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High Wycombe, (UK) Dec 10th 2004  - Trend Communications Ltd.
     
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ADSL2, ADSL2+
Trend and IDEAL in China
To guarantee the performance of your telecommunications services
Hands on Gigabit Ethernet
The time to install new packet based services has arrived
Success Story
Trend's Aurora Presto has been recently chosen in Turkey
SDH NEXT GENERATION
Victoria Combo NG 2.5G
Catch the beat of the Next Generation of SDH/SONET Networks

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The Smart Way of Testing E1
Aurora Tango E1 
Trend and GOOGLE
See Trend's sponsored links on GOOGLE
Trend in Vietnam
News from the Far East
3G ¦ xDSL ¦ E1 ¦ ISDN ¦ GbE ¦ SDH ¦ T-Carrier ¦ VoIP ¦ SHDSL ¦ IP ¦ Wander ¦ VCAT ¦ IMA
his year has been an exciting year and we have been busyproducing enhancements and improvements to our range of testers.
Aurora Presto and the ALT2000 can now test ADSL2 and ADSL2+. Aurora Tango has added the E1 module to its already extensive family of modules. Victoria Combo is ready to test the Next Generation of SDH/SONET Networks.
Don't forget to visit our web site and download the new titles from our library of Quick Reference Guides, and while you are browsing the web see our sponsored links on Google.

Aurora Tango E1

BARCELONA (Spain) Nov 12th. Trend Communications announces new E1 Test Module for the Aurora Tango platform.

This Module is specifically designed to quickly, easily and efficiently verify network performance of Datacom and Telecom circuits. It has a full set of functions that will help service providers to install and maintain links and services based on 2 Mbit/s transmission links: Telecom and Datacom tester up to 2 Mbit/s with double analyser, G.703 balanced and unbalanced, V.11, V.24, V.35 and V.36 interfaces.

The new module also includes all the features needed for in-depth analysis, from Pulse Mask check to Jitter Generation / Analysis, including transfer and tolerance tests.

Aurora Tango E1 is light, battery powered and it has all the functions and interfaces you need to analyse lines, multiplexers, cross connects, synchronous and asynchronous data interfaces.
Thanks to its reduced size and modular architecture Aurora Tango E1 is the perfect solution for field, lab and office use.

Aurora Tango E1 has a variety of testing modes and facilities for both expert and less experienced users. The tester is packed with features that make your daily work a lot easier, including multilingual interface, one button testing, printing and downloading of results. 

When using Aurora Tango E1 you will discover straight away how quickly and easily Aurora Tango E1 gets to the root of problems that affect the quality of a service.

More information: 

  • Aurora Tango E1 Brochure
  • Platform brochure
  • Presentation
  • Announcement Letter

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    Trend and IDEAL in China

    BEIJING (China) Sep 1st. Trend and IDEAL strengthen their presence in China.

    Trend has been a global player in the test field for many years, but our  new association with IDEAL Industries is enabling us to spread even  further.

    IDEAL has a strong presence in China, and Trend is now taking advantage of IDEAL's staff and resources to promote our products in this huge market. 

    Members of IDEAL China's staff have been trained by Trend specialists in the Aurora and  Victoria products. 

    IDEAL Industries' China web site now also contains  information on Trend products.

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    Victoria Combo NG 2.5G

    BARCELONA (Spain) Sept 18th. New additions to Victoria Combo make it a high performance tool for testing Next Generation Networks.

    Victoria Combo NG 2.5G is a high performance tool for testing Next Generation SDH/SONET up to 2.5 Gbit/s. All the features needed to speed up the installation and maintenance of new data-aware SDH networks in a compact, user-friendly battery-operated tester.

    This new test module enables you to test Ethernet over SDH/SONET metropolitan networks that use General Frame Protocol (GFP) mapping, Higher-Order and Lower-Order Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) pipes, and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) bandwidth management.

    Victoria Combo, is a future-proof platform for testing optical and metropolitan networks based on a truly modular and stackable architecture. To customise your equipment you can choose between a range of technologies and modules. 

    You can manage Victoria Combo remotely from a computer via a TCP/IP wired or wireless connection. The tester can be operated by using the touch-screen, mouse, or keyboard either out in the field using battery power or indoors using a mains electrical supply.

    More information:
     

  • Brochure
  • Presentation
  • Announcement Letter

  • Hands-on Gigabit Ethernet

    HIGH WYCOMBE (UK) Oct 20th. The time to install new data and voice services based on GigE has arrived. In this section we explain how to verify your network using the RFC 2544 test and how to use certify the UTP cables.

