ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies has teamed with Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide a turnkey solution for in-line production testing of Code Division Multiple Access and Global System for Mobile communications wireless handsets.
The production process combines HP’s TS-5500 test platform and handset-fixture solution with CommQuest’s customized test software to reduce production time. This addition to Comm-Quest’s Total System Solution cuts production-testing costs by as much as 50 percent, the company said.
In the past, handset manufacturers had to buy standard test equipment and then design software to meet their specific needs, a process that could take nine to 12 months, said CommQuest. More than 50 percent of the cost of completing and deploying a production test system is spent on customer test-software development, according to HP customer surveys.
The new solution offers ready-to-use software, HP test hardware and chipsets, eliminating the need for additional software designs.
