Carrier Acceptance Test

The primary factors motivating subscribers to choose a mobile operator revolve around cost and the quality of the cellular network. Network coverage, reliability, and performance stand as pivotal elements for ensuring customer satisfaction and significantly influence decisions regarding service provider switches. Telcolab’s mobile operator testing service evaluates user experiences across various network applications and services, providing essential key performance indicators to assess an operator’s network quality. Drawing from years of experience in the testing sector, our testing encompasses realistic conditions, simulating actual mobile operator usage scenarios, including load and stress testing on the air interface. Our testing methodology involves setting up test plans that incorporate live network tests, problem testing, and Interoperability Testing (IOT), utilizing mobile phones positioned strategically at selected measurement points and communicating with a central test unit that coordinates test activities. Additionally, our test plans may actively involve Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) lines. The results of our tests offer insights into typical mobile operator performance. Key features of our operator testing include:

• Call success rate and connection loss rate
• Supported Radio Access Technologies (RAT)
• Supported frequency bands
• Comprehensive Interoperability Testing (IOT)
• Time required for connection establishment and call setup
• Voice and video quality (if supported)
• Vo-Wi-Fi connection establishment (if supported)
• Data throughput on uplink and downlink
• Monitoring of mobile network parameters
• Roaming tests
• Handover performance