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Tektronix Communications' VoIP Testing System Receives Communications Solutions 2008 Product of the Year Award

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 10:30 CDT

Zoey for Active Service Assurance Presented Second Industry Award, is Third Tektronix Solution Honored by TMC in 2009

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Tektronix Communications, a leading worldwide provider of communications test and Network Intelligence solutions, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) (www.tmcnet.com) has named Tektronix' Zoey, an interactive VoIP Quality of Experience (QoE) testing system, as a recipient of its 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. This prestigious award highlights the most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008.

Zoey also received INTERNET TELEPHONY's 2008 Product of the Year Award, which honored products that showcase commitment to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. Zoey, Tektronix Communications' automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, allows VoIP, wireless and analog phone users to test and diagnose the quality of their service at any time, effectively enabling the customer to have control over their own QoE. For additional information on Zoey, please visit: http://www2.tek.com/modules/communications/index.php?command=defaultPage&operation=displayDataSheet&catid=&id=500.

"Tektronix Communications is recognized with a 2008 Communications Solution Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief. "Tektronix has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

TMC also recognized Tektronix' Spectra2 NGN core test solution and K2Air LTE Uu monitoring probe with its NGN Leadership Award presented by NGN magazine (www.ngnmag.com). Spectra2, Tektronix Communications' leading NGN (IMS/TISPAN) core test solution, is an all-in-one test platform that thoroughly tests the protocols, media and elements of the NGN core for functionality, performance under load, and quality of service. For additional information on Spectra2, please visit www.tek.com/spectra2. K2Air, a LTE Uu interface probe supporting lab test, live network troubleshooting and optimization for LTE networks, was integrated into Tektronix Communications' Network and Service Analyzer (NSA) in February 2009. K2Air collects and provides deep-dive insight into the Uu interface and key eNodeB functionality no longer available on wireline interfaces. For additional information K2Air, please visit www.tek.com/k2air.

"With network equipment and service providers increasingly looking to provide differentiated services over next-generation network infrastructure, the need for comprehensive monitoring and test solutions is key to delivering reliable services," said Rich McBee, president, Tektronix Communications. "We are honored to be recognized for our dedication in providing our customers with the highest quality of monitoring and test solutions."

About Tektronix Communications

Tektronix Communications provides network operators and equipment manufacturers around the world an unparalleled suite of network diagnostics and management solutions for fixed, mobile, IP and converged multi-service networks. This comprehensive set of solutions support a range of architectures and applications such as LTE, fixed mobile convergence, IMS, broadband wireless access, WiMAX, VoIP and triple play, including IPTV. Tektronix Communications is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Learn more about the company's test, measurement and network monitoring solutions by visiting: www.tektronixcommunications.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast's Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference.

TMC's Green Blog has been ranked on the "100 Best Blogs for Those Who Want to Change the World".

TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com.

New services offered by TMCnet include the Tech Jobs site, TMCnet iPhone News and Facebook connections.

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

SOURCE Tektronix Communications

Source: PR Newswire

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