Polystar joins Network Test Automation Forum

Polystar T&M, a major supplier of testing solutions to operators and mobile network manufacturers, announced today that it is joining the newly formed Network Test Automation Forum (NTAF). NTAF is an industry-driven forum consisting of service providers, network equipment manufacturers and test equipment vendors, working together to facilitate and promote the interoperability of commercial testing tools and test infrastructure for the data communications and telecommunications industry.

“NTAF is definitely a step in the right direction. Our customers use a combination of test automation solutions developed in-house and purchased from vendors. We can all benefit from common standards. This initiative will bring the test industry together in supplying our customers with network test automation specifications”, says Niklas Thorin, CEO, Polystar T&M.

For further information on NTAF, please visit www.ntaforum.org.

ABOUT POLYSTAR

Polystar has since the start pushed the borders for load, stress and feature test tools in the mobile sector. The customers are mobile operators and the majority of the largest mobile network manufacturers in the world.
Polystar sells and develops the successful product Solver which is a high-performance testing tool for mobile and fixed communication networks. Solver generates and terminates voice and video calls, SMSs and packet data over various networks and interfaces.


ABOUT NETWORK TEST AUTOMATION FORUM

The goal of the Network Test Automation Forum (NTAF) is to facilitate and promote the interoperability of commercial testing tools and test infrastructure for the data communications and telecommunications industry. The organization will bring together commercial testing vendors, test equipment vendors, and other industry experts to create interoperable testing solutions for service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and other enterprise organizations with large network deployments. The objectives of NTAF are:

• Build consensus and unite service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and test equipment vendors on network test automation technical specifications and interoperability
• Create, facilitate and enable the implementation of network test automation specifications.
• Enhance market awareness of the benefits of interoperable network test automation.