Leader in mobile benchmarking set to test UK mobile networks

The P3 Mobile Benchmark UK will provide a regular impartial performance comparison of the UK mobile networks.

London/Aachen, August 14, 2014 – P3 communications, an international consulting, engineering and testing services company, announces the launch of an impartial regular mobile network benchmark in the UK. Based on leading edge testing methodology, with voice and data measurements, the benchmark is designed to analyze and objectively compare the performance of all UK mobile networks from the end user“s perspective. It will focus on voice and data services on LTE-capable smartphones. For the first time, the testing will be conducted in October 2014 followed by the publication of the final report „P3 Mobile Benchmark UK“ in November 2014.

P3 communications has been running similar annual mobile network benchmarkings in Germany since 2002 and in Austria and Switzerland since 2009 – the well known „Connect Test“ (see connect network test 2013). The benchmark is well established as an impartial and representative test of mobile network performance.
P3 communications is drawing on highly developed expertise in the area of mobile and fixed networks. In 2013 alone, P3 communications compiled about 40,000 measurement hours in 42 countries across five continents, with its test vehicles covering more than 500,000 miles.

P3 communications Managing Director Hakan Ekmen, states: „The launch of the benchmark in the UK is part of the P3 communications strategy to provide transparency in mobile network performance from the customer“s perspective.“

The test is designed to provide a representative picture of the market. The parameters of the test design are carefully selected in order to cover a significant and representative share of the overall UK population. Measurements will be conducted across the big metropolitan areas, the connecting roads between those cities and smaller towns close to the connecting roads.

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About P3 communications

P3 communications is a leading international consulting, engineering and testing services company. P3 communications is part of the P3 Group, which has over 2,500 employees worldwide and posted a turnover of more than €270 million in 2013. The company provides a broad portfolio of independent technical and management consulting services including network planning, engineering, end-to-end optimization, security, QoS and QoE testing, international benchmarking, device testing and acceptance services. P3 communications’ clients include network operators, equipment vendors, device manufacturers, public safety organizations and regulatory authorities around the world; the company’s own experts combine strong technical know-how with many years of management experience.

Firmenkontakt
P3 communications
Herr Hakan Ekmen
Am Kraftversorgungsturm 3
52070 Aachen
+49 241 9437 450
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http://www.p3-group.com

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CREAM COMMUNICATION
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