Ixia launches iSimCity

BANGALORE,INDIA: Ixia, a provider in IP performance test systems, on Tuesday announced its three-year strategy for the Indian subcontinent and its launch of “iSimCity,” an executive briefing center and proof-of-concept (PoC) lab in Bangalore aimed at serving the growing telecom R&D presence in India.

The new “iSimCity” is the most advanced IP simulation lab in India, capable of simulating an entire city, reaching out to a broad subscriber base offering a host of IP services, said a press release.

It stated that the iSimCity is able to simulate 120,000 subscribers in a single test and by the end of the year, the capacity is expected to reach up to 500,000 subscribers.

According to Atul Bhatnagar, president and chief executive officer, Ixia, “India as a market offers tremendous potential for growth. We will actively support this growth by increasing our direct local sales and R&D presence in order to address the needs of the customers. Ixia will provide not only the highest level of technical expertise in the IP area, but also the fastest support to our customers.”

Through the iSimCity Center customers would be able to make use of Ixia’s professional services and schedule third-party tests in the advanced lab environment.

The company currently works with Reliance, Bharti, Nortel, Cisco and Juniper.