Testing

The Cambridge Wireless Testing Special Interest Group
While still necessary to ensure that the basic functionality of wireless technologies works as it should, conformance testing and testing against specifications are no longer sufficient to ensure that a wireless device will deliver a reliable and satisfactory customer experience.
The Cambridge Wireless Testing Special Interest Group purpose is to question the current testing regimes and move beyond them to explore new techniques better suited to the real world, where it is impossible to predict the precise details of the environment in which the device will be used.
The Cambridge Wireless Testing SIG intends to meet three times per year with the aim to create a requirement driven adaptable SIG where members and other testing professionals have a platform to share their knowledge and experience and the opportunity to discover the experiences of others.
This SIG is championed by:
David Trevayne-Smith of SGS Wireless Europe 
Dr. Allan MacLean of Amdeo                  
Steven Edwards of Rohde-Schwarz UK Ltd
Bill Burrows of Aeroflex      
              
Ultimately, this forum aims to enable its members to re-examine the test programmes currently employed in the wireless world and continuously improve quality in the end product whatever it may be.
If there are any queries or if you would like to contact any of the SIG Champions, please email admin@cambridgeshirewireless.co.uk 
Next Event

 

Inaugural Launch of New Testing SIG: Testing for the Real World

Testing within the challenging real world is necessary but an increasingly difficult task to fulfil, especially to customer’s expectations. We aim to take some of the leaders in the field and tackle this complicated issue in this unique half-day event.

This SIG is championed by David Trevayne-Smith of SGS Wireless Europe, Dr. Allan MacLean of Amdeo, Steven Edwards of Rohde-Schwarz UK Ltd and Bill Burrows of Aeroflex.

Ensuring wireless devices are going to work satisfactorily in the real world is becoming increasingly challenging.  The underlying hardware and firmware has to work seamlessly across very different standards such as cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth; the range of services and applications that have to be supported is expanding exponentially; and precise details about the environment in which the device will be used are impossible to predict.

While still necessary to ensure that basic functionality works as it should, conformance testing and testing against specifications are therefore no longer sufficient to ensure that a wireless device will deliver a reliable and satisfactory customer experience. It is impossible to test every possible combination of conditions that will be encountered.  It is therefore almost inevitable that unforeseen interactions among components within the device, interactions with applications or services loaded onto the device after delivery to the customer, or interactions with other wireless activity in the use setting, will result in performance issues or failures.

It is not sufficient to ensure that today’s wireless devices work technically – it is also critical to take account of the user.  Issues range from user inputs causing problems with the working of the device, through designing intuitive interactions, to the provision of specific applications and services that serve genuine user needs. While there are as yet few established practices for dealing with these difficult issues, leading players are exploring various approaches for dealing with them.  These include:

  • Drawing on techniques and approaches from other domains and disciplines
  • Designing for testing from the outset
  • Developing ways of testing in the use setting
  • Developing improved ways of simulating the use environment in the laboratory
  • Developing new test suites and sampling techniques to improve coverage and reliability

Register now and join us on 5th March at this premiere Cambridge Wireless event to hear from acknowledged industry experts who will be sharing their experiences of testing today’s wireless devices to ensure that they work in the real world as customers expect.

Events are FREE to Cambridge Wireless Members. Tickets for non-members are £250.00 plus VAT. To join Cambridge Wireless, and attend all future events for free please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up

If you wish to book a display space at the event please email admin@cambridgewireless.co.uk to determine availability and charges.  Places are already limited!

 05/03/09