SASKEN TELECOM LAB GETS ISO/IEC 17025:2005

The Financial Express Financial ChronicleSasken Communication Technologies Limited announced that Sasken Test Lab capabilities have been formally assessed and accredited by National Accreditation Board For Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), India, against the stringent criteria of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and NABL Lab Accreditation requirements, for Handset Protocol Testing Services scope - 2G/2.5G (GSM/GPRS/E-GPRS and SIM STK).

This breakthrough achievement makes Sasken the first, and currently the only organization in India, to provide ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited Test Lab for Handset Protocol Testing Services. Sasken Test Lab offerings include assessment and services to terminal manufacturers, cellular platform providers and design houses to ensure conformity of the terminal device with the Global Certification Forum’s certification programme.

The ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation is a mandatory requirement from Global Certification Forum (GCF) to offer Conformance Testing Services. Meeting these standards successfully enables Sasken Test Lab to provide Handset Conformance Testing Services, as well as Handset Pre-conformance Testing Services to the international market.

Speaking on the occasion Murli Krishnan, Senior Vice President and Head (Semiconductor Solutions), Sasken, said "Sasken Test Lab’s ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation meets a keenly felt need in the handset eco-system today. Given the rapid growth rates of the Indian mobile space, this first-of-its-kind lab in India will give the industry a much needed avenue for ensuring handset quality and interoperability. Sasken looks forward to working with its customers and partners to assure the end consumers a better mobile communications experience."

Along with the GCF Certification offering for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, SIM and STK, Sasken Test Lab portfolio also provides other tests such as 3G/3.5G conformance test, Interoperability test, field trials and performance tests, which are currently not a part of ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation scope as assessed by NABL.

Sasken is an active participant of various premier communication technology standardization bodies including ITU, 3GPP, GCF, MPEG-ISO, WiMAX, NFC, DLNA and ATM, DSL & SDR forums. Sasken’s provides proven IP blocks and services across the terminal development cycle, enables best in class test services with cost and time-to-market advantages. With play across the terminal development cycle Sasken has emerged as a one-stop-shop for terminal manufacturers and platform providers seeking guaranteed product success.