Data

Eighty percent of mobile web users would access websites more often if the device performed better. More and more, customers expect and demand fast and reliable web browsing from their smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. And, because Fit4Launch Data Services are mobile device neutral, we support any mobile device you want to test, significantly reducing the hassle, time and costs associated with testing and launching different devices over time.

Fit4Launch Data Services measure data performance, including web page delivery, file uploads and downloads, and streaming data performance compared to your criteria or industry competitive criteria.

Field tests include:

Upload & Download File Transfer Speed (HTTP, FTP tests)
Upload & Download Streaming Performance (UDP test [throughput, packet loss, jitter, out-of-order packets])
Latency (PING tests)
Browsing Performance
SAM head versus free space performance

Laboratory assessments include:

Throughput performance in ideal and degraded channel conditions

Our expert testers take advantage of Metrico's innovative data measurement system, Datum. You can also purchase Datum as a stand-alone system to conduct your own tests.

Technical Specifications

Network Technologies	EV-DO, UMTS, HSPA+, LTE, WiMAX
Device Operating Systems	Android, Bada, Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Phone
Test Metrics	Protocol-level metrics for service including: File transfer Web browsing Streaming Simultaneous voice and data sessions (multi-RAB)
Environments	Simulated network tests—in-lab tests that measure baseband performance for data applications Live network tests In every network infrastructure environment Across radio access technology boundaries Poor coverage Drive out of coverage Stationary / mobile / indoor Free-space, handset to head, handset in hand to head
Normalizing for Network Variability	In every test case, the device under evaluation is tested in parallel with one or more reference devices (golden phone), in order to provide indication for network variability and a numerical point for normalization of the collected performance statistics.
Collecting Large Sample Sizes	Using standard statistical techniques, Metrico collects sufficient samples to ensure repeatability of performance metrics.
Developing Performance Thresholds	The most difficult question in performance analysis is determining what level of performance is sufficient. Metrico's approach is to let the market decide. Every service provider sets its own performance thresholds using performance percentiles extracted from our large database of device performance. For example, a carrier can select as the threshold the 25th percentile of performance for all devices tested on its network over time, thereby rejecting the bottom quartile of devices.

Contact Metrico for more information about Fit4Launch Data.