Pure advantages

Octopus offers an authentic and independent wireless environment, where mobile technologies and services are developed and tested. Our concept includes all the equipment needed to enable the radio access or IP based connection to the closed and authentic mobile operator grade test network.

To test or not to test – that should not be the dilemma but how to test.

Octopus Testbed answers by offering several benefits for companies who are developing wireless applications, services and technologies.

• Testing in real environment both in closed and authentic network
• Reliable and cost effective testing with remote network access
• Possibility to change parameters and capture traffic traces between different network elements
• Testing with real user groups accelerating the commercialization of your products

Octopus´ technological environment is intended for companies worldwide that are not able to fully test their products in commercial mobile operator networks. Octopus offers a testbed for companies that are in need of a secure and private carrier-grade environment to test and validate their own products before going into markets. Through Octopus Network of experts you are able to turn your mobile service innovation into a business.

Octopus network is easy to reach. You can connect to our testing environment conveniently from your own office. You have a chance to capture the traffic traces between different network elements and trace bugs within the network. Using Octopus makes testing cost and time effective. The network access is always on and available at your own premises. This improves the quality and reliability of your testing activities.

Octopus Testbed – multiple enablers at your reach

Octopus Testbed, testing environment, consists of latest technology enablers such as:

• IMS Server added with Presence, XDMS, IM, PoC
• Closed 2G/3G
  • SMS Center
  • MMS Center
  • WAP Gateway
  • IN platform (Intelligent Network)
  • CAMEL

Octopus Testbed includes IMS TestAccess

Octopus IMS TestAccess is a concept which includes technological infrastructure needed in developing and testing of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based applications and services.

OctopusIMS comprises carrier-grade IMS core based on Nokia equipment, application servers: Presence, XDMS, IM, as well as configurations and needed IP connections to customer premises. Also it is possible to use additional services/infrastructure e.g. SMSC, MMSC, SIM-cards. With OctopusIMS you are able to conduct your tests related to:

• Application/client testing
• Session initiation and verfication
• Interoperability and usability testing
• Application verification
• Stress testing
• Traffic traces and logs out of your tests, helps to locate and fix bugs

Your application server can be connected to Octopus platform either remotely or hosted in our server room.