The telecommunications industry faces increasing pressure to validate mobile phone performance, quality of service, and operating system updates before their full-scale release. Traditional lab setups that emulate parts of the network cannot capture the complete subscriber experience delivered by real-world devices in the field. Spirent’s Landslide E20 OTA solution addresses this critical gap by offering a solution with embedded software, customizable scripts, and support for dual-SIM scenarios. It is the only platform that provides carrier-grade automation and visibility into real-world mobile phone behavior and is scalable to support hundreds of devices simultaneously.
“The continuous evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi offloading strategies, and new phone and operating system releases demand an automated and repeatable approach to testing under realistic conditions,” says Anil Kollipara, vice president of product management at Spirent. “Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers complete visibility and true-to-life accuracy, validating services under real-world usage conditions.” This platform uncovers performance issues that others miss, with scalable testing across different devices, operating system updates, and mobility scenarios.
The Landslide E20 OTA solution's key capabilities include:
End-to-end validation: comprehensive testing of the subscriber experience, from mobile to core network, including the radio access network (RAN).
Real-device automation: API/SDK-based automation that is immune to UI changes to ensure long-term reliability and reduce maintenance overhead.
Simultaneous use case simulation: reflects the realistic use of multiple applications, such as simultaneous video streaming and voice calls.
Custom test scripting with remote UI control: enables distributed CSP teams to create, automate, and manage tests for applications unique to their networks without requiring access to a physical lab.
Scalable architecture: rack-mount platform specifically designed for carrier-grade lab environments.
Landslide E20 OTA is designed for mobile network operators, mobile phone manufacturers, and lab automation teams, and addresses critical applications such as mobile core and RAN validation, device and operating system certification, application performance assurance, segmented network behavior, 5G/Wi-Fi offloading, and roaming scenario testing. It is part of Spirent's "lab-to-real-life" assurance strategy, which enables CSPs to validate services in the lab under real-world conditions before launch and align them with live network monitoring. By combining Landslide's OTA lab testing with VisionWorks for live mobile network management, Spirent enables continuous validation from development to deployment, positioning the company as the only vendor offering solutions for real-world device service assurance throughout the entire lifecycle.
"The Landslide E20 OTA solution further reinforces our leadership in ensuring scalable, end-to-end services, and represents a fundamental advancement in lab-based OTA testing for the telecom industry," Kollipara said.
