KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS said it has begun field trials to evaluate the performance quality of a multivendor wireless network environment within the same geographic coverage area.
“These tests are the next logical step for Sprint PCS to determine how well the diverse equipment from our wireless vendors will work together in a single market,” said Oliver Valente, Sprint PCS vice president of technology and advanced systems development.
“Sprint PCS engineers have already proven that it works in the laboratory, and now it’s time to measure how well a multivendor configuration can work under intense field conditions. By creating an environment with an open architecture between switch and radio equipment suppliers, wireless carriers will gain more flexibility in designing their networks and more competitive pricing from their vendors.”
Early test calls have been successfully completed between base stations from Motorola Inc. and switches from Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks.
