniquely positioning the company as the only vendor delivering solutions for full-lifecycle, real-device service assurance. 'The Landslide E20 OTA solution further reinforces our leadership in scalable, end-to-end service assurance and represents a critical advancement in lab-based OTA testing for the telecommunications industry,' said Kollipara. For more information, visit About Spirent Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is a leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. The company provides innovative products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, AI, cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. From the lab to the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
