Company:Swissqual
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Zuchwil, Switzerland |
Key people | Hanspeter Bobst (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile Network Testing |
| Revenue | CHF40 million |
Number of employees | 100 |
| Website | www |
Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG is a telecommunications company specializing in wireless network service quality benchmarking and network optimization. The company is a contributor to ITU-T standards for speech and video quality assessment.
Company history
Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG was founded in 2000 and was the first company to introduce specialized wireless network benchmarking equipment.
In January 2006 the company was acquired by Spirent for $65m.[1]
In 2007 the company was divested by Spirent and acquired by a group of private investors.[2]
In March 2010 SwissQual announced they had carried out network quality drive testing on the world's first commercial LTE network, TeliaSonera in Sweden.[3]
In July 2012, SwissQual became a wholly independent subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz.[4] R&S is a German testing equipment manufacturer.
In July 2018, the company changed its name to Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG.
Speech and video quality algorithms
- In June 2010 SwissQual was one of three companies selected to provide the next generation high definition voice testing standard POLQA.
- In January 2011 SwissQual was the only company selected to provide the next generation high definition video testing standard VQuad-HD / J.341.
- In 2015 SwissQual in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom T-Labs in Berlin developed the standard J.343.1 "RS-T-VModel".[5]
References
- ↑ "News SwissQual". http://www.fairmountpartners.com/News/news_SwissQual.htm.
- ↑ "Spirent Loses on Wireless Unit Sale | Light Reading". http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=128398.
- ↑ SwissQual drive tests
- ↑ "Rohde & Schwarz strengthens its position in the drive test market by acquiring SwissQual". http://www2.rohde-schwarz.com/en/news_events/press/press_releases/press-Rohde_%26_Schwarz_strengthens_its_position_in_the_drive_test_market_by_acquiring_SwissQual.html.
- ↑ "ITU-T Recommendation database". https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/recommendations/rec.aspx?rec=12316&lang=en. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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