Swissqual

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.

Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded2000
HeadquartersZuchwil, Switzerland
Key people
Hanspeter Bobst (CEO)
ProductsMobile Network Testing
RevenueCHF40 million
Number of employees
100
Websitewww.mobile-network-testing.com

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
  1. http://www.fairmountpartners.com/News/news_SwissQual.htm[deadlink]
  2. Spirent Loses on Wireless Unit Sale
  3. http://www.eurocomms.com/online_press/113494/SwissQual_drive_tests_world%E2%80%99s_first_public_LTE_4G_network.html[Domain expired]
  4. 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[Deadlink]
  5. ITU-T Recommendations


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