    The RFC 2544 defines a test as being made up of multiple trials. Each trial provides a piece of data, for example the loss rate at a particular input frame rate. There may therefore be many trials in a test - with the device set up in different ways. 

    If a customer is already having problems with a network, flooding it with test traffic will only add to the problem; in this case it would be more appropriate to monitor the pattern of real network traffic.

    The verification of the electrical connections and cabling errors is performed in a process called wiremap testing. Tests on cabling can go further using testers with more sophisticated features such as the ability to measure crosstalk, capacitance, resistance or TDR.

    The new cable categories, Cat. 6 or Cat. 7 are capable of supporting 1000BASE-T. Aurora Tango can be used to test older cables, such as Cat 5. A decision can then be made as to whether the cables need to be upgraded or a new cable system needs to be installed. 

    More information: 

  • RFC 2544 testing with Aurora Tango Gigabit Ethernet
  • Cable testing for 1000BASE-T
  • Cable testing for 1000BASE-T (multimedia)


  • ADSL2 and ADSL 2+ are Ready! 

    HIGH WYCOMBE (UK) January 10th. Aurora Presto, the world number one for ADSL and SHDSL is now even better.

    Trend has increased its xDSL solutions with the announcement of new xDSL technologies support on Aurora Presto and ALT2000.

    Aurora Presto now provides comprehensive ADSL2, READSL and ADSL2+ testing capabilities in addition to its existing xDSL modem technologies. Its multilayer test facilities are ideally suited to installation and maintenance of xDSL circuits including the latest triple play (voice, video, data) architectures. 

    The ALT2000 handheld advanced copper tester, now has new masks that speed up and simplify the qualification of ADSL2 and ADSL2+ services over the local loop. 

     

    Aurora Presto
    is a hand-held tester with multi-layer capabilities for testing Physical, xDSL, ATM, PPP, IP and Internet download testing. It provides all the functions needed to install, maintain and troubleshoot Asymmetric and Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines and services.

    ALT2000
    is the tool for any physical qualification, monitoring or maintenance of copper pair  loops. Extensive test capabilities for voice and DSL make it attractive to the specialist needing a high-performance analyser. 

    More information:

  • Aurora Presto
  • ALT2000

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    > Success Story

    Aurora Presto was chosen to assist in the installation and maintenance of Turkey's new DSL lines.

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    > See Trend on Google

    In the technological age conventional promotional methods such as print advertising have come under pressure. More and more we are all using the web to gather information on everything from aardvarks to zygotes.

    The position of a company's web site on Google or Yahoo search pages is more important with every passing month.

    Trend have decided to take this one step further and advertise their ADSL2, ADSL2+, SDH NG, and Gigabit Ethernet testers on Google, give it a try.
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    > Vietnam Telecom 2004 

    The 10th International Exhibition in Vietnam on Telecommunications, Information Technology and Posts. was held in Hanoi. The main sponsor was the Ministry of Posts & Telematics (MPT) and the organisers were Vietnam Posts & Telecommunication (VNPT).The Exhibition is held every two years and alternates between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

    The Exhibition was well attended with in excess of 110,000 visitors. ADTEC had ALT2000, Aurora Tango GigE & ADSL, Victoria Combo STM-16 & STM64, Aurora Forte with IMA, Aurora Presto and Aurora Sonata running live on the stand. There was a lot of interest in the Victoria Combo, Aurora Tango GigE and Aurora Tango ADSL. Visitors to the stand included VNPT and Postel. It was an excellent way of promoting Trend in Vietnam and a lot of important contacts were made. 

    > PT/EXPO COMM China

    BEIJING (China), Oct 26th. Trend and IDEAL have been  at the EXPO exhibition.

    It was the largest conference and exhibition in Asia about networking, Internet and wireless technologies. 

    For us it was excellent to be there with IDEAL, showing our solutions and making direct contact with some of the most important clients we have in China. They were able to experience, and we demonstrated the latest developments, particularly Aurora Tango Gigabit Ethernet and Victoria Combo. 

     
    TrendCommunications
    Trend Communications is a global supplier of hand-held test equipment and monitoring systems to the communications market. Our  solutions cover any business based on Broadband Access, Voice Services, Datacomm, Network Management, Photonic Transmission, Metropolitan, Mobile and Third Generation Networks. 
    Trend Communications is part of IDEAL Industries Inc., headquartered in Illinois, USA.
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