Key features
This new network performance test overcomes the disadvantages of traditional capacity testing by using plain file uploads and downloads.
The test procedure focuses completely on the aspects of mobile network performance from the end user perspective, including the geographical dimension, which OSS and SON algorithms cannot provide. Unlike many speed tests on the market, the network performance test is independent of any third-party service hosted on the public Internet.
The network performance test is independent of the different radio access technologies and provides reliable and reproducible measurements. It is a simple, less complex and easy-to-configure test case, yet offers full flexibility for use in all mobile network testing use cases (benchmarking, optimization, service quality monitoring).
Alternative methods to achieve similar results are normally sending/receiving fixed files or specifically tailored packet blocks over the air interface which may cause unpredictable intrusiveness due to existing network load, channel conditions, position in the cell, etc.